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De Cam Oude Geuze

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Brewery: Geuzestekerij De Cam
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: 2015 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) In grote eiken tonnen van meer dan honderd jaar, rijpt jarenlang lambiek, uit de 4 windstreken van het Pajottenland. Speciaal voor U werd lambiek van 1, 2 en 3 jaar oud zorgvuldig uitgeproefd gemengd en gebotteld.

(translated to English) In large oak barrels of more than a hundred years, lambic matures for years, from the 4 corners of the Pajottenland. Especially for you, lambic of 1, 2 and 3 years old was carefully tasted mixed and bottled.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.44

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, 2015 vintage. Poured into a The Lambic Basket gueuze glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden dark orange colour with a fluffy almost two finger white head that had good retention, eventually settling to a nice cap, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, funky, musty, barnyard, damp wood, fruity, apricot, apple, lemon.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, overripe apple, apricot, almost jammy but not really, funky, barnyard, oak, with a super lemon candy finish (sour and a touch sweet).
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good enjoyable complex aroma and flavours.

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3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.7%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Blend°63, Season 18/19

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze is een assemblage van één, twee, en drie-jarige traditionele lambikken, vergist op fles. Dankzij de spontane vergisting, de lange rijping op eikenhouten vaten, en de continue evolutie op fles ontstaat een uitgesproken complex en elegant natuurlijk bier. Lambik en Geuze zijn rijk levend erfgoed, eigen aan de Zennevallei! Ongefilterd en ongespasteurisserd.

Deze specifieke Oude Geuze werd geassembleerd met lambikken van 9 verschillende vaten en afkomstig van 6 verschillende brouwsels. De assemblage bestaat uit jonge lambikken en drie jaar oude lambik (33%), gebrouwen door Brouwerijen Lindemans en Boon.

(translated to English) 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze is an assembly of one, two and three-year-old traditional lambics, fermented in the bottle. Thanks to the spontaneous fermentation, the long maturation in oak barrels, and the continuous evolution in the bottle, a distinctly complex and elegant natural beer is created. Lambik and Geuze are a rich living heritage, characteristic of the Senne valley! Unfiltered and unpasteurised.

This particular Oude Geuze was assembled with lambic from 9 different barrels originating from 6 different brews. The assembly consists of young lambic and three-year-old lambic (33%), originating from Brouwerij Lindemans and Brouwerij Boon.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.5
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°63, season 18/19, bottled on 3rd April 2019. Served from a 3 Fonteinen lambic basket, and poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A nice clear golden colour with a just over one finger white head that had decent retention while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, barnyard, funky, oak, hay, green apple, with light lemon notes.
Taste: Sour, tart, funk, oak, hay, green apple, lime, lemon, with light notes of grape skin.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with high, lively carbonation.
Overall: Surprised I didn’t review this much earlier. For an Oude Geuze in the core range, this is right up there among the best in my opinion, along with 3F A&G and Tilquin Oude Gueuze. I also specifically picked blend°63 of season 18/19, because it’s been one of my favourites lately, since the paper label blends of 2015 and earlier. It’s just super easy and enjoyable to drink, it’s basically something I could down at all hours of the day.

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3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Gueuze)

Brewer Description: (from bottle) (in French) Assemblage de jeunes, mi-vieux et vieux lambic, brassés par 3 Fonteinen. Cent pour cent naturel, authentique, spontané et un peu têtu, mais toujours élégant et plein de caractère. La Pure Passion, comme Armand et Gaston l’ont toujours fait.

(English translation) Blend of young, middle-aged and old lambics, brewed by 3 Fonteinen. One hundred percent natural, authentic, spontaneous and a bit stubborn, but always elegant and full of character. The Pure Passion, as Armand and Gaston have always done.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.67
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.6

Intro: A 375ml bottle at Himmergiet, bottled on 7th October 2015 and best before 26th October 2035. Poured into a mini wine glass.
Appearance: It poured a slightly hazy golden orange colour with a one finger off white head that had pretty good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: 3F funkiness, sour, tart, barnyard, leather and lemon citrus.
Taste: Sour, tart, apple, farmyard, oak, grape, grapefruit and lemon juice.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, light bodied with high carbonation.
Overall: Another amazing gueuze from 3F. Perfect mouthfeel with wonderful matching aromas and taste. Must buy if you can find it!

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