Armand'4 Oude Geuze Winter - Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen

rodkin

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev -3.6%

01-27-2013 17:22:12 | More by rodkin

gueuzedreg

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +2%

06-04-2013 17:05:22 | More by gueuzedreg

Michigan

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +7.7%

06-02-2013 23:35:47 | More by Michigan

SpeedwayJim

New York

4.63/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to Dan for this one. 750ml corked and caged bottle into a Cantillon Zwanze Day stemware. Shared with schen9303.

Pours a big, fluffy 4 finger frothy light cream colored head with great retention. Beer is a slightly cloudy dark orange/bronze. Lacing is patchy and thick with moderate cling. A great looking beer.

Nose is crazy aromatic. Rotting, acidic hay, wet wood, cheesy funk, lemon, and tart citrus fruit. Grassy. Real dank and musty. Incredible.

Opens tart. Apricot and citrus. Wet wood, cheesy funk, lemon tartness, and grass. Dried hay in the back tickles the tongue. Cobwebs and grassiness. Real carbonated and prickly. A very light peppery presence right at the end. Aftertaste of tart wet wood. Very good.

Light bodied with moderate to ample carbonation. Prickly and aggressive in the mouth and dry going down. Finishes dry with a lingering, sticky, puckering aftertaste. Nearly perfect.

Easily one of the best gueuzes I've ever come across and on par with the other Armand series beers. This will age with the best of them and I can't wait to see how it mellows out and what other flavors might evolve and develop.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2013 01:48:38 | More by SpeedwayJim

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +2%

05-22-2013 23:41:54 | More by oldp0rt

Envelopes

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +2%

05-21-2013 05:47:44 | More by Envelopes

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +2%

05-19-2013 16:55:17 | More by tom10101

jvillefan

California

4.53/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: The body is a dark yellow almost orange color with a quickly disappearing lacing of head that was an off white color.

S: Quintessential gueuze. It has the funk that gueuzes have along with a very earthy aroma. There was subtle citrus to go along with everything else.

T: Very crisp to start out. There was a pleasent souring along with some tart. The citrus flavors in the aroma match the flavors. Earth tones come in and finish the flavor off in a very pleasant way.

M: A little thin but to be expected from a gueuze. The carbonation bit was perfect.

O: A very well done gueuze. The dry finish makes this one of the best I've had to date.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 02:57:51 | More by jvillefan

VAbdoyan

California

5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-02-2013 07:05:03 | More by VAbdoyan

baybum

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +13.4%

04-29-2013 16:56:19 | More by baybum

cfrances33

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.7%

04-29-2013 01:40:19 | More by cfrances33

ridglens

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +7.7%

04-28-2013 23:44:22 | More by ridglens

beernads

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +2%

04-11-2013 07:04:45 | More by beernads

Shmeal

Oregon

5/5  rDev +13.4%

04-05-2013 19:28:35 | More by Shmeal

redblacks75

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev -3.6%

04-03-2013 22:44:48 | More by redblacks75

mattafett

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +2%

04-02-2013 02:04:12 | More by mattafett

huskermike12

Iowa

4.75/5  rDev +7.7%

04-02-2013 01:07:26 | More by huskermike12

zestar

California

4.5/5  rDev +2%

03-20-2013 08:25:44 | More by zestar

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev -3.6%

03-15-2013 02:12:15 | More by yourefragile

drummermattie02

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -3.6%

03-12-2013 14:25:33 | More by drummermattie02

rudzud

Massachusetts

3.65/5  rDev -17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Shared with JLindros and company at the last whale tasting. Reviewed from notes

A - Poured into my Kate the Great tulip a hazy orange hue with a one finger head that leaves some nice light lacing.

S - Deep forest here, earth, but then... light rubber and leather. Really not a fan of the rubber tree thing going on here.

T - Taste is same as the nose. Nice lightly sour and faint funk. Some hay and then it finishes with burnt rubber tones. Really disrupts whats going on with this beer.

M - Mouthfeel is good. Lightly tart though on the thinner side.

O - Overall, not a bad beer, but not sure if its age or handling or what but that burnt rubber really kills this. Doesnt taste like one of Armand's best.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2013 02:15:50 | More by rudzud

jegross2

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -3.6%

02-08-2013 04:53:43 | More by jegross2

Tnudish

Wisconsin

3.69/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

Reviewed from notes. Tried side by side with the rest of the Armand’4s in early 2012.

A-Winter pours a cloudy/hazy amber orange in color with a moderate amount of off-white head.

S-The nose on winter differs from the other Armand’4 we’ve had, it is more perfume-like in my opinion. The funkiness is still there, but this is definitely perfumey in nature.

T-The difference from the other Armand’4s continues in the taste. This is sweeter in comparison to the other 3. It is noticeably less acidic, sour and doesn’t have as much funky punch to it as the others either.

M-Mouthfeel is light and creamy, with fizzy carbonation, light acidity, and a long finish.

O-This is definitely the weakest of the 4 Armands. I would be hard pressed to buy this for any reason other than completing the set. In my eyes, this is a sufficient drop off in quality from the other 3.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 22:16:24 | More by Tnudish

pokgye

California

4.5/5  rDev +2%

01-24-2013 19:43:03 | More by pokgye

MordorMongo

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +2%

01-13-2013 19:33:23 | More by MordorMongo