3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

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

Well, I found myself at Akkurat in Stockholm and figured that this was the place to have my first lambic, and drie fonteinen oude geuze looked like it was the best call. 375ml bottle. Solid gold to orange with a small head. Very acidic sour aroma, like acetic acid and alcohol, and some wierdness that I cant describe. Flavor is a harsh sour, extremely dry and crisp. Highly carbonated and quenching mouthfeel. I think it’s funny that my notes are pretty much the same as people who give this a 4.5. I guess I was just shocked at what a geuze tastes like. maybe i should have started with a kriek? A good experience, even if the flavors and aromas were a bit extreme to my unaccustomed palate. I’ll have to come back to this later and see if it grows on me.

1999 bottle. Hazy golden orange color, white head. Fairly sour aroma, some nice funk, also a good amount of citrus. Flavor was highly citric, namely flavors of lemon and grapefruit, slightly sour. Also a hint of wood. Acidic, shorter finish, nice body. Not as complex as some other gueuzes, but it’s still very good.

Hazy gold. Small off-whitehead. Lovely sour aroma of horseblankets, leather, barnyard, lemon, green apple, & peach. Light, dry, acidic feel. Extremely smooth, balanced, and complex. Everything you would expect from a gueuze: horseblankets, leather, barnyard, lemon, green apple, peach. Subtle underlying sweetness. Dry, tart finish. My second 5.

Vintage 2002. My 200th rating! Wow, the cork slipped off by itself...Pours yellow to golden, with a medium airy head, many bubbles in the beer. Aroma is very tart and sour, the famous barnyard touch, dusty aromas, some wheat can be detected too. The flavor of this beer is so extreme, excessive sourness and tartness, very woody. The palate is leaved dusty and dry by this beer. Very nice gueuze! Perfect beer for my 200th rating. Thanks to rickgordon for trading me this one!

’99 Vintage bottle pours a hazy golden color with sour tart yeasty and citrus aromas. Sweet tart almost acidic green fruit flavors with a long sweet citrus finish 7/4/8/3/15 = 3.7

I’ve had this beer many times but haven’t gotten around to entering different numbers. Lots of farmhouse hay citrus tart and acidic fruit. Drinkable and really tasty. 8/4/8/4/15 = 3.9

Pours hazy golden in color with plenty of tight little bubbles and a heavy dose of sediment. Barnyardy with hay, cheese, apples, lemons and a touch of smokiness in the finish. One of the better gueuzes I've had and well worth tyring this one.

38cl, from Geers Oostakker, complex sour brew, balanced, hazy, good head, good brew

bottled 05/11/2005 nice cloudy caraml color. Amazing aroma lemon, orange, and tartness. Loads of carbonation, acidity, and sourness, a nice sweet citrus finish. wow. a standout in this genre.