3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

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

Bottle @ Copenhagen Øl Festival. Small fizzy white head that mostly diminished. Spar lacing. Clear golden color. Heavy acidic with notes of dust, barnyard, milky acidic, grain, fruit, berries and vinegar. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Moderated sour notes with light sweet flavor. Impressive dry and sour finish that lingers.

Brux 07. This was sampled at The Delirium Tremens and am pretty sure the label said vintage 1999? Pours a hazy amber with a small white head and a hint of lacings. Smells of cheese and sulphur with an interesting hint of wood and dried resin. Very sour with a light bitterness. Grainy aromas with citron and grapefruit. Lots of earth and some vinegar. Hint of wine. Medium bodied. Lively carbonation. Way too sour for me.
Earlier Rating: 12/5/2006 Total Score: 2.3
Thanks to Lars for a sampler. Smells of resin. Pours a hazy golden with little white head. Tres sour with woody flavors. Also some honey. Learning to love this style is proving a long process.

Bottle. Cloudy light brown beer with a strong bubbly head. The aroma is dry and sour and the flavour is quite fruity sour and dry/fizzy at the finish. Overall an average beer.

750 mL bottle, dated 28 Feb. 2004, split with NachlamSie at the Maproom. Pours a cloudy amber orange with big white head. It has a big sour aroma with lemon, sharp cheese, must cellar, and hints of oak and white wine. The flavor is lemon peel, cabernet sauvignon, toasted oak, cheese, and some dry herbal notes. The finish is dry and cheesy, and leaves an aftertaste of smoked wood. Some tart savory notes come through once in a while. All the flavors are balanced very well; the sourness is prominent but smooth, the cheese notes are delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Bottle split with Tronraner during my Dark Lord excursion. Pours a very cloudy orange with an explosive white head. The aroma is sour as all get out, but cleanly puckering. The oak adds a faint vanilla sweetness, but this remains potent in a way that reminds me of fine cheese. The flavor is plenty sour indeed, but not quite to the point where it makes me wince like some Lambics have. There is a delicate wood and grape presence along with hints of grass, lemon, lime,and a wild ramp-like flavor. This becomes increasingly tasty as my palate adjusts to the sourness. Not my preferred style, but this commanded my respect and would be very welcome any time I crave a sour brew.

[Sampled at Carlsens.] This is the first time I like this beer, but some time has gone, so I’ve forgotten the flavor I tasted in 2003 4 years ago. Indeed this time I could drink it and time will show if it gonna get my favoritebeer. Notes of grapes, cellaring , wood and more refreshing than ever.

Bottle, 2000 vintage, from the Kulminator, Antwerp. Hazy gold studded with a plethora of little winking bubbles and a huge, craggy white head that lasts significantly. Aroma is complex but subdued: lemon citrus and tartness, yeast funk presence in barnyard and dustiness, some earthy tones as well. ’Wow’ is the first word in the taste section in my notes. Funky beyond all. Souring all over, very intense and distinctive. Lemon, slight fruitiness apart from the citrus component. The finish is a very strong sour and bitter combination that I have never experienced before. After all the lingering sour and funk notes, there is a slight touch of pale malt which complements everything well. Flavor everywhere, really, and immensely complex.

Bottled 01/04: Muddy orange with no head. Spicy sour vinegar & earthy taste and aroma. Slight sour fruity citrus/grape taste Low carbonation. Dry end. Tasted this a few times within the last couple of years and still think its a tough one to swallow! Rerating Feb - 09. Extremely original lambic. Tart, leather, funky, crisp, dry, quenching. Nice.