3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

Presented to me as the best gueuze and it is the best I have had so far. Crispness washes the sourness away. Excellent for any occasion.

Bottle at the White Horse, Parsons Green, 25th March 2008 with renffisch. Standard cloudy orange gueuze appearance with a lovely lime and gooseberry aroma. Tart goosebeery flavour which lasts but with a sweeter softness in the middle to balance it. A good gueuze. I think I’m beginning to like the style :)

(3/6/08) Bottle at Waterhuis aan de Bierkant in Ghent. Bottled 3/06. Cloudy orange with a white head. Great aroma of brett, citrus and some wood. A sour plaver with lemon and some funk, very dry but not overpowering. Medium-bodied. Wonderful.

Jamen så bliver det ikke værre. Belgisk champagne eller batterisyre bedøm selv, fuldstændigt udrikkeligt.

Bottle, sampled at Tria Fermentation school on 3/15/08. Poured hazy golden, with a moderate sixed white head. Intense, lactic aroma with notes of wild yeast. Flavor is moderately sour, with notes of citrus, wood, lactic acid and wild yeast. Moderate carbonation. Long, dry, fairly tart finish.

I thought I would try another one of these to see if they are any better. Unfortunately, not. This one smells like a horse farm and tastes like hoppy piss water. Not as vile as the other one, but still bad.

375ml bottle @ biergasthof schiffner. Smelt of gooseberry and chardonnay with definite notes of gone-off horse feed (sour barley, oats). clear orange in colour with a instantly vanishing head. Flavours of leather, bananas and a heavy load of lactic acid. Its round balanced and actually not that sour.

Clean sour aroma. Straw to copper, crystal clear. Smooth, oaky, sour flavor. Round and balanced.