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3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

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A Lambic - Gueuze brewed by
3 Fonteinen

Beersel, Belgium

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5603.97/5.03.96/5.06%84.8Flute, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Blend of 1, 2, and 3 year old lambics.

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 TURDFERGUSON (1182), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20

Apr 24, 2006  
750mL bottle. dated Feb. 2004. tried the kriek from 3f a while back and was trying to save the geuze for as long as I could but I was really craving it today after trying three less than mediocre brews. Poured a hazy orange into my Gueze Boon tumbler. thick, carbonating, fluffy white head. strong funky aroma--a bit of oak tartiness, lemons, limes, and other citrus which is not imediately discernable. quite drinkable, lacks the intense sour flavor of the cantillons (which is something i crave), but still a wonderful geuze. Have a 1999 bottle of this stuff in the cellar, looking forward to trying an aged bottle down the road.

 glennmastrange (466), hobe sound, Florida, USA
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/104/51/102/53/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Bottle. Moderate aromas all around. Straw for the malt, herbs for the hops, cobwebs and cellar for the yeast, with a heavy background note of wood and a powerful solvent smell. Head is large, frothy, white with good lacing and is fully lasting. Color is hazy, but sparkling amber/tan. Flavor starts heavily acidic and sour then finishes the same way with loads of bitterness. Palate is medium, watery with a bit of slickness and has an extremely fizzy carbonation. It finishes heavily astringent. Like the Flemish Sours, how the hell does one drink this and say they enjoyed the experience? I’m done being daring with my tasting of the unknown.


cgreb (84), Marburg, Germany
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/102/513/20
Nov 27, 2008  
bottle - hazy orange beer with almost no foam. Very sour aroma. Reminds on vine. The same for the flavour. Tastes very sour, like a brut cider. A little bit of "cellar" flavour. Very special beer but not my style.


 Wasatch (187), Layton, Utah, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 17, 2008  
750ml Gold Tin Caged/Corked Bottled: 2 Feb 07 Poured into my Gouden Carolus chalice a very nice hazy golden yellow color, very nice carbonation, nice one-finger fizzy white head, with some nice sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, yeasty, funky, very slight licorice, spicy. The taste is malty, yeasty/funky, with some sourness, some licorice notes, and spice. Medium body, the finish is dry. Very drinkable, this is a tasty brew, thanks Joe.


 azlondon (528), Greater London, England
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/54/20
Nov 2, 2008  
Appearance: Dark orange. Lots of white head. Bottled 2008. Aroma: Sour, citrus fruit. Taste: Very sour. Quenching. Hint of fruit? Info: 375ml bottle, 2/11-2008, 187/300


 mgermani (649), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/102/515/20
Oct 27, 2008  
Pours a slightly hazy pale golden-brown with no head to speak of. Aroma of sweet pineapple, vinigar, cider, quite pungent. First time I tried this was after a bunch of artificially-sweeneted lambics and my tastebuds were not happy. Re-corked it, left it in the fridge for nearly a month, and now I’m liking it a bit more. Very dry but with a lingering sweetness that balances nicely. Vinigar-cidery taste with a touch of spice, like cherry-pie (might be brett?) Thin body, barely carbonated. Not really my cup of tea, but complex enough to be interesting. Wouldn’t really want any great quantity of it, though. Many thanks to Boutip for the trade.



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