3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

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

Shining amber. Thin white head. Big horseblanket nose, acidic hay, must, salt... Creamy lactic acidity. Gentle tart attack. Hints of sweet honey melon makes it a quaffer. Huge farmy character, blue cheese and horseblanket like. Terrific cleanliness and honesty. Very easy to drink gueuze, if only it were cheaper... or just available here in Canada. Awesome product of course, but as close to the top 50 as this is, I was expecting a bit more distinctive qualities. Undeniable refreshing qualities are helped by the medium-high carbonation which supports a big medium body. Once again thanks to this pleasure provider named hopsrus. This was a 99 bottle.
01 seemed more acidic, fresher with well defined hay flavors, hugely quaffable.
00 was interesting, but had right before hanssens’ and it really didn’t hold a candle. I don’t think it deserves its 4.2 and it’s mysteriously the least interesting of the drie fonteinen I’ve had the chance to sample. Excellent, but not world-class besides for the drinkability.
Changing my mind again, the 2004 vintage is a perfectly fine balanced, clean-cut hay-like, citrusy clean and elegant mixture with a top notch mouthfeel. From 4.0 to 4.3.

Hay, wood, apples, horseblanket, leather, lightly spicy aroma. Hazy golden-straw coloured body with lasting white head. Gentle sourness with plenty of citrus notes. Less acidic than most. Pleasantly sweet toward the dry, tart finish. Sparkling effervescence is engaging on the tongue. Clean and champagne-like body. Agreeable, enchanting and oh so drinkable. Bottle - 1999 vintage. Enjoyed with hopsrus, MartinT and Rastacouere.

Aroma: sour, mint, yeast, funk, and farmhouse
Appearance: murky yellow-brown, small head, lacing
Flavor: sour, funk, yeast, and mint
Palate: smooth with tart bite

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!

750 ml bottle 2001 vintage poured a hazy orange with a small, lasting white head. Aroma was sour and citric with some mild vinegar notes. Palate was light bodied and tart. Flavors of grapefruit rind, and mild vinegar with a dry, tart finish.

Nice slightly hazy golden color. Light, fizzy carbonation with some streaks of tiny bubbles on the surface. Aroma of muscat grapes, grains, a fruity sourness, a slight musty funkiness and some acetic acid. Intense fruity flavors with grains, a hint of woodiness, a musty sourness, apple cider vinegar, and a bit of bitterness. Very dry and clean finish. Hugely fizzy and champagne-like soft mouthfeel. Really great stuff, I could drink this endlessly. Immediately after each sip, I wanted more.

Pours a hazy golden orange with white foam. Champagne-like woody aroma with a bit of banana. Extremely carbonated. Very tart followed by oaky cork mouthful on the side of the tongue.

2001 Bottle courtesy of CaptainCougar: Hazy gold color, medium white head. Aroma was nice and sour, some tart apple and lemon notes, and a bretty funk to it. Flavor is very sour wtih some lemon and other assorted goodies. Really delicious, up against 2 other sour beers the night I drank this it easily stood above the others.