Oude Geuze Vintage
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Special|
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8.39
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3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage is a blend of one-, two-, and three-year old lambics. Instead of releasing them after minimum 6 months of bottle conditioning, the vintage series have been cellared for at least three years up to even five years and longer before being released. For an Oude Geuze to become a Vintage, it features characteristics that are unique, sometimes surprising or outspoken. Spontaneous fermentation, patient maturation in oak barrels, and continued evolution of the ecosystem in the bottle result in a distinctively complex and elegant natural beer. No two bottlings are alike, as there are multiple variables in the blending process, a variety of barrel sizes and shapes, differences in aged lambic proportions in the blend, etc. When cellared properly, 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze can be aged for several decades. The aromas and flavours will evolve from notes of vibrant fresh citrus, zesty and grassy notes to a mellow, oaky, stone fruit bouquet as the lambic continues to develop with time. Lambic and Geuze are living, cultural heritage rooted in the Zenne valley! Taste, savour, enjoy and experience this bottle fermented, unfiltered, unpasteurised and unadulterated beer with friends new and old!
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8/10
Yesterday
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2020
at 17:47
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Fairly hazy orange with an off white head. Aroma of deep cellar funk, oak, cobwebs and citrus. Flavour is moderate sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
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from Bottle
at
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen & lambik-O-droom
on 04 Sep 2020
at 16:33
8.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma of deep funk, moldy, wet cellar, cobwebs, damp, oak, mushroom funk, citrus notes subdued behind. Flavour is light moderate sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
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from Bottle
at
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen & lambik-O-droom
on 04 Sep 2020
at 15:35
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle at OBD. Light amber. Smells like abandoned swimming pool, sank cellar funk, caramel, earthy, mushrooms, sank oak. Tastes quite old. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2020
at 15:35
8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
37.5 cl. Lovely deep funk, bright lemon and even some yoghurt. Crazy tasty, only minor downside is that carbonation is a bit low by now. F-ing lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2020
at 19:19
9/10
Nom nom nom, great stuff 👍🏻
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2020
at 16:01
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottled 08/12/14. Small pop, but loads of carbonation when pouring, lots of foam. Very gentle in the mouth, though. Very nicely funky, lightly sour, pretty peppery somehow. Oak, straw, dried stone fruit, and a hint of lemon. Very complex, lovely balance.
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from Bottle
at
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen & lambik-O-droom
on 31 Mar 2020
at 22:00
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2020
at 23:01
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2020
at 22:20
9/10
Sweet Woody funk, oakey foudre flavs galore, or Belgian forests. Plenty of fruit notes on the nose, citrus orangey wood. Gorgeous smooth finish. If I smell this and close my eyes I feel like I'm back in beersel. #ddp inspired.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2020
at 15:50