Oude Geuze 1998 (50th Anniversary)
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Special Out of Production|
Score
8.40
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Specially made for Drie Fonteinen's 50th anniversary in 1998.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
(Bottle, purchased at Beer Mania, Brussels 10-15 years ago) Cork flies away immediately upon release, but there's no gushing. Dark golden colour with big, frothy, white head. Fruity, sourish nose with notes of barnyard, horse blanket, grapefruit, sour green grapes, funky yeast and a slight oxidation. Fruity, tart taste with tart fruit, grapefruit, sour grapes, lemon, gooseberries, barnyard, cellar notes, funky yeast and a dry and tart finish, with a light bitterness coming through. Medium body, dry. Has survived 20 years nicely and has retained lots of flavour and excellent balance. A benchmark for gueuze. Lovely beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2018
at 20:59
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle thanks to Beau a long time ago. Waited to crack this and it was great. Pours a clear golden hue with a large white head. A big funky lemon barnyard nose. Very smooth, almost no oxidation, fresh lemons and citrus, funky brett, soft palate. Very easy drinking. Very smooth and surprisingly great considering the age (19 years). Amazing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2017
at 13:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Doug's Christmas party, thanks to Doug, you're the man for getting this beer for us
Pours hazy orange with a small white head, light lacing. Fruity, wet blanket. Tart, sawdust, grapes and fruity
Tasty. Thanks Doug
Pours hazy orange with a small white head, light lacing. Fruity, wet blanket. Tart, sawdust, grapes and fruity
Tasty. Thanks Doug
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 22:26
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle courtesy of Douglas88. Light and airy, held up perfectly. Pale golden with light airy head. Mild tartness, sweet fruity. Fizzy, still...amazing
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 22:25
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
750ml bottle thanks to Doug pours out a golden topped with a fizzy head. Nose is amazing floral musty funky barnyard wow. Taste is crazy funky barnyard basement floral notes so good. Another epic beer shared by my boy Doug.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 22:24
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at SinH4-5K-MoritzF-10k tasting. Pours cloudy amber with a decent head. Aroma is horse blanket, cherry pip, champagne, some citrus. Body is medium but quite intense in taste, almost a bit boozy. Quite sweet to balance the healthy acidity, fruity too. Palate is slightly metallic, but otherwise rather dry and bitter. Very good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2017
at 15:15
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(bottle, 75cl, provided by Jonas - thanks! ) Hazy, light-amber to copper colour with a short off-white foamy layer. Surprisingly fresh and funky Lambic aroma with notes of cobwebs and cellar, hints of bread, butter, mildly notes of apples and vinegar. Moderately sour and slightly bittertart flavour, light to medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Dry, delicately acidic bready Lambic character with notes of apples, funk, lingering and mildly acidic finish with mouldy notes in the most positive sense. Still great! 31.VIII.17
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2017
at 12:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Nose is horse blanket, citrus, burnt toast, burnt citrus, orange. Palate is citrus, white grapes, white wine. Didn't think a beer from 1998 would still be this good. wow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2017
at 12:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Amber with little white head. Aroma is cherry pips, champagne, roasted citrus. Taste is balanced harsh bitterness and fruity sourness. Very drinkable and incredibly complex. Cool stuff.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2017
at 12:27
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from the cellar, good condition. Deep dark golden, golden foam. Light spongy, fennel, wet leather, a hint tar. Dry, mellow, sparkly. Fermented grilled lemons, raspberries, a bit sponge, rubber, rural notes, rubber seal and iodine retronasal. Given the age quite wonderful. Old rating from RBESG 2008, grand tasting: 9 3 9 4 18 Cloudy yellow, creamyb head. Sour/citric.Citrus, milk acid wood. Beautiful balance. Mellow bubbly. Mildew retronasal. Beautiful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2017
at 12:24