Oude Geuze
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular|
Score
8.12
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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!
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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7.9/10
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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,
AR: tart gooseberries, yoghurt,
AP: clear orange, fizzy head
F: tart gooseberries, yoghurt,
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2025
at 16:41
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2025
at 11:30
8.4/10
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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
8.4/10
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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.
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
8.2/10
SBS with Ambreus 2013. Felt watery at first but tart lemon and some floral notes
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2025
at 21:51
9/10
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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
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Аромат кислый, ягодный, немного сухофруктов, слегка яблочный. Цвет оранжевый, пена быстро опадает. Вкус весьма легкий и питкий. Сразу после глотка по шарам сильно бьет лимонная кислота, за нее следует слегка соленый привкус. Далее идут зимние ягоды и немного яблока. В целом классический ламбик, чуть кислее обычного.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2025
at 06:45
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle. Bottled 11-30-2022. Pours a clear pinkish copper color with minimal head. Aroma is quite strong with funk and mixed white fruits. Flavor of lemony citrus, sour grapes, oak, and some grass. The palate is medium in viscosity with very minimal carbonation. Finishes long and tart with some lingering citrus acidity. Overall: Decent brew. Paired well with some Appenzeller Swiss Cheese.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2025
at 19:03
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2024
at 14:14
8/10
Nice gueuze with tart sour cherries, horseblanket, a bit old but still drinkalble.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2024
at 13:44