3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

2005 Bottle at Spuyten Duyvil Brett Fest. Hazy orange with lasting flat head. Orangy hop funky aroma. Spicy orange funky hay dry flavor. Awesome. The best.

Bottle @ Mondial 2008. Fabulous sour/tart aroma, barnyard, funky, hazy apricot/peach colour, tiny off-white head. Delectable sour fruit, barnyard, horse blanket, and olives? Light bodied, sour, tart, dry and dazzlingly refreshing! Fantastic!

Verre de 4 oz, d’une bouteille au Mondial 08. Arômes acides d’un lambic avec la pomme verte en évidence. Robe abricot voilée, fine effervescence. Plutôt acide en bouche, on note des touches de cidre, de pommes vertes et d’abricot. Finale très sèche et acide. Une gueuze intense et désaltérante.

Bottle. Pours a translucent olive-orange with absolutely no head. The aroma is very tart yet wheaty. As it hits the tongue, an interesting funk grabs the taste buds as the extremely light carbonation causes a subtle tingle. The funk would be attributed to aged milk and socks. As weird and possibly grotesque as it sounds, it’s actually an interesting flavour. Subtle attributes of a mild cheese lingers in the background. As the brew sits on the tongue, a burning tartness begins to escalate. (I haven’t found anything that I can attribute to the sourness, other than what a spoiled, fermented beverage may taste like; but I am not willing to get a stomach pump, ever.) Wheat explodes as the brew passes the tongue. The finish is a nice mix of wheat, subtle mild cheese, and a good amount of tartness. It’s dry. I find myself gritting my teeth a few times while drinking this.
Geuze seems to be a hard style for me to rate without using what seems like disgusting descriptions. But this is seriously really good.

Poured from a 12.7oz caged and corked bottle (dated Nov. 30, 2005) and served in a tumbler. This beer poured a hazy, glowing orange with a two-finger thick head of tight, beige fizz that slowly faded away into a thin, lasting cap. Not much lace to speak of. The aroma of the beer was made up of oak, grass, oranges, along with loads of funk. The flavor was very woody and earthy. Lots of wet wood, mildly tart acidity, sourdough, and a light citrus sweetness. Extremely funky, but not overly sour. The mouthfeel was light to medium-bodied and a bit crisp with modest carbonation. Insanely drinkable and thirst-quenching. Lovely stuff!

375ml bottle (Pikkulintu, Helsinki, Bitter and Sour 2008)
Aroma a bit thin. Flat, soft palate. Woody estery. Very mellow. Some grapefruit. Very pleasant. could drink it all evening.

A- Pours a sunset orange color with a 1 finger, white head. S- Very funky, straw, orange peel, sharp end. T- Taste definitely is sour, has a sort of smoky quality to it, oaky, lemon, spices. M- A tad thicker than I would have expected, carbonation on the low side. Very dry. D- Very enjoyable with a nice woody quality to it that I couldn’t put my finger on.

Bottled January 2004; poured into Orval chalice. Ruddy brownish orange with moderate head that subsides quickly into a thin film. Aroma is seriously intense...fills the room quickly upon cracking the bottle open. Nice funk to the aroma, lots of wet leather and some apple-like fruit accents...pretty darn nice overall. Flavor is pretty intense as well. Quick burst of sweet fruit up front quickly subsides into a very dry, leathery, sour middle and finish. Highly acidic throughout, and the carbonation was high. I expected a bit more complexity, but this was very good nevertheless. Finish is very dry.