3 Fonteinen J & J Oude Geuze Blauw

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

Glorious.
Gold, maybe a hint of cloudiness. Head is as dense as would be expected on a Heife - looks like it should be atop an ice cream float. Nose is lemon, dusty green apple, mustyness I haven’t gotten from a geuze in a long time. Flavor is a sublime combination of bitterness, acidity & sweetness. Lemon pits, pepperiness. Some malt that in no way invades on the acid. Wood. Probably the most drinkable geuze I’ve never had.

(3/8/08) Bottle at De Heeren van Liedekercke in Denderleeuw. Cloudy orange with a big white head. Aroma with a lot of barnyard, wood, citrus and maybe a bit of sweat. Flavor is very dry, really sour, with some lemon and grapefruit and towards the finish also some bitterness. Medium-bodied with a lot of carbonation (even a bit too much carbonation for my taste) and some astringency. A great Geuze.

Bottle thanks to mes, i havnt rated in a week i feel like a total amature here, however io am now sitting with the worst hangover ever(thanks to stone brewers getting me totally ruined on cask iipa) however this is rating 3000!!! I was soo taen back by this beer i didnt infact rate it by words. However it is possibly the most awsome gueuze ever only misses perfection by over carbonation.

Bottle shared with GregClow, Jerc, Hogtown Harry, Mabel, and Blankboy, courtesy of Jerc and Mabel. Had back to back with the rose. Dark yellow, big white head. Mild sour/funk aroma. Good taste - sour - maybe even a little too harsh - not as balanced or rounded as the rose. Very acidic. Still very good, but just lacks the complexity and balance of the rose.

2008-03-28. Opens with a big pop and starts to crawl out of the bottle on its own steam! Massive foamy white head settles down leaving a hazy orange amber body. (4+) Lightly musty aroma, sour, hints at citrus. (7+) Very acidic flavour. Not as much funk as the rose, which makes it less complex, balanced and drinkable, but more assertive. Lightly astringent. Average palate. Solid but a bit tougher to drink than the rose. My notes are not quite as detailed as they deserve to be, this was a nice lambic. Bottle brought back from De Heeren Van De Liedekercke, Belgium

Bottle (750ml - green). Shared with blankboy, GregClow, jerc, mabel and tupalev - bottle courtesy of jerc & mabel. Murky gold-orange pour with a huge, huge lsting frothy off-white head. Sour, acidic lemon aroma, pungent yeast, grapefruit. Taste - very straight-ahead (slightly boozy and dry, musty oak resin) funk and sour lemon, not as balanced as the roze, but excellent, quite demanding. Thickish, acidic body, long sour acidic finish - damn these are nice.

3rd Annual Woodshop Tasting, 3/1/08. Thanks Chris! Aroma/flavor of sharp lemon, citrus, acidic, pineapple - and a bunch of barnyard funk to mold the thing together. Lively on the tongue - but smooth and elegant down the throat. Stoked to try this rarity...a damn tasty gueuze.

Bottle, again shared by moejuck @ cbus X. Hazy orange pour with a short white head. Aroma of funk, sour fruits, light vinous notes and oak. Flavors of sour fruits, light vinous notes, oak. Medium/light body, sour/dry with a funky/sour/dry finish.