Drie Fonteinen Doesjel - Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen

Etan

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

375ml bottle into a wine glass. 2010 vintage.

A: Pours out brass-colored with a brownish tint. Small white head, coarse bubbles.

S: Rindish citrus, blackberry-like tartness, rotting wood and wet earth, light acetic and lactic notes.

T: On the milder side, acidity-wise. Slightly sweet wheat, vinous tannins, light lactic tartness, leather, dryish oak character, vanilla bean.

M: Light-bodied, very light carbonation - almost flat.

O: An interesting blend - only mildly sour with a nicely funky nose. Not exactly sure how the lack of bottle re-fermentation affects it, but oh well.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 23:33:58 | More by Etan

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.56/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Cellar aged bottle from Heeren Beer Liedekerke. Bottled 2/17/06.

Pours a light fizzy head, mostly clear orange tan colored.

Nose is pure gueuze awesomeness, soured malts, fruity like but not really fruit, nice funk, little vinous , very faint citrus lemongrass, nice wild lacto like funk, I could smell this forever!

Taste is heavenly too, very sour, little acidic, great tart funk, lemongrass, faint rind, little sweet malt, faint bready malt, fruity but again no specific fruit character, tart and light vinous, a hint of rind but no citrus, flemmy acidic but not overly, very good balance and blend between aged and young lambics. Finish is tart and long, little bready, flemmy, acidic, vinous, light lemongrass, etc.

Mouth is med to lighter bod, light carb, flemmy and acidic.

Overall exactly what I want in an oude gueuze, almost perfected, amazing blend of the old and young lambics with great balance, great sourness and acidic tartness, good overall funk.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 12:49:20 | More by jlindros

JellyJacket

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

06-05-2013 17:13:56 | More by JellyJacket

ajzy

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

06-04-2013 00:57:39 | More by ajzy

CelticAleMan

California

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

05-26-2013 03:23:11 | More by CelticAleMan

cdmillard

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

05-13-2013 23:06:01 | More by cdmillard

pperez38

California

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

05-02-2013 09:54:18 | More by pperez38

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -1.2%

05-01-2013 04:19:56 | More by yourefragile

UCLABrewN84

California

4.34/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to VoodooImpStout for sharing this one at Wowcoolman's tasting.

Bottled 12/1/10.

Pours a murky orange with a foamy bone head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour, tart, and funky with malt, acidic, and lemon-like aromas. Taste is much the same with fruity and acidic flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer with some great aromas and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 01:42:48 | More by UCLABrewN84

drewone

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

04-22-2013 01:56:49 | More by drewone

TallSaint

New York

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

04-22-2013 00:46:57 | More by TallSaint

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.85/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Bottled 12/7/2006.

Appearance - Hazy orange. Clear without much head. Thin collar.

Smell - Standard Drie Fonteinen funk. Bright lemon acidity. Barnyard funk. Nice.

Taste - Bright lemony sour flavor. Funky, but not as much as standard 3F. Lots of pale malt and wheat.

Mouthfeel - Low carbonation, slick and not overly sour. Slightly sweet.

Overall - Nothing compared to Oude Geuze, but a great lambic.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 23:56:27 | More by Alieniloquium

bluejacket74

Ohio

4.05/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

375 ml caged and corked bottle, 2010 vintage bottled 1 December 2010. Served in a Unibroue tulip, the beer pours a clear gold color with an inch white head. Head retention and lacing are both good. Aroma is nice and sour, it smells like funk, lemon, tart apples, wood and some earthy/mustiness. The taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some hay/grass. The tartness isn't quite as strong in the flavor as compared to the aroma. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, it's a bit slick with moderate carbonation. I liked this, but maybe I should have aged it longer before drinking it.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 22:56:21 | More by bluejacket74

nrs207

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-31-2013 22:12:04 | More by nrs207

iL0VEbeer

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

03-30-2013 21:03:17 | More by iL0VEbeer

nquigley16

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-19-2013 22:29:37 | More by nquigley16

Googs

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

03-18-2013 14:25:24 | More by Googs

Gobzilla

California

4.21/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: poured a golden yellowish orange in color with pale orange highlights and a very thin head that barely left any lacing sticking to the glass.

S: lots of musty funky bafrnyard bretty character upfront on the nose with good citrusy notes, oaky wood wass noticeable, slight grain and plenty of acidic sour notes as well.

T: like the nose suggested, the funky barnyard brett notes were just as potent on the palate alongside nice oaky barrel accents, citrusy twang, acidic notes, mild cork flavor and a touch of underlying vanilla.

M: the brew was medium in body with a low amount of carbonation which has a funky, bretty, citrusy, oaky woody, acidic sour and dry finish.

O: pretty solid all around and was a good interpretation of a geuze.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2013 06:54:51 | More by Gobzilla

MADPolo

Florida

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-10-2013 18:51:49 | More by MADPolo

KiMiRaiK

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

02-25-2013 01:19:27 | More by KiMiRaiK

Dreadnaught33

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

02-15-2013 09:27:47 | More by Dreadnaught33

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Cloudy copper pour, with a small ringlet of bubbles for a head, and even this petered out fairly quickly. Lots of funk in the aroma, wet grass and hay, woody, with citric/acidic notes. The acidic bite came through in the taste, though not too strongly, flavors of a classic, fairly intense gueuze--funk, horse, slightly "cheesy"--notes of lemon and wood that's been sitting outside for a while. About medium in body, with very low carbonation, a nice drinker, and pretty good for the style, if on the more mellow side overall.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 00:53:38 | More by Rifugium

drummermattie02

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

01-21-2013 21:50:58 | More by drummermattie02

jbuddle

New York

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

01-16-2013 21:37:00 | More by jbuddle

Sean9689

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

01-15-2013 19:51:21 | More by Sean9689