Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

Oude Geuze

 

Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular
Score
8.12
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 669
A true Geuze. A blend of 1, 2, and 3 year-old lambic unfiltered and unpasteurized and aged in the bottle for at least 6 months after blending. Continued fermentation in the bottle give this Geuze its famous champagne-like spritziness. The lambic that goes into it is brewed only with 60% barley malt, 40% unmalted wheat, aged hops, and water, spontaneously fermented by wild yeasts, and matured in oak casks.

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze is a blend of one-, two-, and three-year old lambics. 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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8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Amber, a wisp of white. Damp hay, old lemon, old cut flowers. Dry, sour, some sherry notes creeping in. Elegant. In no way going downhill.

Tried on 03 May 2025 at 11:40



8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle date of March 4, 2016. Cellared since purchased. Pours slightly hazy honeycomb yellow with moderate white head. Funk and wheat field aroma. Flavor is oak, funk and meadow. Luscious mouthfeel. Thus has softened and aged so well as it past its 9th birthday!!

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2025 at 02:47


8.6

LCI, elegant, classy structure. Definite sherry, honeyed notes, light lasting funk. Roasted apricots.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2025 at 23:32


9

Re-rate with Ian/Stephen march 2025

Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2025 at 01:53


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 2024-03-02 Göteborg
AR: tart gooseberries, yoghurt,
AP: clear orange, fizzy head
F: tart gooseberries, yoghurt,

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2025 at 16:41


8

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2025 at 11:30


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at Foeders, season 19/20, blend no.34. Vibrantly acidic, citric, a bit estery, loaded with funk, some earth and barnyard. Easy drinking despite of its high acidity, light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:52


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

bottled 05/11/2005
nice cloudy caraml color. Amazing aroma lemon, orange, and tartness.
Loads of carbonation, acidity, and sourness, a nice sweet citrus finish. wow. a standout in this genre.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2025 at 05:32


9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Aroma of barnyard, yeast, tart grapes and apples, brett, oak. Flavour is sour. Carbonation is very high,champagne-like. This is a remarkably balanced gueuze. Wow.

Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 14:20