3 Fonteinen J & J Oude Geuze Blauw

Formerly brewed at 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Beersel, Belgium

Another stonking wedding gift from Mes, well done sir. Murky orange with a lively white head. Sorry to be crude but the aroma screams ladies front bum at me. A very nice one I mean. Perfect balance of tartness and sourness with a fruity citrus sweetness. A pleasure to drink.

Bottle @ Heeren Van Liedekercke, Denderleeuw. Pours a slightly hazy pale orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity tart barnyard aroma with hints of citrus and grapefruit. Fruity tart barnyard flavor with some bitterness. Has a fruity tart citrus and grapefruit finish.

Bottle at DHVL. Pours slight hazy golden coloured with a nice lacing egg white head. Dry and spicy aroma with notes of musty basement, vinegar, sulphur, almonds and leather. Tart and dry flavour with notes of rubber, vinegar, wood, funk, citrus and bitter citrus peel. Very complex and almost burning/warming taste. Powerfull and well made.

Massive thanks to Jan for sharing this rarity and what better bottle to celebrate Fathers Day and review #900. The cork pops with some serious power and we have a gusher! Not much lost, but I’m glad I had a glass ready to go as the foam started pouring out. It’s a hazy orange with an initial head that’s taller than the beer in the glass itself. The head recedes slowly, leaves very good lacing and stays on as a bubbly collar for the duration. The aroma is massive and jumps out of the bottle. It’s all about the funk in the nose - a combination of mustiness and barnyard aromas that dominates the nose. There are lighter sour apple and tart lemon notes but the funk is the major player in the nose. The taste is nothing short of sublime. It extremely complex but very well-balanced. It starts with a tart lemony zing but also has more sweet fruits than the aroma, with apples and pears. On top of that is a yeast presence that I didn’t get in the aroma which lends a slight spiciness to the proceedings. The funk comes back and leaves a big dry and musty finish. Mouthfeel is very dry and wine-like with tons of carbonation and lots of tartness and funk that leaves the palate tingling throughout. Well, I’ve been late to the sour craze and I have struggled sometimes to get the complexity and overall quality of some of the funky beers I’ve tasted. I didn’t have that problem here. This is probably the best sour I’ve ever had and. It’s got everything you’d want in a good sour - tartness, funk, fruit and in all the right doses. Outstanding.

Bottle@home. The bottle looks really great, the beer in the glass also. Starts complex-sourish with woody notes, not too intense. Strong, modest dry in the background. Sourish taste turns almost spicy in the finish. Very well balanced, great warming aftertaste. A masterpiece!

Courtesy of northernbrews @ his November ’08 sour tasting

Bottle: The aroma has strong presence of musty basement with some light tartness and hints of cork. It pours a hazy golden-orange with a large off-white head that leaves behind great lacing. The flavor begins with some sour apple and a hint of cork and mustiness in the background. The finish has moderate lemon sourness and light oak. Light bodied with a somewhat spritzy mouthfeel.

Rating 1005, 2003 Bottle thanks to mesandsim, harrisoni and magicdave6. Thanks guys! Pours an unclear yellow light golden with lots of smaller carbonation bubbles and a big frothy sudsy super white head. Really wonderful sour gueze aroma, quite tart and sharp. Flavor follows, very sharp, tart and sour, lots of acid, super tasty leaving one constantly licking their lips and gums with their tongue. Woodiness is kept to a minimum, this beer is extremely bright. Medium bodied on the lighter side, huge soda bubble carbonation, very lively.

#2000! Thank you BRAD! (YGTBSM94) Its been fun. Wanted to upload this highly sought after brew for something special, this is the perfect occasion. Pours a hazy golden orange body with a crisp white lacing. Musky, dry acidic citric notes, absolutely mouthwatering. Hints of grapefruit sharp citrus with a low well balance acidity. Light woody character and mature leather funkiness. A hint of acetic acid and horse blanket. This is one hell of a beer. Thanks again to Brad for sharing.