Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze - Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

4.48/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12.7 oz, bottled 18 nov 2010.
Served in a 3F tumbler of course, 'cause that's just how I roll. ;-)

Appearance. Pours a hazy, honey-amber with a finger of white head.

Smell. Sweet and fruity, lightly sour. Some nice sweet hayloft funkyness and a little lemon juice. Man, this smells like it's gonna be gooood.

Taste. Sour lemon juice, some good farmy funk, nice toasted wood. Maybe a little new-boot leather. Some nice lingering sweet, fruity funk in the mouth. Pretty damn nice stuff here.

Mouthfeel. Medium-light body with medium+, very smooth yet still lively carbonation.

Overall. Just a fantastic gueuze. Best one I've tried to date, I think. Wish it was a 750 right about now...

Damn it! Where the hell did that fruit fly come from? Get out of my beer!!!

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2012 02:12:31 | More by Rutager

matttttYCE

Arizona

4.43/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Found this a while back at a local shop surprisingly and finally decided to drink it. Bottled Nov 18, 2010 (12.7oz bottle). 2 finger high creamy bone white head. Lace is decent. Head sticks around for a while. The beer is a hazy golden straw color. The aroma is lemony citrus, acidic, tart, green apple, oak, slight funk, hay, grass, slight vinegar, hints of pepper and spice. More funk, hay, grass, and oak come out as it warms some. Very interesting aroma that draws me in and makes my mouth water a bit. The taste doesn't let down at all. Big lemon citric taste, tart green apple, white grapes, hay, grass, oak, vinegar notes, moderately funky, slight white pepper and something else I can't quite put my finger on. The mouthfeel is light in general. Light-medium body, slippery, filmy, light consistency, round almost spritzy carbonation, with a light finish, somewhat dry and medium length.

Overall I think this was an absolute treat to have and I wish I could find it again. I'm sure this would continue to be great, if not improve, with more aging. If American Wilds, Flanders Reds, or Gueuzes have even slightly peaked your interest and you can get your hands on this, give it a try! I also have to say, damn it's nice to have a flavorful and complex beer that doesn't start to get me drunk after roughly 12oz.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2012 08:23:28 | More by matttttYCE

superspak

Michigan

4.53/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

1000th review! 375 ml bottle with black foil into tulip glass, bottled 12/12/2009. Pours lightly hazy golden amber color with a nice 2-3 finger fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing on the glass, with plenty of carbonation streaming up retaining the head. Aromas of huge tart apple, lemon, pear, grass, hay, leather, pepper, earth, oak, funk, and yeast spices. Amazing aromas with huge complexity and balance. Taste of big tart lemon, apple, grass, hay, pear, pepper, earth, oak, funk, and yeast spices. Fair amount of tartness and sourness on the finish; with lingering notes of light fruits, grass, hay, pepper, earth, and yeast spices on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity of flavors, with an excellent balance of sourness and sweetness. Fairly dry on the finish as expected. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a lightly acidic, and very crisp and prickly mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding gueuze! Awesome flavor complexity and balance; and nicely smooth to sip on with the moderate acidity. Fantastic stuff.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 04:09:41 | More by superspak

zaphodchak

Virginia

4.15/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep straw color, clearigh. No lace or head.

Awesome rich nose. Tart, oak, some funk and wood.

Very tart, and a bit woody. Lots of funk and lemony citrus. The oak supports and balances this.

Pretty flat feeling, with a vaguely clingy aftertaste.

Managed to smell great in spite of lack of head, and definitely a well-blended geuze.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2012 19:29:53 | More by zaphodchak

harrymel

Washington

2.38/5  rDev -45.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

New review:
Bottled 03NOV11:
Pours turbid golden with loose, soda like finger of white foam. Funky monkey here – soil, manure, lemon, baking soda, a hint of cucumber. Flavor is initially like soda water, then lemons come thru with a good amount of tartness, but softened and accented with a buttery tone. Thin body, dreadfully thin and empty with tight fleeting carb and a wet finish. This beer is not as disappointing as last time I had it, but nonetheless, I don’t care for it one bit. 3.5/3/2/2/2.5

Original review from 04/2011
Bottled 03/2010
A: Golden, hazy beer (haze likely related to person pouring). Minimal head formation. Thin, broken sheet of some white foam. No lacing.
S: Horse manure. Very, very farmy. Reminds me of a hot day outside a relatively clean dairy farm. I love gueuze, and I'm struggling to enjoy the smells of this one.
T: Sour, classic gueuze tartness. Unfortunately, still very super farmy, earthy, and fungal.
M: Medium body with light to spritely carbonation.
O: Very disappointed with this beer. Too bad. I will stick with Cantillon, Lindeman's for my go-to gueuzes. 3/2/2/3.5/2 - 2.2

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2012 06:49:55 | More by harrymel

ADZA

Australia

3.9/5  rDev -11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

As soon as i pulled back the cage around the cork without even touching the cork this pops like no other just like a champagne botle and it gushes out everywhere and when poured its a hazed golden hue which leaves a creamy three finger head and lacing everywhere,the smell is sweaty socks,wet soil,lemon zest and freshly cut grass,the mouthfeel is medium bodied and rather creamy and on taste it tastes just abit young for a Gueuze so be good to age and i get hints of lemon zest,sunrise limes,mandarin,barnyard funk and finished with a herbal apple candy sourness and overall its nice but like i stated previously this is one to age cheers.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2012 05:41:01 | More by ADZA

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12.7oz bottle dated 10/18/10. Picked up in Vermont a few weeks ago. I'm not used to guezes but I let this sit in the fridge a couple days, pulled it out for a few minutes, decaged it, and a few minutes later no one had touched it and the cork exploded off and hit the ceiling and it started gushing everywhere. Quickly poured into my HF tulip and split with a buddy. Drank right after drinking a '11 Cantillon Classic Geuze.

A- Pours an orange golden with decent carbonation (much more then the Cantillon). A thin layer of white head formed that remained pretty much the entire time drinking the geuze, not too much in terms of lacing.

S- Some light funk, some tart citrus, light green apple smell, a little bit of pepper, not overly aromatic. Definitely not as appealing as the Cantillon.

T- Some light green apple citrus tartness mixed with a tiny bit of funk. Finishes with some light citrus tartness. Definitely not as flavorful as the Cantillon.

M- Light, dry, decent carbonation, easily drinkable.

O- I liked this, but it was only mediocre compared to some of the other geuzes that I've had. The Cantillon Classic Geuze I had right before this one definitely had less carbonation but a lot more flavor. I would try this again, but there are other geuzes that I'd take over this. Would love to try it with more age on it.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 01:17:36 | More by jaasen64

rapidsequence

Virginia

4.43/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750 ml bottle. Bottled April 2010. $19 from Bruisin Ales.

Appearance: Pours a dark orange-gold with a little haze. Foamy, tightly bubbled head with 5 minutes or so of retention. No lacing.

Smell: Funky, oaky, and tart. Apple and lemon. Musty old barrel. A light sweet malt aroma and some honey.

Taste: Very nice play of the puckeringly sour lactic flavor and the little bit of malty sweetness. Lemony and less apple. Dry, tannic oak flavor. Not a lot of strange funky flavors, more of a clean Brett flavor (no taste of sweaty leather or spiderwebs).

Mouthfeel: High carbonation, dry, lots of tannins (lots). Puckering, but not overly sharp.

Overall: Just an excellent gueuze. Maybe a bit more approachable for some as it is a combination of many clean, recognizable flavors rather than bizarre funkiness, however, its really tart.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2012 01:25:03 | More by rapidsequence

PeterIngemi

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Split a 375 ml poured into a duvel glass date says 23 fev 2012

A: pours a nice slightly hazy golden orange with about half a finger of white head that dissapates quickly, no lacing to speak of. A light film stays through out.

S: nice blend of sour funk and oak, light straw, green apple and lemon, nice aroma, smells well balanced. Doesn't smell quite as sour as I had hoped.

T: yum, nice balance of sour tartness ad oak, lemon tartness with a touch of straw/grass, some light green apple notes come through. Very well balanced between the oak and the sourness.

M: refreshing and nicley drinkable, with a light medium body and creamy carbonation, a touch dry with a hint of bitter oak on the finish, finishes mostly clean and dry though.

O: a very nice gueze, displaying a very nice blend that balances notes of oak and sour funk beautifully, really enjoy this one. Not overly sour, kinda just right, maybe a touch more tartness and I'd be in love.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2012 00:44:08 | More by PeterIngemi

JustinQ

California

4.45/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

13.99 for Belgian 12.7oz corktop

Poured into stemmed wine glass, Cork flew out without me touching it and almost took my eye out haha

Appearence: Golden Orange/Copper color, Very effervescent, Nice white head. So carbonated the head is lightly moving on its own. Very nice retention, Head has not dissipated in 10 mins.

Aroma: Sour funk, kind of putrid. Smells kind of like citrus flavored throw up to be honest. More and more fruit comes out as the glass warms

Taste: Vert tart and acidic right off the back, Once the sour fades, its dry, fungusy aftertaste, No hops which is good. Very interesting. This is the first Spontaneous Geuze I have had.

Mouthfeel: Dry, Dry, Dry, Little bit of salivation from the acidity, but other then that just bone dry. Lovin it.

Overall: Much better then I expected. Very drinkable, Very interesting beer. Cannot wait to try more spontaneous ales

Edited Because I have now Tried more Spontaneous Geuze, and this one just absolutely Dwarves the others I have tried so far.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2012 23:52:51 | More by JustinQ

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

4.1/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle in the cellar at Eb's
Slightly hazy golden color with a huge fluffy bubbly white head that takes a while to fall. Huge lemon and tart fruit nose with lots of funk to fill in the ends. Bubbly tart fruity flavor with lemons and sour cherries coming to mind. Phenolic and funk in spades counter the sweet and tart fruit form every sip. Medium to light body with a spirited level of carbonation and a sour tart bubbly mouthfeel. Very nice gueze with light tart fruit and lots of funk.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 02:15:41 | More by johnnnniee

claspada

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle was from 2007 if my memory serves me.

Pours a hazy, golden color with a layer of short-lived white foam that recedes to nothing. Kinda looks like a lighter apple juice.

Aromas begin with lots and lots of funk along with a good amount of lemon juice and rind. Funkiness continues to emerge with those fun horse blanket, green apple and emerging oakiness.

The tastes begin with tart lemon and white grapefruit juices. Nibble of Granny Smith and white vinous grape notes as the citrus settles down a bit. Emerging flavors as it warms include oak, subdued leather and barnyard notes. Splash of mineral water.

Mouthfeel is light-medium bodied with light-medium carbonation. Long, dry, acetic finish. Very muted hint of spice remains on the palate.

Overall this is the definition of Gueuze. Better and better with each year of age. As with many I prefer the aroma to the overall flavor profile, but that is not saying it wasn't fantastic. Definitely worth seeking out and hiding from yourself for as long as humanly possible.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2012 18:36:59 | More by claspada

ithacabaron

California

4.05/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

My attempt to slip the cork from the bottle fails miserably -- it explodes from the bottle like a gunshot. The pour yields a very clear, Iowa yellow body, capped with several fingers of sheer white head. A riot of bubbles runs up the glass. The beer almost leaps from the glass. Wonderful.

Aromas are classic gueuze, but more sour than most classic examples. Rusty steel, white distilled vinegar, and straw stand out. No cat urine or wet blanket, and what funk is here gets smothered. Far more acidic than other examples of the style, and the beer suffers as a result. Would have liked to see more complexity here.

Taste is more of the same; acid, acid, acid. It's not bad, but it's really one dimensional. Some gueuzes give you hours of exploration; new flavors to uncover as you travel through the bottle. Not so here -- it's one note, albeit played well.

Mouthfeel is a contradiction, with lots of foam, but a thin body. Still, not outside the realm of what's expected from the style.

All in all, this is a fine, beer, and better than many other gueuzes. The fact that it's widely available nowadays is a miracle of modern beer advocacy. That being said, is it still a mere shadow of Cantillon's wonder? Yup.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2012 04:02:41 | More by ithacabaron

mattsander

Alberta (Canada)

4.23/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Corked 375ml that literally shot across the room as soon as I began to untie the cage.

A: Rich copper, slightly hazy. Large and small bubbles surge to the top of the glass forming a dense bone-white head. Beautiful beer.

S: Lemony acidity, 'feety' brett funk (nicer than it sounds), wool/barnyard, ripe apples, some oak. Milder than Cantillon gueuze.

T: A supremely well balanced Gueuze. All the characteristic flavors are in harmony. The acidity is slightly muted when compared to Cantillon gueuzes. Begins tart and crisp then finishes with miles and miles of Brett. Extremely refreshing.

M: Bone dry, crisp, dangerously drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 00:50:39 | More by mattsander

cfrances33

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle dated 2/1/08 served at Monk's Cafe in Philly in a Drie Fonteinen gueuze glass.

Pour: Pretty clear orange with no head and no carbonation. Body is nice and radient.

Smell: Immediate barnyard funk from two feet away as Jody, the bartender, pours. Up close I get more of it with some tart apple and lemon.

Taste: Tart granny smith apples, lemon zest, hay must, and barnyard funk. Some funky sour orange peel mixes in towards the end. The granny smith and lemon become more apparent through the rest of the bottle.

Mouthfeel: Tart but incredibly refreshing and drinkable.

Overall: Really fantastic and I enjoy it more then the Cantillon Oude Gueuze.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2012 21:14:26 | More by cfrances33

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

4.13/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12.7 ounce bottle from Charlie's Beer and Wine in Marietta, Georgia. Bottling Date: 18 NOV 2010.

Appearance: Delivers a hazy, golden body with a layer of short-lived foam just shy of an inch.

Smell: Citrusy, champagne vinegar-scented nose with notes of fetid oak, hewn straw and grains, green apple, and spiced ground minerals with some nostril cleaning phenols giving roundabout hints of licorice-menthol.

Taste: Crunchy hay drenched in lemon and white grapefruit juices for an acidic, tart, citrusy kick. Nibble of Granny Smith and white grape as the citrus settles down a bit. Subdued leather, barnyard qualities. Splash of mineral water. Long, dry, acetic finish. Very muted hint of spice remains on the tongue.

Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-low level carbonation.

Overall: It's a winner.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 16:33:11 | More by ChainGangGuy

spdyfire83

Ireland

4.45/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

253rd Review
75cl bottle poured in a 3F gueuze glass
Vintage: 1997

Enjoyed at the Drie Fonteinen Restaurant in Beersel (early June 2012).

A: Pours a bright golden sunshine. 2+ (frothy/cloudy off-white) fingernail head on medium pour.

S: Smells of hay, funk, cheese, barnyard, and lemon. Beautiful - age has done this beer quite well. Classic and amazing!

T: Taste follows nose, but the funk and must is a bit muted (likely because of the age). Lemon and aged cheese pronounced. Very good, but not quite great.

M: Light bodied with loads of carbonation.

O: All around a very solid and enjoyable beer! Armand does it again.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 15:18:37 | More by spdyfire83

StJamesGate

New York

4.2/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep glowing brass with loose white froth that’s gone in a flash.
White vinegar, green apples, soap, flower nectar, washed rind cheese and a touch of horse blanket.
Cream cracker malts, a dose of cidery tartness, melon and golden raisins, a whisper of a waxy hit, some funk, a limestone tang and lemon balm hops to end.
Mellow woody Marsala-like finish and dry linger.
Medium, creamy, very little fizz, dry.

A work in progress to appreciate the incredible complexity of geuze. Not sure why it’s called the champagne of Belgians, because fizz is the one thing missing. Otherwise, there’s a cornucopia of flavors in here that recombine in surprising ways to make me want to say silly things like a lemon and wine sauce for mussels. My awe includes a bit of confusion, but there’s no denying it’s a deep beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2012 14:16:46 | More by StJamesGate

ccrida

Oregon

3.4/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance is dull gold with a small white collar that leaves almost no lace. Bottle date 11/18/2010.

Smell is sweet, funky, phenolic.

Taste is pretty funky, there's some iron notes as well as iced tea like sweetness. A little fruity. This tea notes remind me of an ale that was heavy on the crystal malt, which I know was not in the mash bill here, but nevertheless is an unloved attribute.

Mouthfeel is slick, medium light bodied, lacking the spritz I look for in gueuze, more lambic like.

Drinkability is pretty good, the sweetness makes it more approachable than others, but I prefer much more pucker. I gotta say, regardless of how heralded a blender they are, it's not the most impressive geuze.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2012 04:46:17 | More by ccrida

dannydetox

California

4.43/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

a most barnyardy beer indeed. surprisingly high level of champagne-like carbonation on this straw colored gueuze. a little tingly as it goes down. my buddy david nailed it when he said horse blanket on the nose. funky, wild yeasty scents mingle with a bit of breadiness. tart and dry on the finish. goes great with epoisses.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2012 02:48:13 | More by dannydetox

barleywinefiend

Washington

4.53/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Poured a clear yellow with a huge white cap, nice lacing and bubbles

S: The barnyard funk, tart, acidity, and sweetness from the lemons and cherries are all very balanced on the aroma.

T: Slight vinegar and deceiving from the nose, not as tart as you might think. Slight barnyard funk, lemon, grass, hints of cherries. The tartness, funk and acidity kicked up as the beer warmed.

M: Light to medium body, good on carbonation. Light and tart.

O: Very good

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 20:27:30 | More by barleywinefiend

Philousa

California

4.38/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

375ML corked and caged, bottled November 3rd, 2011.

Pours a pale wheat color that is barely opaque. I can see the bubbles stream up from the stem of the glass, but anything on the other side is blurry. The cork came out before I could get the cage off, almost taking my eye out. Predictably, this thing overflowed with foam. The four finger head eventually settles to a thin layer of head with varied bubble sizes, pleasing the eyes. This aroma brings the funk. Hay, sweat, lemon, pear, and grape come to mind immediately, but it's very complex, lots to get out of it. Spices like cinnamon, allspice, and clove come out with a swirl. Must and acidity are present and stay high in the nose for a bit. Tart lemon immediately hits the tongue followed by grainy, wheaty malt. The taste all but disappears for a bit and a strong acidic bitterness comes to the forefront. It stays on the palate dry like cracked grain. This acidity/bitterness is a bit overwhelming at first, but I don't even taste it by the end of the glass. The flavor isn't quite as complex as the aroma, but most of the aromas can be picked out in the taste. Adding the yeast makes it a bit more spicy, like adding rye to the malt. There's also a nuttiness that's present as well. Typical of the style, this is watery. The acidity isn't harsh on the mouth, just the taste buds.

This is like drinking a barn at first. It's full of hay and sweat. Then other flavors and aromas come out. It's so complex. I'd say it's probably the most complex beer I've ever had. I described rye, acid, allspice, nuts, wheat, fruit. I mean, what else can come out of this thing? It was quite a ride and a treat. A special occasion beer if there ever was one.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2012 03:46:53 | More by Philousa

Reaper16

Alabama

4.53/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12.7oz. bottle -- dated December 10th, 2009 -- into a tulip glass

Pours a wheaty yellow-orange color. It's hazy, but not so much that you can't make out the carbonation streaming up to the head. And boy oh boy is there a lot of carbonation streaming here: it's like a swirling vortex. Greater than one finger of white foam -- on a very gentle pour -- with excellent retention. This is about as good-looking a gueuze as there can be.

The aroma is pretty complex, with its waves of varying fruit. Fresh-squeezed lemon is dominant here, of course. And not lemon juice, but lemon pulp. Tart but also fresh. There's some tart pear here too, and maybe a touch of pineapple. Banana was honestly the first fruit that I smelled when I reflexively smelled the cork, and that banana-flavored Runts aroma comes across in the nose in a minor way. Of course there's an astringent oak quality here. There's not as much funk as I was hoping for, but this gueuze certainly has its horseblanket going on. It's like smelling a lemon grove next to a used saddle and some old, decaying grass.

The taste follows the nose, but with more plasticky phenolic flavor. Like PVC and chlorine, this flavor. It subtracts from the intensity of the funk (which is lightly horseblankety on the palate). It plays nicely with the abundance of lemon and pear tart fruit flavors here, though. A touch of oak on the finish, along with a mineral/flint component not unlike that of many French white wines. It's complex yet light. And while I want it to be funkier, this is undeniably well-blended.

The mouthfeel is pretty soft, even with all of that visible carbonation. It smoothly delivers the waves of flavor here. Overall, this is a masterfully-blended bottle of gueuze. I still very much prefer Cantillon Classic Gueuze, but this is excellent.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2012 20:49:24 | More by Reaper16

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

4.45/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

750ml bottle served in a Kriek Flute glass.

A: Pours a nice orange clear color forming a huge white to yellow head. Medium retention. The head never disappears, actually and tons of lacings left in the glass. Body is very carbonated and bubbled

S: Lambic like in the nose. VERY fruity and tart. Notes of apples, white grapes and pears. Sweet grains, Lambic yeasts, a little bit metallic

T: Absolutely great. Amazingly smooth Geuze. Very well balanced sweetness/sourness. Upfront is sweet grains. Again, very fruity with notes of apples and white grapes. Bit metallic. End is intense Lambic yeasts

M: Light body, high carbonation. Such a pleasure. This is what call a perfect mouthfeel

O: Excellent drinkability. Perfect Geuze!

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2012 16:08:15 | More by eduardolinhalis

rodkin

Missouri

4.13/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottled February 28 2012

Cork comes out with a satisfying pop; I love that sound. Pours a hazy amber, kind of orangish copper color. Small head, dissipates really quickly. I personally think they're a lot prettier when they're not quite so hazy, or when the color is a bit more vibrant, but who really cares about the appearance anyway?

Smell is some funk, some mustiness, cheese, a little bit of green apple, maybe a hint of lemon. Pretty interesting. Doesn't smell too sour.

Tastes a lot more sour than it smells. Some old musty cobweb kind of taste comes through pretty strong, with a mineral aftertaste. Kind of earthy, some apple, and a little bit of something sweeter... apricot, maybe? A bit of lemon, too. Pretty interesting, very tasty.

Mouthfeel is excellent. Medium thickness, maybe slightly on the thinner side, with great carbonation that fills your mouth as you swish it around.

The drinkability on this is crazy. It's very tasty, and not so sour that it becomes painful to drink. A great summer beer. On the whole I prefer the cantillon gueuze, but this is still excellent.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2012 05:09:15 | More by rodkin