3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

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

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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750ml; Bottled 11 December, 2000: Dusky peach. Loose mixture of large and small off-white bubbles. Soft flowery, irony, brett-laden aroma with restrained musty wood, grass, toasted pine, and cactus oil notes alongside a smidge of dried apricot, honey sweetness. Spritzy bubbles with a firm, round body. It touts its balance right away with a stunning display of flower, herbs, leather and explosive, yet understated tartness. Touches of brett and peach skin are evident, but are held in check by the earthiness. Brief woody glimpses remain an afterthought throughout its entirety. Finishes brashly dry and fuzzy, lightly herbal, and perfumey with a sumptuous, elegant blend of fresh, lightly toasted malts and juicy hop flavors. Dried apricots, leaves, lemon, bitter grass, and leather linger on the palate. Enamoring, multi-layered gueuze.

375ml bottle, bottled on 04-04-2002: Pours cloudy yellow with a large fizzy white head. All the typical flavors of a geuze: earthy, barnyard, wood, hay, etc. A nice beverage.

Orange, somewhat hazy, colour. Rich, lively head. Earthy barnyard aroma. Acidic flavour of unripe apples and redcurrants.

UPDATED: MAR 16, 2005 Great light apple, apricot and meaty nose. Orange color - almost like an apple juice, no head, flat carbonation. Metalic, apple vinegar, blood taste. Chalky and moldy. Wow. BAM - RERATE: Bottle of 1982 presented by Joris - thank you so much! This is a treasure. 22 years old, and the wisdom of brewing comes out of this wonderful liquid gold! The nose is incredable - even from 2 meters you can smell a smooth acidic earthy, pine aroma. Wonderfool taste, nice pine, iron taste. The acidic turned into smooth tingling sourness - unbelievable. Long lasting finish. WOW again.

Two vintages (2002 and 1998) sampled at SBF 2003. The 2002 is IMO better and has still the sharpness that has been matured away in the 1998. 1998 is maltier. They should definitely be treated as different beers here on Ratebeer since the cuvees ( the mixes) are quite different depending what Armand den Belder (the blender) felt was best that year. Ratings apply to the 2002 vintage. Hazy yellow-brown beer. Firm white head. Acidic aroma with tones of meat, dill, soil, wet stones, moulded cheese, cork, wood, spices and cream. A bit sweet and oxidized. Dry and acidic flavor with tones of soil, damp basements, mould, rocks, amd a fruity maltiness with a certain amount of sweetness. One bottle is almost too much for me but shared with a friend it is a one the greatest gifts there is from the world of malt, water, hops and yeast.

Very sour and refreshing. Very complex aroma and flavour. A bit more powerful than many geuzes. Perhaps because of the relatively high alcohol content.

The aroma is rather sour with notes of wood and metal. The color is a slightly hazy orange and it has a beutiful lasting white head. The flavor is a goor sour one with strong notes of lemon, and milder notes of wood and grapegfruit. A really good geuze.

A yellowish orange color with a large fluffy white head. Musty, barnyard, lemon, sour green grapes aroma. Very sour taste along with the green grapes and sour apple. Carbonated and dry finish. Very nice.

(sampled at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden)Hazy and golden. Huge, long-lasting white bubbly and thick head. Fresh and wonderful fruity aroma of grape, citrus-peels, hay and barnyard. Smooth malty notes underneath the sourness. Very good.

Cloudy peachy colour. Really funky sweat, leather notes, a bit fruity. Very dry flavor, tangy, tart flavor.