3 Fonteinen Doesjel

Brewed by 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Beersel, Belgium

Tasting at PP C-Bad. Cloudy dark yellow hue, no head/lacing. Nose is super tart and funky, light fruits, yeast, oak, wheat. Taste is light tartness and grapefruit acidity, lemon zest, flavor falls off quickly. Watery texture, moderate carbonation. Very tart and acidic gueuze, no alcohol presence, pretty decent overall.

Part of horizontal tasting along with Cantillon 50N-4E and Russian River Beatification (002), all served at near room temperature and similar sized snifters:

Deep honey golden hue with almost no carbonation. The nose is classic old school Lambic with lots of musty and farmhouse vapors with a nice round vinegar and lemony acidic punch. Moderate notes of oak as well within the aroma.

Very traditional Gueze flavor profile with all those funky brett farmyard notes over moderate acidity and a oak finish. The Doesjel just keeps getting funkier and funkier as it warms to room temp. I honestly was expecting to dislike this with the lack of carbonation but I sort am digging the taste. EACH OF THESE WHILE HAVING MANY COMMON ATTRIBUTES ARE STILL VERY UNIQUE AND RATED ACCORDINGLY.

The heaviest of the three mouth feels, almost oily on the palate in comparison. Still a tad too soft for me to say this is refreshing. Bone dry finish.

A very nice brew all told but I just found myself wanting the other two more towards the tale end of the session. One bottle is enough of this brew.

Murky lemon yellow with just a touch of nectarine in the pour. Not a single bubble remained after a vigorous pour. Citrus, funky cold medina, and barnyard in the nose. Flavor is sour but refreshing. The tang sticks around for a couple of seconds but then disappears. Earthy, grassy, sour, funky, and woodsy characteristics. Starting to appreciate the style but would still take a stout or IIPA any day!!!

Pours golden amber working on brown. No head. Mostly flat. The aroma is pretty cheesy with some nice oak notes. Very tart and tangy with a long sour finish. Medium syrupy body. Really pretty nice considering I don’t like most lambics.

Bright golden-orange in colour with a thin off-white coloured head, very light lacing. The aroma is mildly acidic, some lemon citrus, tart, some barnyard and cheese. The flavour is very dry and tart, not so much acidic as sour, some citrus, barn and leather. Sour mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes mid length, dry with some light citrus.

This is very good. A light gueuze but one of the most drinkable one out there. I ended up drinking a ton of this at Mondial.

375ml bottle obtained in a trade with henrikb, thanks Henrik.
Opened on March 25, 2008.
Bottled on February 17, 2006.

Damn, this aroma is amazing. Lots of lactic sourness, funky hay-like yeast, citrus. Taste is sweet maltiness, sourness, slightly watery, and a touch bitter. Finishes refreshingly sour, crisp, a touch watery, and yummy. This is really good. I like it Thanks John (Vyvvy)!

12.7 oz bottle. Hazed copper with a ring of white bubbles. Nose is lemon peel, earth and leather. Medium light with a faint sparkle. Taste is lemon pith then juicy grapefruit. Oaky drying with hints of tangerine and apricot.

Bottle from Belmont Station in Portland, OR--Poured a fuzzy cider-esque golden-copper body with a fluffy white head that went away. Sour, tart, wheaten nose with lots of pucker factor. Funky, yet subtle and dainty. Acidic, dry, woody, nd well built gueuze. Yum!