3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

Brewed by 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Beersel, Belgium

2007 bottle, shared with Narnad. Red-orange, hazy, with a small white head. Aroma: some soft cheeses, sourdough, yeast. Flavor full of grapefruit and grapefruit rind - very, deliciously tart. Cakey finish. Delicious on a hot day.

I wish I had kept better track of my trades and extras, and some generous trader sent this one from my wants as an extra, much appreciated and cheers to you sir! This bottle has a date of February 2, 2007. Appears a pretty beautiful and honey colored liquid with some very active carbonation. The medium head dissolves off into a tin layer of cloudy goodness. A good looking Gueuze. Had the head hung around a little longer, this would be a five. Smells of funky lemons, cherries, maybe a hint of apples. No booze or hops present. Fairly good and funktastic. Taste is similarily funky, lemon zest way in the back end. Extremely thin and dry on the mouth, and bubbly. Some puckering way in the back end. Acidic sourness is present. A very good drink and a nearly perfect mouthfeel. I curve this one high, shame about that huge take being damaged at their brewery by a faulty thermometer. Great Gueuze.

Slightly hazy light orange-yellow pour with lots of carbonation and a fluffy white had on top. Funky sour aroma with woody earthy notes. Citrus and lemon as well. Sour flavor with a bitter herbal finish. Good amount of sourness.

2007 version (2 year aged). Pours a cloudy orange with a thin, tan head that is retained from the very high carbonation. Aroma is a very strong with a sour, citrus, farmhouse, light wheat and a bit of funk. Flavor is has a very strong sourness, grapefruit citrus bite, lots of farmhouse funk and ends with a very dry and tart ending. Feeling is semi-smooth, great density for the style, very high but fine carbonation. Overall a great sourness to the brew combined with a nice tart ending really make this an ideal brew for the warm months.

C&C 750 mL bottle courtesy of Bob! Thanks! Pours a slightly hazy lemon yellow color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Big citrus and peppery notes. Huge amount of pepper. Light slightly funky horseblanket note as well. Earthy notes as well. Taste is citrus, particularly grapefruit, pepper, funk. This is very dry, but also very smooth. Full bodied. Strongly carbonated. Very good.

2004 bottle, Pours blond with a big fat head, with big fat bubbles. The aroma is outstanding, lemony, peppery, funky with good floral and bubblegum notes that I have never seen in a Gueuze! I also love that ever-present horse blanket aroma lingering in the background. The flavor is earthy with some lemon rind, some nice but mild sourness, dry white oaky notes, plenty funky but not over the top, insanely drinkable.

April(?) 2008: Cloudy golden orange color + acidic aroma + tart and funky flavor = 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze. This beer is really good, but outside my area of expertise and appreciation!

1 pt. 9.4 fl. oz. bottle (Alc. 6% Vol.) shared by Tmoney99. Thanks Tom! Rating #636 for this beer.

Tap @ Stone Sour Fest 2009. hazy light orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, horse blanket, barnyard, wood, sour, skunk, apple tart. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and bitter with a average to long duration and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is moderate astringent.