3 Fonteinen J & J Oude Geuze Roze

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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Hazy deep orange golden colored, fine lasting white head. Wood in the aroma along with grapefruit, other fruit - easy going, not to tart, good complexity. Dry and quite woody in the flavor, grapefruit, tones of hop (!). Dry on the tongue. Intense, complex, very nice. I prefer this way more than the Blauw (I guess I like women better ;-)

Bottle, generously shared by The Cad at Mikkeller Bar. It pours hazy golden yellow, with a thick white head. The nose is rather soft: floral, funk, farmyard, lemon and medicinal notes. The taste is white and red grape, soft fruit, red apple, floral, lemon and hints of spice, with a dry, tart finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation and velvety mouth-feel. A very good gueuze for sure, but I would opt for quite a few other 3 Fonteinen options above this.

bottled, at rbesg07. fizzy murky amber with no real head; salty fishcake aroma with some lemon rind cheesecake; rasping with a ciderish apple peel tartness and plenty of capers and some maggi seasoning; sharp and full-on and beautiful

Bottle provided generously by Sean. Thank you for the extremely rare tick man. Pours a cloudy pale orange in color with a half fingers worth of white head. Nose is classic 3F gueuze with a touch of sweetness. It’s funky as usual, must and cobweb. Flavor isn’t in your face funk like a vintage gueuze or an aged regular Oude gueuze, it is a touch sweeter and slightly perfume-like? Still delicious don’t get me wrong. Mouthfeel is light and spritzy, with a moderate finish. We sampled this side by side with blauw, and in my person opinion blauw was a far superior beer. Not to say that this isn’t a phenomenal gueuze, but blauw was just flat out better. Thank you Sean for the opportunity at these beers. It was truly a treat to try them side by side.

Bottle. Deep golden colour with a white head. Aroma is yeast, funk, oak, sourness, berries. Flavour is yeast, sourness, oak, funk, berries. Nice beer.

Bottle shared by Bill at the Philly tasting. Burnt orange pour. Aromas of funk. Rhine and grapefruit notes. Plenty of funk, plenty of sour notes. Medium in body.

sampled at Dak’s Woodshed 1.0. Pours a cloudy yellow with thin white head. Aroma is cheese, funk and vinegar. Taste is sour with some citrus pith bitterness. Dry finish. Good stuff!

Bottle Thanks to walt- Pour is murky light copper- Nose is spice,grass, soured fruits, floral, sweetness..Taste is tart and sour friuts, spice,citrus, barrels...Palate is tart with acidity

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, barnyard, fruity and flowers. Flavor is medium sweet and rather acidic. Bone dry and moderate acidic finish. 270112

Bottled. A slightly hazy golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of horseblanket, vinegar, dusty hops, and a bit of fruit. The flavor is acidic though with a sweet with notes of horseblanket, vinegar, malt, dusty hops, and wood, leading to a tart finish.

Sharp acidity on the nose with a very floral aroma. Pours a rich golden color with a dense white head. Barnyard flavors upfront with citrus notes with hints of tropical fruits and finishes very dry. Lots of tannins and oak flavors. Excellent!