3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 1998 (50th Anniversary)

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

Bottle at SBWF 2007. First off, huge thanx to Duvel Cafe for the opportunity to try this! The aroma on this beer is simply amazing, so complex. There’s the usual house notes of Drie Fonteinen, the funk and the Brett - but there’s more - an odd citrusy note that I’ve never sensed in a gueuze before. Of course, the taste ain’t bad either... A true once-in-a-lifetime experience..

Thank to YGTBSM94. Easy drinking w/ a slight tart and funk. Balance, complexity, and all fruit notes excel here. Maybe my favorite from 3 Fonteinen. Aging is working well as of 8/22/08. 2nd - 4.9 (09/23/2009)

Bottle. I haven’t had something quite this phenomenal in some time. Pours an orange bronze body with a fluffy white head. The aroma is in such balance its mid blowing, served next to the Millennium Gueuze, i sat back and forth with the two glasses in my hand debating why one was better than the other. Very smooth citrus character with a very low acidity, funky, honey hints in perfect blend. This was truly astounding. Cheers.

YES. This was just amazing. Opens quite highly carbonated for the age. Poured into chamgane flutes, it has a great head and straight away apples start to come off it. Aroma hits with apples, yeast, bitter orange peel to be honest in was too busy sharing this with my mum of all people to write to many notes down. Taste is similarly complex as the aroma and increadibly drinkable. Dry and a mouth feel like champagne or Deus, but not overly dry so you can taste the beer abou 15 mins after your last drop. This was the best lambic iv ever had and it’ll take quite a bit to beat it. Yes. RERATE: Bottle at the RBESG08, Thanks to the chap that brough them. sTILL GOIGN STRONG AFTER THIS AMOUNT OF TIME. gREAT STUFF, MINDBLOWING COMPLEXITY.

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?

Murky peach in colour, long lasting white coloured head, great lacing. The aroma is of lemon citrus, barnyard, leather, huge sourness, very tart, old cheese. The flavour is mind-boggling, lot of lemon citrus, very tart, sour, mould, earthy, oak, lots of funk and wonderfully complex. Sour mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes very long, sour, great acidity. Immensely drinkable, refreshing and elegant. Easily one of the best Gueuze I’ve ever had.

<font size=-2>750ml bottle obtained in a trade with <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?U target=blank>Engelsmann, thanks Martin. Bottled November 21, 1998.</font>

Poured a hazy golden color with a large, creamy, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of hay, some oak, horseblanket, some tart citrus, with green apples, and brett. Taste is perfectly sour, lemon rind, more apple, with some vanilla, and a very light sweetness that balances the wild yeasts very nicely. Silky mouthfeel.

750 ml bottle. Hazy golden color, white head, mostly lasting. Light malts, moderate yeast, plenty of must, some barnyard, apple, intense sourness but not over whelming. Flavor is complex with light notes of citrus, basement, leather, light bitterness and plenty of sour. Palate is active, yet very soft, very acidic. Immensely drinkable. Absolutely wonderful, possibly one of the finest beers I’ve ever had. Thanks again, Jeff!