Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

Oude Geuze

 

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

  Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular
Score
8.13
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 686
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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8.4/10
Classic 3F.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2023 at 21:42

8/10
Close to no head, almost flat. Sour, tart, fruity, lemony citrus, apricot, barnyard funk, sherry, dry wood. The lack of carbonation bothers me here a bit but otherwise very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2023 at 20:00

7/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 9
2015 bottle, purchased and opened May 2023. Cork gave some resistance but once broke free it opened without fanfare. Minimal pop broke my heart, knowing this beer had lost some carb. And it did. Despite a vigorous pour I was only able to produce weak bubbling. The body presented with only minimally perceptible carbonation. Great nose full of funk, cheese. Flavor tends to funky lemon, yeastiness. Fair sourness but not strong. Light bodied, especially when lacking carbonation, it drinks softly. Tea colored, no head, fairly clouded. I'm sure this was once a gem but at 8 years it didn't hold.
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2023 at 02:59

9/10
Tried on 23 Apr 2023 at 01:46

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2023 at 00:03

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle, 375 ml (season 18 - 19) Blend No. 107. Cloudy orange with small white head. Funky with some citrus. Lacking complexity and more barnyard notes. Medium sourness. 8/4/7/4/16
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2023 at 23:00

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2023 at 16:34