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3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 1998 (50th Anniversary)

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3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 1998 (50th Anniversary)

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A Lambic - Gueuze formerly brewed by
3 Fonteinen

Beersel, Belgium

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1144.22/5.04.19/5.06%95.7Flute, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Specially made for Drie Fonteinen's 50th anniversary in 1998.

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 sunevdj (1472), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20

Nov 3, 2007  
Enjoyed with Ølklubben. Pours a hazy dark yellow with a medium off-white head. Sour with some bitterness and a light sweetness. Nice round sweetness. Medium bodied. Quite fruity with aromas of strawberrie and sour grapes. Also some wood. Bitter finish with a hint of peppermint. Tak til bager.

ygtbsm94 (10), Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Bottle from a 75cl bottle; vintage 1998. Poured a light orangey color with a medium bubbly head. Fantastic aroma with a funky barnyard musty note. Taste was a mixed well balanced lemony, tart, and light sour note along with some medium light oak. Without doubt drinkable with almost no acidity and some great carbonation! Mellow, soft, and a well balanced, quite refined Gueuze. Without question an outstanding Gueuze for the ages even after ten years.


 KimJohansen (4285), Copenhagen V, Denmark
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Cloudy golden with huge white short lasting head. Quite thick head for a lambic. Sour aroma with wood, grapefruit, barnyard and leather notes. Sour and very complex flavor with grapefruit, barnyard, wood and hay. Very soft and easyly drunk. I could drink this every moning. Excellent!


 tertons (100), East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/516/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Thank to YGTBSM94. Easy drinking w/ a slight tart and funk. Balance, complexity, and all fruit notes excell here. Maybe my favorite from 3 Fonteinen. Ageing is working well as of 8/22/08.


 DA (2468), Portland, Oregon City, Oregon, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 18, 2008  
RBSG 2008. What a treat. Dry and acidic, citrusy and tropical floral notes in the funkiness. The sourness and acidity were very relaxed, the aging mellowed this out very well leaving behind a beautiful mellow cloudy orange brew.


 ironchefscott (243), long beach, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 16, 2008  
thank you dunk!!!! great nose of oak and funk...somewhat subdued funk compared to the younger vintages glad to have tried it! very complex




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