3 Fonteinen J & J Oude Geuze Roze

Formerly brewed at 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Beersel, Belgium

Bottle I brought back from Belgium to share with my family on Christmas Day 2008. Bottled 03.09.03. Beer poured a reddish copper color with a small white head, good lacing. The nose of the beer was tart up front along with some wonderful fruit notes (grapefruit, lemon, pineapple). There was also a strong bretty yeast character in the aroma. The taste is tart on the tongue up front but it mellows out a bit and makes way for some great exotic fruit notes. This one is a bit less tart than the blauw. This beer is fantastic and worth seeking out if you can find it.

Shared by Ygtbsm94. Thanks Brad. More mellow flavor and aroma than Blauw.. I still feel like this one is developing and should be even better in a few years. Very different from Blauw.

Bottle, 6.5%. Very nice fruity aroma, hint of dry wood, and slightly spicy. Cloudy dark orange colour. The flavour also has a lot of fruit, some grape notes, slightly sweet. Very nice finish, a good dry bitterness, as if from grape. Very well-rounded, easy to drink and pleasant throughout.

75cl bottle thanks to ygtbsm94. Amber-gold with a smaller white head. Sour, citric and yoghurt aroma with less dust and sharp funk than the blauw that we had side-by side with it. Easier on the nose, but less satisfying in the mouth. A more mellow sourness with a woody, peppery finish that dries out the mouth. Lacks the awesome grapefruit-sour finish that the blauw had, but still quite good.

(75cl bottle, thanks ygtbsm94) Small white head atop clear light amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, yeast, sour grapefruit, light orange, horseblanket. Taste is mild sweet, grapefruit, faint pepper. Light body, light acidity.

750mL, bottled 6.9.03. HUGE thanks to my cousin, ggaughan for providing this legendary beer for our annual Christmas Day tasting. Sampled side-by-side with the Blauw; I actually liked this one a bit better. Pours reddish gold, capped with a small off-white head. Tart aroma of wild yeast, grapefruit, pineapple, apricot, citrus, and leather. Tart flavor at first, but tartness settles as it is joined by citrus, white grape, barnyard, spice and leather. Long, wild finish, with notes of spice and grass. Less tart than the Blauw, and very drinkable. Phenomenal beer. Thanks again, Greg!

75cl bottle at Delirium. Pours unclear orange with a creamy white foam and lacings. Nose and taste are both wonderful. Smooth and unoffensive in a good way. Earthy, crisp, dry, leather, barnyard, wood. Pleasant sourness. A sour bite which I would describe as velvet. Quenching and crisp. Soooo Nice. PS. Buy it in Liedekercke instead. More than 20 Euros cheaper there.

Received a 750 ml bottle via trade with Papsoe, pours a semi-clear golden pale brew with an average white head that has some nice lacing and thin ring after dissipation. Aroma of mild barnyard funk, some tropical fruit, yeast and a touch of citrus zest. Taste is tart with some fruity flavors, a touch of dry spice, yeast funk with a touch of lemon. Finish is semi-dry, with a light tart fruit and dry pepper spice aftertaste.