Oude Geuze (2015)
(Batch of Oude Geuze)
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular Out of Production|
Score
8.02
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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
8.8/10
Lovely, beautiful, classic frieze. Drinking super bright even with the age. Tart, farmyard funk. Golden notes
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2024
at 18:31
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
26 December 2021. 75cl bottle, bottled 14/3/2015, shared by Pieter - many thanks!
Clear orange, thinning, white head. Aroma of ripe orange, apricot, oak, sherry, wet hay, barnyard, leather. Taste has sweetish-sour orange & plum, quite estery over funky straw & hay, bitter leather note too. 'Old' grassy hoppy finish, lingering tart, slightly bitter orange peel, funky with a dry and oaky sherry accent. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Still amazingly fruity, yet funky and tart of course.
Clear orange, thinning, white head. Aroma of ripe orange, apricot, oak, sherry, wet hay, barnyard, leather. Taste has sweetish-sour orange & plum, quite estery over funky straw & hay, bitter leather note too. 'Old' grassy hoppy finish, lingering tart, slightly bitter orange peel, funky with a dry and oaky sherry accent. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Still amazingly fruity, yet funky and tart of course.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2022
at 13:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0,75l bottle at home. Vintage 2015. Bottled . amber hazy color, small white head. smells cheesy, funky, brett, some oak, stone fruits, hay, very nice smell. medium to full body, pearly carbonation. tastes citric, funky, cheesy, earthy, peppery, grassy. finishes lightly dry and light to medium sour with notes of citrus, blue cheesy and some funky notes. very very nice one, lovely balance.
8, 4, 8, 4, 17
8, 4, 8, 4, 17
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2021
at 16:44
7/10
Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2020
at 17:37
8/10
Mõnus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2020
at 13:38
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottled December 2015. Dark golden, darker now then when it w as s fresh. Deep funk, soft citrus. Still very vibrant and fresh. Medium sour. Really good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2020
at 00:11
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2019
at 21:43
9/10
Bottle. Pours gold white head - nose and taste of cheesecloth funk, oaky funk, lemon, old wood. 4.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2018
at 07:18
10/10
29/10/2015. Cork shot off like a rocket. Overcarbonated but soo awesome!
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at
The Stash Bar
on 08 Nov 2016
at 23:34