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3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze - Lambic - Gueuze

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Gueuze

Beersel, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6673.96/5.03.95/5.06%83.7Flute, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Blend of 1, 2, and 3 year old lambics.
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 wetherel (1565), Encinitas, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
May 11, 2008  
Tim brought this to Bill’s epic sour tasting. Thanks Tim! 2007. I’ve been very eager to try this. I have a 2004 bottle taunting in my closet, but it’s for my son’s 21st, so the I haven’t opened it. Amber color. Good. Mild sourness. Good gueuze.


BritAlesRule (84), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
May 9, 2008  
Good cloudy dark-gold hue. Gotta put your nose right in it to get the funky rubber thing. Otherwise you get a nice smooth, slightly medicinal sour apples-gone-bad smell. Good mouthfeel... dancing tiny bubbles in a medium-light body. It almost doesn’t give you enough time to appreciate it’s character and depth: kind of a peppery fruit mash, before the spicy grapefruit tang comes bounding onto the tongue. And what a clean refreshing end on this thing! Very good brew and my only geuze outside of the Girardin Black Label which I will be revisiting


 Geuzelambix (110), København, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
May 9, 2008  
Lovely geuze but not on the same level as the best in the field - it lacks some corbonation. The taste is rather clear without multible layers of minerals and fruit.


 austone (999), Turku; Pori, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 5, 2008  
(37,5cl, bottled 2006) Lightly rusty or orangey golden, no head. Apple juicy (and seedy), sour aroma. Quite fresh for a gueuze, not that earthy. Tart flavor with that same apple juice with little of that barnyard and quite strongly tannic, dry finish. There’s even little hops, how odd that may be. Medium bodied, almost totally flat palate. Quite simple for a gueuze, but enjoyable. I love that tannic apple.


 chimplechamp (463), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
May 5, 2008  
bottle paisley beer fest thanks to tom- pours cloudy amber golden smells grapefruit strawberry, tastes lemon lemon peel, grapefruit. most drinkable lambic ive drunk.


 joshwilfong (769), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
May 4, 2008  
golden appearance with strong head. more carbonation than cantillon gueze. Flavor is more malty with less sourness than Cantillon. Possible less complex, but more drinkable than most other lambics


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/518/20
May 3, 2008  
Man I love the gueuze. This isn’t as tart as some that I’ve had, but this is still near mind blowing. The aroma was perfect. Strong funk, wet blanket and vinegar. This beer smells like wet dog/horse which is a good thing. Pour was a nice light gold with a 2 finger off white head. Taste was nice and sour. Not as full as some of this style that I’ve had, but still awesome. Funk, wood, grapefruit and strong acidity. Nice carbonation and very citrusy/grapefruity aftertaste. IMO not as good as Cantillion but close.


 altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/512/20
Apr 28, 2008  
Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Clear orange body with almost no head. Sour nose with some citrus. Very tart. Can barely detect a few fruits here. Texture is quite nice, as it really envelops the tongue. I can appreciate the style more - but still have an emperor wears no clothes feeling about lambics...



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