Oude Geuze (1999)
(Batch of Oude Geuze)
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.95
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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!
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tasted in january 2005. Corked painted bottle. Bubble gum, cheap lemon sweets and a hint of oak in the aroma. Well rounded flavor with some rest sweetness, lemon, oak and some dust in the aftertaste. Incredible balance. A bit shy, but a great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2020
at 21:06
8/10
Still in great shape. Complex and musty
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2020
at 18:15
10/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2019
at 22:13
9/10
Orange white head: peppered oak, funk, lemon and mineral acid. 4.4
Tried
on 02 Jun 2018
at 23:36