Armand'4 Oude Geuze Herfst
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Special Out of Production|
Score
8.24
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Armand’4 Herfst Oude Geuze is a blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old Lambic, brewed, aged, blended and bottled by Armand Debelder. This one-time and possibly the last bottling comes in a fancy Asti Spumante Champagne bottle. Armand only used Challenger hops in this brew. He’s in fact the only lambic-brewer to use Challenger hops to make his Geuze. 60 % malted barley, 40 % wheat, aged hops and water. Each season’s geuze has an unique and different blend.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as 3 Fonteinen Armand'4 Oude Geuze Herfst (by Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
8/VII/14 - 75cl bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2014-786) Thanks to PriorL for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy dark beige to amber beer, small aery head, little stable. Aroma: very fruity, bit moldy, cellar, wood notes, little vinous, hint of banana, bit lemony, sourish. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lemony start, bit grassy, sour green apples, wood notes, some walnuts, pretty sour and acidic. Aftertaste: dry, earthy, lemon juice, bit of alcohol, little bitter, apple skin.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
8/VII/14 - 75cl bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2014-786) Thanks to PriorL for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy dark beige to amber beer, small aery head, little stable. Aroma: very fruity, bit moldy, cellar, wood notes, little vinous, hint of banana, bit lemony, sourish. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lemony start, bit grassy, sour green apples, wood notes, some walnuts, pretty sour and acidic. Aftertaste: dry, earthy, lemon juice, bit of alcohol, little bitter, apple skin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2014
at 12:13
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2014
at 10:09
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle split with JF at a Sue’s away mini tasting in the ’Sham, 11/03/14, from an IP trade at Borefts ’13. Hazed dark orange amber with a good sized off white head that retains well. Nose is sharp citric fruit, musty, horseblanket, funky, twangs, citric tinged straw, touch of dry rot. Taste comprises dank wood, Grandads shed, light acidic tinges, bitter lemon rind, ripe apple, funky, tarte grape skin. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, tarte citric licks in a drying close. Solid top draw gueuze, words don’t really do it justice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2014
at 14:09
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled, lot 02/04/2010 BB 2020, large sample. Slight hazy golden color, short head. Aroma has horseblanket and barnyard, funk, some spicy autumn leaves like stuff. Wonderfully complex, but all very balanced, not overpowering on tart or funky aroma’s. Soft sour in taste, hint of sweetness. Quite high on carbonation, but just perfect for the beer. It has been a while I had some of the other Armand’4s, but this one suits the moment perfectly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2014
at 01:18
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared by Travlr, poured into a wine-style tasting glass. Pours a hazy peach/apricot yellow with an off-white head. Aromas of grass, tart and sour fruit, grapes, funk, light vinegar. Tastes of grass, funk, tart fruit, sour, citrus, vinegar, acidic notes. Light-medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2014
at 14:57
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle shared by Arve_Christian - thanks a lot! Pours hazy deep golden to orange with a lasting white head. Funky aroma with barnyard, fruity notes, sour berries and hints of hops. Nice and sour with lots of flavours. Balanced and delicious!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2014
at 10:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle - Hay and lemon candy sweetness. Hazy gold with a rich head. Prickly sour citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2013
at 20:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Hazy light amber liquid liquid with medium white head. Aroma of red berries, lemon peel, earth, funk, barnyard, apple skin and bread. Taste is quite dry and medium sour with notes of apple skin, red berries, wood and bread. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. A bit fruitier than winter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2013
at 12:56
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
06.08.2013, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Very living this one, when filling the glass. Big fizzy mediumlasting head. Aroma is grassy, sorrel, wet grass, citrus peel, vinegar, oak, thinner, hay, old socks. Taste is grassy and acidic sour, sorrel, raw rhubarb, lemons, grass, soda powder, citrus peel, vinegar, oak, hay, green apple skin. Very nice!
Very living this one, when filling the glass. Big fizzy mediumlasting head. Aroma is grassy, sorrel, wet grass, citrus peel, vinegar, oak, thinner, hay, old socks. Taste is grassy and acidic sour, sorrel, raw rhubarb, lemons, grass, soda powder, citrus peel, vinegar, oak, hay, green apple skin. Very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2013
at 10:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Hazy but that’s due to being driven here from Chicago. Burnt orange Lots of fecal and muddy aroma. Nice funky tartness. Not the best of the Armand’s but very nice
Tried
on 06 Jun 2013
at 07:39