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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml bottle bought from the Offie, Leicester and drunk at home. Deep gold, mostly clear with an end em film of white head. Tart aroma with some acidic lemon juice. Clean, tart, taste, fleshy stone fruit, touches of crabapple. Mellows to suggestions of soft citrus in the finish with more chalky tartness in lingering. Heavily carbonated. Wow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2024
at 20:34
7.6/10
End of year style hunt complete!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2024
at 09:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. A- Funk, hay, old wood, damp cloth. A- Gold color, clear liquid, white head. T- Horse blanket, subtle brine, mild dill, lemon, faint alcohol, slightly acidic. P- Light body, average texture, effervescent carbonation, complex finish. O- 17/18 bottling at 5 years old. A robust funk on the nose that translated in to the palate but refreshing with a slight citrusy acid to bind the funk into a complex flavor. Well made for sure. Paired really well with some Bacalhau Cod Tartlets for my first beer of 2024.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2024
at 20:34
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, thank you Jonas - happy new year! Murky goldenish. Berries, a lot of them, different ones, I dont know, but not the lazy sweet ones. Taste is tart, sweet, it's perfect for right now. Ok, I admit, should probably write more useful stuff - but it is still very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2023
at 23:34
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2023
at 20:26
7/10
#lambiclauantai. A bit flat, funky and oaky with hints of sherry, ripe fruits, mild sourness and farmyardy yeastiness. Could've used a bit more carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2023
at 18:37
8.8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2023
at 12:35
8/10
Tried
on 17 Oct 2023
at 18:32
7.8/10
Lovely classic, more amber and round chewy, very drinkable. Superb from the brewery. 3 fonteinen outside brussels
Tried
on 10 Sep 2023
at 11:34
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2023
at 19:02