3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 1998 (50th Anniversary)

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

11 year old bottle opened May 2009. golden hazed. Sweeter nose than I remember from the last few years. Softly sulfuric and eggy, lovely and delicate. Body is somewhat fizzy, lively, fresh, active, amazing for 11 years.

750ml bottle, vintage 11/1998
Consumed at Delirium Cafe, Brussels, May 2006 (8 years cellared)
Cloudy yellow and warm orange colored body. First taste is semi-musty oranges and warm fruit. Thick, musty, old, over-ripe fruits dominate this gueze, admittedly not one of my favorite gueze aspects. Old, tinny, almost "bloody" nose of oranges. The sourness is fresh and light, thankfully, and almost creamy at times. Moderately thick texture. Very good, less brash than most, most likely due to age, but I can’t mark this up anymore due to the old fruit flavors which I find mildly unpleasent.

Had more at BCTC 2007 and I won’t change my rating or numbers at all.

Photograph of Bottle & Glass
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Yummy, best gueuze i’ve got! Gold in a glass...Do I need to describe this wonder, well it’s a soft gueuze miracle...Sour off-course, but so much taste and nose of 3 years-old hop and brett. Did i say soft?

Bottle. Hazy golden in colour with a huge wihte head. Now this is very good. Flavour of mushrooms, citrus friuts. Nice sourness and a slight moldy feel. Nice carb and nice complexity.

This is what I am talking about. Poured a hazy golden color with a small white head. Very nice lemony, tart, acidic and funky aroma. The flavor was very tart and acidic. Lemony flavor. The finish is dry. Nice balance makes it very drinkable and pleasant.

bottle from the Hampton tasting, thanks Georgia crew! It pours hazy gold with a thin, lasting head. The aroma is sour citrus and intense. The flavor is so tart, but quite good. It has a medium body and a lively mouthfeel with a dry finish. Very interesting. I’m lambic ignorant and a beer this sour was something different for me.

Bottle from the georgians: Hazy gold color with a light white head. Aroma is sour some lemon and sour apple. More lemon and apple in the flavor, not overly sour. But still simply amazing. Possibly the hi-light of the night. Re-rate 5/19/07 C-Bus 7: Didn’t take notes, but this blew me away again. So softly balanced, not overwhelmingly sour at all. Had to re-rate, this stuff was incredible.

OMG!! THANKS TOM! The beer pours to a very hazy straw colored body with a whispy white head (I got middle to end of pour). The aroma is very nice leathers. Sour. Phenominal. Wow. The flavor is very nice as well. Smooth sour leatheryness. Not as sour as I had hoped, but wow! I can’t complain. Almost a chocolatey palate. Tart. Medium bodied, fizzy.

Bottle: Courtesy of the Georgia Crew at the Hampton Inn Tasting (Friday). Excellent sour/tart aroma with lemon and a hint of sour apple with a nice woody balance. Quite possibley the best aroma I’ve experienced in a gueuze. Pours a transparent golden-orange with a touch of hazy and a moderate white head that lasts a minute or so. Nice lemon and hint of sour apple up front, but not as sour as I was anticipating. Finishes with a moderate woodiness and acidity. Fizzy mouthfeel.