3 Fonteinen J & J Oude Geuze Blauw

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

Another huge thanks to Alex (MasterSki) for acquiring this bottle for our sour/wild tasting. Poured from 750ml bottle into Bell’s Tulip. Holy shit, Alex just tried to kill Dave while opening this one! This one is a gusher! Luckily, Dave didn’t die but the only problem is he went after the cat who was sprayed with the Blauw nectar. The cat made it out alive, but I can’t look at Dave the same ever again. A - Pours mirky burnt orange with a HUGE white fizzy head. I had to let this one settle down a bit before pouring some more into my glass. The head on this one is crazy-big! Lots of sticky white lacing is left behind by the enormous head. S - Holy super-funk! I thought I knew about funk until I poured this beer and took a whiff. I now have a new appreciation for all that is funk from Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen! Lost of stinky cheese notes but really all I can say is FUNK! T - Uh...funk? Yeah, that’s it! Very acidic as well along with some lemon citrus notes. Not quite as mind-blowing as the smell, but excellent, nonetheless. M - Light boded. SUPER DRY...in fact, the liquid absorbs the saliva in your mouth and then tries to turn your face inside out. Okay, maybe not that bad, but it has a very dry finish. Nice fizzy carbonation which is champagne-esk and works well with this beer. D - Not as drinkable as the previous two wilds I just had simply because my palate would be stripped of all taste buds after finishing this bottle. However, it’s an oustanding beer.

POurs a hazy yellow. Nose is sour berries, funky sour, musty cellar, wood, earthy yeasts, hints of fresh picked berries. Flavor is super tart fruits, grape skin, white wine, vinegar, apple skin, tart acid, sour fruits. Very very nice!

By far the better of the two J&J IMO. Gold pour with a nice big head. Loads of wet earth, brett, white grapes, citrus, and some woody tones too. Flavor is tart, prickly, earthy, funky, fruity, and purely delicious. Damn nice.

[Bottle] shared with tytoanderso with a HUGE thanks to yespr! Pours a hazy gold with a massive khaki head. Aroma has tons of barnyard and brett, loads of lactic acid, as it warms, tons of bitter grapefruit peel come forward. Really a rich and full aroma with a surprising amount of sweetness still evident. Flavor is quite tart and sour, but not nearly the most sour I’ve had. Somehow the beer manages to be dry and sweet at the same time. The flavor has lots of bitter grapefruit peel, various citric fruit rinds, funk, and lots of other citric juciness. Full mouthfeel and surprisingly smooth and creamy. The yeast pour doesn’t change the beer a whole lot other than to add a little more citrus to the nose and a little more creaminess to the mouthfeel. Very nice beer and I’m happy to be able to check this white whale off my list. Thanks again yespr!

From a 750ml bottle at The Lion’s Pride - thanks Chris! Pours a light bright golden colour with a significant pure white head. Aromas of funky white grapes, pink peppercorns, citrus, and a pleasant earthiness. The flavour is gueuze at its absolute best: more funky, clean white grapes, citrus, and an ethereal slightly earthy sour finish. The balance and refinement achieved here are nothing short of spectacular. This is as close to perfection as I have ever tasted.

This beer is freakin’ elegant! Great carbonation and head retention - this beer is still going strong. Intense aroma of Meyer lemons and funk, but the funk plays second fiddle to the pure fruit character. Glorious.

Damn... a white whale I thought I’d never get the chance to taste. Big, big thanks to Jesper for making this one possible. The aroma is pure heaven. A sharp, acidic earthiness hits the nose from about a foot away. Lots of wet earth. Leather and saddle. Some barn. A slight saltiness reminiscent of sea water and sea shore. Tons of gravel. An incredible minerality to the nose. Rotten orange peel. As it warms, the orange peel turns to a grapefruit note. Loads of dirty, funky, wet-animal like sharpness. Old cedar. Wow. Pours a glowing, hazed dark orange with a pillowy, fluffy, lasting eggshell white head. Flavor is insanely sharp, funky and dry. Absolutely zero residual sweetness. Stones, gravel... Leather. Sharp, sharp acid. Long aged cheese and earthy mushrooms. A slight hint of tangy smoke. Moist cedar wood. Wet wood tannin all over the sides and especially the back of the tongue. The palate is full of intense and stingy acid. Lively, but not overbearing carbonation. Once past the carbonation, the texture is fairly creamy.

Wos! Wow! Wow! Intense and satisfying. This one is hittin’ on all levels. Tons and tons of life left in this one. If I could give a 20 for aroma, I would. Absolutely one of the best beers I have ever nose. Thanks a ton for making this possible Jesper!

Bottled. Golden coloured. Unclear. Dense light beige head. Looks fantastic in my champagne glass. Earthy and tart aroma. A citric touch. Flavour is woody, earthy and very tart. Has yeasty and grapy notes. Is medium to full bodied. Very dry. Fantastic grapish sourness is all over the palate in the end. I have saved this for my birthday, and it really is a treat. Smooth and refreshing. So nice.