3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage (all from 2002-*)

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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UPDATED: JUL 12, 2010 This is the business. This gueuze is outstanding. Bottled - 10th February 2005. Bottle, bought from Beermerchants. Poured into a goblet glass as I don’t have a 3 Fonteinen glass yet which is criminal. Poured slowly. Lovely golden red colour. Acid and tart hit the tongue; cherries, apples (the texture reminds me of apples for some reason), funky elements, this is a hell of a gueuze. One of the greats. Screw it. I’m giving it a five. This one is for the World Cup final because it is a genuine WORLD CLASS BEER. BLINDING.

3 Fonteinen geuze vintage é la regina delle geuze!Aroma persistente non molto acida ma dal gusto decisamente marcato.Provata nella versione 2002/2004/2007/2008

intergalactic fantastic GEUZE!!!!! WILD GISTEND / LANG RIJPEND / OUG GEUZEND!!!!!!!& MMMMMMMMM

non si pò dire assolutamente niente a questa birra se non..... una golosità per gli appasionati di geuze... 3 fonteinen the best.....

75cL bottle, bottled on 2/2/07. I’m a 3 Fonteinen whore, the only thing "bad" I can say about this particular bottle is that the aroma was just a little off. Aside from that, this expensive ass bottle is ~almost~ reason enough to move to Beersel and become a bum hoping to lick the empty barrels as they are cleaning them.

Date de mise en bouteille 07/03/2003. Hazy orange-gold with a large white head. Aroma of yeast, sour apple and dewy spring cottage garden. The taste is grapefruit with dusty books and paper stored in old barns and attics. Sour, but if you persevere you pick out a distant honey sweetness. The result is fresh, clean, immensely drinkable: a wonderful example of the brewer’s craft. This is the reason I love beer.

A Mes rate: Bottle at home on many occasions.
I’ve had this next to some other top of the range lambics and it has kicked the arse of all of them with ease. It’s just that little bit softer and more rounded and balanced. Yes all the glorious Armand trademarks are perfectly evident. Amazing wood, citric tartness and all the barnyardy stuff are a given. You know what to expect, except this one is different. Different and better, MUCH better. It’s the balance. It’s so amazingly drinkable, it’s almost like a session geuze. I could drink so much of this and never get even remotely sick of it. Utterly adorable and I’m so happy that one of Armand’s really special ones has been given the respect it deserves and allowed its own entry in our over fucked about with database.
Earlier Rating: 6/22/2006 Total Score: 4.2
A Mes rate: How amazed I was to find this at Quinns up the road from me. Well done guys! A fine blend and of that there is no doubt. Just as you would expect. The only thing stopping this being a true legend is the fact that its just slightly too acidic and dry. Other than that all the boxes are ticked with gold stars next to them. Nose is simply divine. All the usual plus some extra white grapes. Flavour is the same. Finish is even more wine like than usual too. White wine spritzer of the very highest order. (No I don’t drink spritzers. I tried my Mum’s a couple of times...) It is about as close as beer comes to champagne. Palate is pretty much as good as anything I have tried. Awesome stuff.

Bottle (Vintage 2003) which has been hand written on the label. Pours bright golden with a lively white head that slowly diminished. Surprisingly well carbonated. Wow what a nose - plenty of wood and leathery notes straight up. Then there’s citrus, grapefruit and peach. The flavour is everything you want in a quality gueuze - woody, citrusy, grapefruit, peach, honey, almonds. This has to be the most well rounded gueuze I’ve had the pleasure to drink. Superbly balanced. Not to mention the amazing drinkablilty. Remarkable. I can’t thank Alex enough for sharing a bottle from his cellar. Amazingly generous - cheers mate!

UPDATED: APR 19, 2012 2002 bottle courtesy of Craftycarl21. One of the best, most balanced example of geuze out there. Excellent funk profile that is constituted of the perfect quantities of must, dry nectar fruits, hay, and acid. The palate is truely epic- so dry and crisp. Thanks Carl.

UPDATED: SEP 23, 2011 Bottle shared by Shyam. Very outstanding character. Aroma is of sour wood, white pepper, gelatin, multiple citrus examples, mold, sour funk and earth. Flavors of all the same - like biting into a molding fruit. Finish is long, dry and tart. Better than JJ, IMO. And for sure better than Girardin Black Label.