 wetherel (905), Carlsbad, California, USA
May 11, 2008
Bottle from fonefan. Opened at Bill’s epic sour tasting. I never traded so much beer and went through so much stress to get the J&J’s. I’m pretty glad to finally try them. For the record I like Isabelle best, then 1996 Cantillion Gueze, then Blauw, then Roze, the 3F Gueze, etc. Lots of carbonation, could have let the cork go flying. Pours a yellow amber color. Mildly sour. Easy to drink. Delicious.
Miver (299), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Updated: Jul 13, 2008Thanks to Hopdog for sharing this 750ml bottle dated 6-9-2003. It burst which was quite the surprise after the Roze didn’t open the same way. It poured a cloudier light gold in color with a medium sized white head that left a nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is tart, brett funkiness, oak. Taste is tart, lemongrass, oak, funky, citric, and very puckering. The Blauw has more of a puckering tartness compared next to the Roze. It’s really a complex brew to describe, but it really is incredible. I never thought I’d have the chance to try this. Thanks again Steve!!!
thebeertourist (1696), Oslo, Norway
Jul 2, 2008 Bottle, bottled on 6 May 2003, enjoyed at De Heeren van Liedekercke. Pours cloudy amber with a surprisingly thick (for a geuze) yellow head. Intensively acidic and woody nose. Oak is noticeable among the lemony lambik aromas. Complex woody and lemony flavours. The wood stays all the way, blending perfectly with the lemons flavours. Acidic dryness that make you cry out for another glass. Medium body, good carbonation. Near perfection as expected when De Heeren van Liedekercke teams up with Drie Fonteinen.
Dickinsonbeer (2480), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Jul 2, 2008 Huge thanks to Hopdog for sharing. side by side with the Roze. Appearance is a bit more cloudy than roze, a shade lighter and a higher carbonation. Aroms is very acidic, woody, not quite as woody as roze, intense barnyard funk- pwerful sour lactic and citric acids, gets real funky and almost goaty sweaty with lgiht stinky cheese, butyric acid as well. Light sour apple flavor at first but grows with the other acids in there, and becomes one of the most powerful guezes I have ever had- insane acidity but something in there to back it up so it isnt all just sour- funky brett, lacto and pedio. Finish is almsot mouth puckering, and I think the champagne like spritziness intensifies it. This is one insane Gueze.
egajdzis (2879), Terrapin, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Poured a hazy golden color with a large white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of brett, leather, funky cheese, horsey, and green apple. Taste was bretty, with green apple, and lemon peel, and a sharp, sour finish which didn’t seem to come together as nicely as the Roze. Thanks to Steve for sharing these!
bgburdman9 (708), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jun 28, 2008 An old rating i finally got to entering. Aroma was of funky, cheese, horse, and some moldiness and a little bitterness. Flavor was really sour but had a mild tartness. Very good overall but like the rose better.
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