Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend - Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen

tectactoe

Michigan

4.55/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to Ron for bringing this one to the tasting. This one was super carbonated - after twisting the cage off, the cork popped out on its own. Surprisingly enough, no gushing over. It pours a cloudy, dull-golden color with a white head that grows big and settles around a quarter-inch or so. No real lacing to speak of, only a little bit of wet legging.

Golden Blend has a nice pungency on the nostrils; sweet apples, lemons, and white grapes, mild funk and musk, lots of acidity and a heavy sour/tart character that is easily accessible just from smelling the beer. Some dry oak in the finish, along with some more funky and corky notes that come out more as the sourness settles a bit. I'm really digging the way this one smells - plenty of sweet and tart, juicy fruits with a perfect amount of funky yeast.

This one is super crisp and light on the palate. The heavy carbonation seemingly allows the beer to evaporate seconds after hitting your tongue. Super tart fruit up front, namely apples, white grapes, and some lemon zest. Very tart and puckering right out of the gate - even more so than the aroma would have you believe. Once the initial tart spike subsides, it's time for the funk. Big, heavy yeast flavors join; funk, cork, wet wood. The funk was a little stronger in the aroma than on the palate, but it's still a large contributor. Near the finish, I'm picking up some light cherry tartness as well. There's a slight bitterness near the very end, perfectly dulling the tartness and creating a nice "fade-out". Aftertaste is full of oak and funk mixed with the lasting fruit sweetness.

Wow, what a great tasting gueuze. Great balance of tart, sour, and funk. Easy to drink and so ghost-like on the palate that it's scary. Many thanks again to Ron for sharing this with us.

EDIT: Enjoyed this again a few weeks later thanks to Kevin. Still just as delicious as the first one. This is definitely the type of gueuze I would seek out because at this point in time, it's still not too hard to reel in, but it tastes amazing.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2013 18:01:04 | More by tectactoe

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%

05-20-2013 04:41:00 | More by Kmat10

ystazi

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%

05-19-2013 02:23:00 | More by ystazi

smakawhat

Maryland

4.76/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Poured from the bottle into a Drie Fonteinen stemware glass. Good nice simple pop, lots of smoke.

This is one of the most amazing beers I have ever seen. In this glass, a ROARING carbonation of fire is coming from the middle of the glass, with wonderful streaming legs of pinhead bubbles charging up the sides. The head is soapy white, never forms, but it magically re-appears with more carbonation coming to the top of the glass. Body is a booming peach glowing orange, with yellow and lemon colored hues, looks like a creamsicle Popsicle with all this color and clear see- through fast carbonation. The beer looks like it's from hell, it literally appears to be on FIRE! Amazing.

Nose has a nice floral hint, and classic earthy dry funk notes. Hints of lemon fruit sour tartness and mild acidity, some of the funk brings some classic pepper. Memorable and impressive.

Palate is just supper fun. Fruit filled mid palate full of body and super playful carbonation. Juicy apricots and fleshy rind mixing with crisp lemon dry character and funk earth. Huge flowery garden aromatic with great chewy apricot and lemon tartness. Apricot flesh rind just rips and feels dense in the mouth. This is like a super aggressive Fou Foune… sort of… sharp carbonation but nothing distractive, playful and a good malt backbone.

Stupid easy drinking, extremely memorable, I wish this bottle was bigger, a fantastic beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 01:05:49 | More by smakawhat

ngeunit1

California

4.33/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy white head. Fades normal.

S - Sweet wheat, vanilla, oak, tart green fruits, funky barnyard yeast, some sourness, lemon zest.

T - Sweet wheat and other grainy malts, tart green fruits, oak, vanilla, barnyard funky yeasts, a bit of sourness, lemon zest.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a funk, dry, and tart finish.

D - Great complex and smooth gueuze.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 04:28:51 | More by ngeunit1

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%

05-14-2013 23:09:09 | More by liamt07

MSandahl23

Indiana

5/5  rDev +11.6%

05-12-2013 12:51:06 | More by MSandahl23

Danny1217

Florida

5/5  rDev +11.6%

05-12-2013 08:41:05 | More by Danny1217

YogiMead726

California

4.75/5  rDev +6%

05-12-2013 02:28:29 | More by YogiMead726

dalepryor

Kentucky

5/5  rDev +11.6%

05-11-2013 19:59:23 | More by dalepryor

justforrazors

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +6%

05-10-2013 01:43:59 | More by justforrazors

IPAyForHops

California

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%

05-08-2013 23:31:08 | More by IPAyForHops

alelover

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%

05-08-2013 02:53:49 | More by alelover

pixieskid

France

4/5  rDev -10.7%

05-04-2013 21:37:04 | More by pixieskid

AlexChillton

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%

05-04-2013 08:11:56 | More by AlexChillton

hooliganlife

Missouri

4.59/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

pours a golden orange with about an inch of thick white head. light lacing. fairly clear with a slight haze.

heavy oak, very dominating. light sourness with faint green apple.

very oak heavy through out. loads of character from the oak. fairly sour with a balancing sweetness. a bit more green apple and maybe some light lemon. funk was a bit faint. light mineral. a bit like the standard oude gueuze with more depth.

light with perfect carbonation. flavors seemed to really pop on this.

really good. the price sucks now but i can see this being pretty epic in 5-10 years. everyone will be kicking themselves for not buying more.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 03:26:02 | More by hooliganlife

pperez38

California

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%

05-02-2013 09:50:30 | More by pperez38

TotallyHosed

Illinois

5/5  rDev +11.6%

04-28-2013 21:26:10 | More by TotallyHosed

mroberts1204

California

4.75/5  rDev +6%

04-27-2013 04:47:12 | More by mroberts1204

IrishColonial

Virginia

4/5  rDev -10.7%

04-26-2013 03:11:32 | More by IrishColonial

billab914

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%

04-26-2013 02:57:36 | More by billab914

Rhettroactive

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -5.1%

04-26-2013 02:52:32 | More by Rhettroactive

jibbyvonjibb

California

4.7/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Bottled on February 17, 2011.

Darker than usual (for gueueze) copper color. Aroma is subtle, with citrus, oak, but also peaches coming through (which regular one does not have), and a pinch of earthy funk. Taste is orange, vanilla, peaches & cream. Not much yeastiness which 3F usually has quite a bit of. Somewhat fuller bodied than regular 3F, and less acidic, which creates a silky sensation. Really a well balanced blend.

Worth $20? Well, not as a regular drinking beer, but i would recommend sour beer fans to try it at least once, because how many fantastic sour beers are made in the world? (answer: very little).

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 21:35:50 | More by jibbyvonjibb

Rinkor16

California

4.43/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Opened on 4/22/13 with my older brother. 375ml bottle dated 2/17/2011.

A: Hazy golden yellow color with a solid 2 inch head that stuck around.

S: Lemon, citrus, oak and a lot of funk.

T: Very acidic up front with oak and lemon in the background. Very smooth

M: Medium bodied with the right amount of carbonation.

O: This beer is excellent... But the price tag isn't. I can understand why it is so expensive, but at $22 for a 375ml bottle, it's a little hard to justify.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 00:43:59 | More by Rinkor16

drgonzo2k2

California

4.75/5  rDev +6%

04-21-2013 14:59:18 | More by drgonzo2k2