3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

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

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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shared with wifey & jb this is what sour is green apple sex party it pours a ciderish golden orange sunshine tart as hell super tingling its great go find it and read another review SWAG

This is thé best geuze i have tasted, the balanced sourness in this beer is spot on ! A bit of floral and barnyard (Belgian Funkyness !)

Two vintages (2002 and 1998) sampled at SBF 2003. The 2002 is IMO better and has still the sharpness that has been matured away in the 1998. 1998 is maltier. They should definitely be treated as different beers here on Ratebeer since the cuvees ( the mixes) are quite different depending what Armand den Belder (the blender) felt was best that year. Ratings apply to the 2002 vintage. Hazy yellow-brown beer. Firm white head. Acidic aroma with tones of meat, dill, soil, wet stones, moulded cheese, cork, wood, spices and cream. A bit sweet and oxidized. Dry and acidic flavor with tones of soil, damp basements, mould, rocks, amd a fruity maltiness with a certain amount of sweetness. One bottle is almost too much for me but shared with a friend it is a one the greatest gifts there is from the world of malt, water, hops and yeast.

UPDATED: MAR 16, 2005 Great light apple, apricot and meaty nose. Orange color - almost like an apple juice, no head, flat carbonation. Metalic, apple vinegar, blood taste. Chalky and moldy. Wow. BAM - RERATE: Bottle of 1982 presented by Joris - thank you so much! This is a treasure. 22 years old, and the wisdom of brewing comes out of this wonderful liquid gold! The nose is incredable - even from 2 meters you can smell a smooth acidic earthy, pine aroma. Wonderfool taste, nice pine, iron taste. The acidic turned into smooth tingling sourness - unbelievable. Long lasting finish. WOW again.

Vintage 2000, opened on the day I officially finished graduate school. Brewed at the beginning of my college experience and consumed at the end of my schooling. Pours a brilliant effervescent straw gold with a voluminous off-white head. Aroma is tart and sour, with notes of cherries and grapes. Flavor is tart and acidic, but much more refined than younger gueuzes I have drank. Instead of harsh tones, they’re subdued and balanced. Mustiness and ripe fruit abound, with some cheese and lemon coming through. All the flavors, while distinct and complex in their own right, mesh beautifully with one another. Just fantastic all around; a truly memorable beer.

1997 vintage consumed at Drie Fonteinen brewery. Poured with nice white head. The acidity had diminished radically and the flavor was very subtle. Also had a draft gueuze for comparison. It was much sweeter than the bottled version with a fruitier aroma. Both the vintage and the draft were superb and went down very well with the lapin in gueuze sauce.

Hazy peach-golden with a large white head. To me the aroma is the most evocative feature of this celebrated beer, its musty, dusty, yeasty, cobwebby scent redolent of brasseries artisanales hidden in grimy backwaters of la Belge profonde where the uneven brick floors have soaked up decades of spilt fruits and lambics. Taste combines tartness with grapefruit bitterness to make a memorable drinking experience.

’99 vintage sampled alongside a ’98(50th Anniversary) and a Millennium at a recent tasting with sideshowe, callmemickey and his wife Marie. Pours a dark golden yellowish-orange color with hazy golden straw colored hues when held to a light and a one finger frothy white head that slowly settles into a lasting ring. Spotty chunks of soapy lacing. Funky, earthy aroma with more of a lactic presence than expected. Musty barnyard presence with hints of horsey, cobweb, earth/soil, cheese and sweat. Vinegary acids with light fruit notes, mostly apple and lemon. Fuller bodied than the ’98 and a bit more funky with an earthy, musty character and subtle acidity that lingers into a sweet, puckering vinegary finish. Well balanced and complex, remaining mouth-puckering and sour without and harshness or acidic burn. Soft and clean with a chewier mouthfeel. Lots of citrus flavor, especially lemon peel. Excellent!

UPDATED: JUN 15, 2011 Hazy apricot pour with small white head that dissipates slowly, leaving nice lacing behind it. Aroma is tart; lemon and some grapefruit notes combine with fermented apple and funk. Flavor is quite tart and sour, having notes of cider, and fermented berries. Palate is smooth and caressing with pillow like carbonation leaving a very dry finish. After having a 1998-2002 vertical, I must up my rating significantly... The 4.8 rating is for the 1999 vintage specifically.

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.