Millennium Geuze
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular Out of Production|
Score
8.45
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GRM (7527) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Green bottle, 75 cl, from and with Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on December 13 2013; eye: apple sauce, hazy, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: sourness, wild yeasts, green apple, light woody, refreshing, musk; mouth: sourness, wild yeasts, green apple, light woody, refreshing, musk, dry finale in musk with presence of Brettanomyces yeast, medium body, good carbonation, slick texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 75 cl, 7 %, de et avec Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 13 décembre 2013; œil : compote de pomme, voilée, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : aigreur, levures sauvages, pomme verte, léger boisé, rafraîchissante, musc; bouche : aigreur, levures sauvages, pomme verte, léger boisé, rafraîchissante, musc, finale sèche en musc avec présence de levure Brettanomyces, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, texture coulante; en résumé : bien bon
Boutip (9839) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 12 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle: Poured a hazy dirty yellowish color lambic with a generous foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of Brett notes with some horse blanket notes with some tart notes also discernible. Taste is a very nice mix between some tart notes with light oak undertones, some horse blanket and wet leather notes offset by light green apple notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. I am surprised this has hold on after so many years. I really enjoyed the mix between the complex notes of wild yeast and the perfect drinkability level.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 12 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle provided by and shared with Nelson (awful, but I don’t remember your ratebeer screenname) winter of ’08-’09. He provided this and I cracked a Stormaktsporter. It was nice to share both these beers with only one other person (I’m very greedy when it comes to sample size).
Aged gueuze appearance with tons of wild yeast and bacteria-produced, tight, natural carbonation creating a pillowy, long-lasting white head atop a pale-straw body. Tons of sediment in the bottle, of course.
Lemon rind and somewhat softened brett acids are slightly slow to build, but keep pouring forth, joined by soft lactic acid creating a strongly tart, but yet intriguingly balanced, easy-going nose. Cheesiness is there, lightly, but this is all about the elegance of the acids. Not a bunch of horse poop (not that there’s anything wrong with horse poop). Light touches of honey and vanilla indicate the age (seems to be the way these pale malts and wheat oxidize), but it’s just bursting forth with quality and in no way any let down by being 10 years old. Band-aid phenols emerge more easily with warming and plenty more lime and grapefruit rind. Sniffable to infinity, as the best lambics always are. Very high strength of aroma. No doubt has lost some of its intensity, less intense and more elegant is certainly a fine tradeoff.
Puckeringly tart in the mouth (though not bracingly sour), the acids polish the teeth as the lime and grapefruit flavors give way to bits of softer yogurt-like lactic notes, a fleeting touch of oily acetic acid or some sort of earthy/musty note, and a very soft, yet incredibly supple mouthfeel, no doubt ushered on in a big way by the now almost creamy-like carbonation. Has passed its peak in intensity, but this is nowhere near tired or declining. These lambics take on even more character with time. With extended warming and breathing, a cheesiness intertwined with lemons and light sugar cookies emerges, sitting on the palate through the finish, tending less tart as the bottle progresses. Has held up unbelievably well. Sure, I do wish I could have tried this five years ago, but it’s still a treat and an absolutely exquisite beer. It’s difficult to find fault with anything here. There are certainly personal preferences I would like differently about this beer, but nothing constructive that should be changed about the beer. Man I hate scoring these things. I suppose it’s not the most complex of the older lambics I’ve had, could use a bit more depth or pure funk. But again, that’s how I see 3Fonteinens gueuzes, more refined/elegant than Cantillon, but with, ultimately, less wild, bizarre, barnyard funk. Thanks Nelson, hope we can reconnect. Score reflects more of where I imagine this beer would have been 5-6 years ago. 9/5/8/5/18
Bottle drunk 8/13/16
This, along with Crianza Helena were the standouts of a very, very impressively stacked tasting. This thing has held up really well, and was even better than remembered. Rich and soft, with tons of fruity brett, easygoing, aromatic, funky horseblanket and rich lactic acids. Still wonderfully carbonated with a perfect texture and tons of dry wood, earth, must and yogurt-lemon character to balance the more vibrant, juicy brett character. Upping the score, this has to be one of the best single batches of lambic produced. 10/5/9/5/19
Deanso (15822) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
75cl bottle sample courtesy of a friend. Funky aroma. Good carbonation. A little tart. Very complex.
Kermis (23501) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10
Bottle shared at the epic sour sourpuss tasting, massive thanks to a non-ratebeer friend. Pours fairly hazy golden with an off white head. Aroma of big funk and horse blanket, oak, musty cellar, dank, mold and old tart fruits. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light moderate sour. Velvety smooth mouthfeel and incredibly complex palate, developing with each sip. Leather coming out and light citrus touches. Full bodied with (still!) light carbonation. Feel so lucky to have had the chance to try this. Damn..,
Lubiere (24605) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
A hazed golden Gueuze with a thin white head. In aroma, complex citrusy Gueuze with barnyard character, Epsom salts, Brett, very nice and complex. In mouth smooth Gueuze with light tartness, lactic acid, light cherry, very nice. Xmas Ottawa gathering Dec 13 2013.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750mL bottle at Akkurat, pours a hazy golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is loaded with barnyard funk, some moderate horse blanket, and a big woody character. Flavour brings out a very woody character, with a shitload of barnyard funk, a little horse blanket, and lots of woody notes. Extremely woody and tannic -- perhaps the most woody and tannic lambic I've tried. Very soft, almost flat carbonation, with a very nice complexity. Could use a livelier carbonation to accentuate the complexity a little more. Perhaps a slight disappointment considering the rarity, hype and price tag. Still, a wonderful gueuze.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as 3 Fonteinen Millennium Geuze (by Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
9/XI/12 - 75cl bottle @ De Hopduvel (Gent) - brewed: '94-'97, bottled: 1998 (2012-1259) Huge thanks to Bobochamp for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy orange to pale amber beer, small aery white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: some banana, lemony, bit dusty, peppery, wood tones, moulded cork. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: lemony sour start, bitter undertone, grape skin, dry, bit peppery. Aftertaste: dusty, moulded cork, dry tannins, citric acidity, pretty bitter again, woody, a little off. Beer has survived well, but it's not as amazing as some people claim.
PMgep (4081) ticked Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 13 years ago
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Millennium Geuze from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
10th May 2012
Bottle shared at Sour & Bitter. Very hazy amber beer, tidy white head. Light dry palate., a little soft. Mildly woody. Mild orange citrus. Mild sourness. Pretty dry finish with mild sourness in the aftertaste. An approachable Gueuze for a non sour lover but really not getting all the stellar marks, no change there then!