3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 1998 (50th Anniversary)
Specially made for Drie Fonteinen's 50th anniversary in 1998.
4.3
246 reviews
Beersel, Belgium
Community reviews
(bottle) very hazy bright amber colour with a bubbly light-beige head. aroma of bretty funk and vanilla, with a light touch of caramelized wheat, some yeast, acetone, dill and apple vinegar. flavour is more mellow, with lots of caramel and vanilla, a hint of lemon juice, walnuts, black bread crusts and pears in the rather bitter earthy finish. medium- to heavy-bodied with lively carbonation. a bit past its prime.
Bottle from the cellar, good condition. Deep dark golden, golden foam. Light spongy, fennel, wet leather, a hint tar. Dry, mellow, sparkly. Fermented grilled lemons, raspberries, a bit sponge, rubber, rural notes, rubber seal and iodine retronasal. Given the age quite wonderful.
Old rating from RBESG 2008, grand tasting: 9 3 9 4 18 Cloudy yellow, creamyb head. Sour/citric.Citrus, milk acid wood. Beautiful balance. Mellow bubbly. Mildew retronasal. Beautiful.
Bottle, rating #5000, many thanks jonas! Hazy orange color with super fluffy white head. Aroma is funky lemon, earthy, just a touch of burnt bread. Taste is earthy, lemony, with again only a touch of the 3 Fonteinen-typical burnt bread, apple funk, a tiny note of vinegar and leather. Lively carbonation, silky mouthfeel. Amazing stuff, still after all these years, although I'm pretty sure it would have been better 2-3 years ago.
Znakomite, pełne piwo w którym odnajdziemy mnóstwo kwaśno-słodkich smaków z długim finiszem w oprawie stajenno/ziołowej. Świetne.
Had a bottle at Akkurat -- what an amazing beer! Really hope I get to tick this one again. Very well balanced, just a delightful experience.
Basement funk awesome. Aroma is unique and amazing. So much musty basement. Bottle is even musty looking. Hazy Orange still looking. Hella basement flavors tangy bone dry lingering funky basement. Carb is there and AIDS in the drying aspect. Tastes rare and old. Thanks bvc.
Bottle at Max & Jess’s for an impromptu barbecue thing when I was down for Comic Con.. Pours a hazed amber with a thin white head. Big funk and musk on the nose, earthy barnyard and hay. Medium bodied, light tartness big hay, nice funky earthiness. Long musk, great yeast characetr.
Dark golden pour. Menthol and fruit snacks in the nose, must. Taste is tart lemon, more citrus, leather, caramel. Exceeded my expectations, especially considering its age.
Bottle shared at the Moeder Lambic cellar session 2015. provided by dennis, thanks again. poured a cloudy golden to light amber colour with a nice white head. smell is just incredible, and is indeed very similair to the mellenium version. old dusty cowebs, earthy dirt, citrus, zesty, and some clear wooden barrel funk. old cheese, very old funky and awesome. taste is funky sour lemons, good amount of acid, funk, old hay, just like an old dusty cellar, aged so very peaceful. lovely stuff
Bottle shared at the Moeder Lambic cellar session 2015. Pours hazy orange golden with a small to medium off white head. Aroma has a beautiful funk, dry dusty cellar, cobwebs, light minty notes, light citrus and tart fruits. Flavour is light moderate sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Absolutely beautiful stuff, reminiscent of millennium geuze.
04.04.2015, 0,75l bottle @ Akkurat Bar & Restaurant:
Nice slightly fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish, rope, minerals, oak, berry skin, sorrel, unripe berries, weeds, grass, old cellar, hints of old citrus peel. Taste is mild and slightly sour-ish dry, sorrel, berry skin, grass, citrus peel, oak, minerals, unripe berries, rope, weeds, soda powder. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and sour-ish mouthfeel. Very nice and well balanced.
Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. Shared with Mathieu87. Long time want!!
APPEARANCE: clear blond beer, nice stable white head.
NOSE: sour, fruity, oak, barnyard.
TASTE: sour, fruity, oak, barnyard, bit grassy even. Preserved very well!
Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear pale golden beer with an big lacy offwhite head. Sour rubber, grassy, barnyard, leather aroma.
Sourish citrus, grassy floral, fruity earthy flavour. Lovey beer! RLGK:s celebration beer # 10000 (from my backlogg). Now i´m waiting for his #20.000 :-)
Bottle shared at the 5K/7.5K/10K tasting - who has a 7.5K tasting?, massive thanks to Jackl for this rarirty - I raise this glass to his 5,000, 30/12/14.
Hazed orange amber with a big old off white head of bubbles - looks the proverbial bollocks does this!
Nose is light dung, musty wood, straw, earthy, apple core, gentle poo in the form of a careless skidmark, big funky horse duvet etc.
Taste comprises more apple core, light citric, dank wood, Grandads shed - the 3rd draw from the top in the far corner, musty grapes, light dry rot, wooded.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close filled with funk.
Solid stuff for 16+ years old, lots of depth and character.
30th December 2014
5 Kay, 7.5 Kay, 10 Kay Tasting. Thanks to Jack fort this whale. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy soft palate, mild fine carbonation. Wet wood, dank and a little dusty tasting. Milfd but tired dried fruits. More dust before a soft semi dry finish. Mild bitter linger. Inoffensive and drinkable but not getting the wow factor here.
Bottle @ The Tasting via trade. Rating #5000!! Special thanks to the London Crew and all the guys from VA/DC for helping me get here! Pours deep hazy amber orange with a massive craggy white head. Nose is very rustic and earthy. Huge barnyard, manure, gym sock and wet wool. Lemon spritz. Hay and mineral. Wonderfully complex and still vibrant. The flavour’s so earthy. Dirty lemon, hints of jasmine tea. Mandarin orange. Bretty funk. Slight biting acid on the finish. Still fresh and zippy. Not nearly as muted as other samples Ive tried from the late 90s. Full carb. Overall, great stuff from my favourite producer.
Bottle shared in London - many, many thanks to Jack. Opens with a bang but doesn’t gush at all - thankfully. The aroma is dense, full of damp grass, wet wood, slightly rotten lemons. Light sweet flavor with moderate acidity, licks of salt, abandoned basement, sturdy grassy bitterness, some oily tangerine rind. Light bodied with lively, massaging carbonation. Quite dry on the finish with mild tannins, bitter citrus rind and grass, acidic bite, dried lemons, salt, soaked wood. Great stuff. Impressively bright and lively for its age. Wonderful.
Bottle sampled at THE FESTIVAL 2014 in LA with Linh and Scarlett. Pours a deep golden reddish body with thick lacing. Aroma is wood, cheese, funky fruits and light oxidation. Mouthfeel is on the softer side as far as 3Font goes - I’m assuming this has mellowed out over the years (~16 at this point). Flavors consist of funky earthy fruits, vanilla, cherries, damp old wood, light barn, soft sourness, lots of cheese and oak. Really cool to be able to try this.
Pours hazy cloudy with a decent sandy head. Aroma is sweet spritzy apples and tart yeast pleasant in the nose, fresh sweet spring. Flavor is tart and sweet balanced ambrosia like yeast, a little sweeter than tart which I love! This aged really well with great carbonation and a juicy body!
750 ml bottle to geuze glass, to the face all by myself because it’s on-site only. Looks good; a hazy darker geuze orange with fizzy eggshell head. It was a gusher, so the carbonation has clearly held nicely. Smells and tastes outstanding; funky, spicy, fruity (mostly citrus), and mildly floral with a bit of a damp basement presence as well. Tastes like it smells with a pleasant mouthfeel. Complex and world-class, even after all these years.
Bottle at Astoria share. Rating 8,600. Pours gold white head. Nose/taste of funky cheesecloth, oak, earthy funk and lemon. Dry. Medium body.
Botttle at Akkurat, split with friends. Pours a hazy peach with a medium white head. Aromas of grass, citrus, funk, leaves and some flowery notes. Taste is very earthy and musky with spring-like newness and dew notes with citrus and funkiness as well. Mouthfeel is dry and vinous. Very good!
August 12, 2014. Bottle at Akkurat.
Pours hazy golden/orange with a small white head. Aroma is funky, citrus, grass, barnyard, leather, wood and light mint. Taste is smooth medium acidic, funky, fruity, citrus, grass, wood. Finish is light acidic with a fruity and funky undertone. Light/medium bodied.
Bottle thanks to Minh. Pours a cloudy orange with thick frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong wood, funk, peach pit, feet, rubber. Medium mouthfeel with nice funk, wood, cheddar, lingering dry finish. Really enjoyed this one.
At Akkurat with kimberly Stefan, and Taylor. Pours white head that disappears, orange murky. Aroma is musky barrel funk, heavy earthy dirt notes, blunt musk. Taste is dry funk, old hay, super balanced and smooth with a beautiful flavorful funk, complex. Love. I had side by side with 50th anniversary and preferred the fresh lemon refreshing notes of the 50th more.
Bottle @ Mikkeller Bar in San Francisco. One of the last few bottled 3F beer I have yet to track down. Flipped my crap when i saw this on the shelf. $180 for a 75CL bottles split 1 way with me, myself and I and like all good Lambic, savored for 3 hours. Delicious. I believe it was around 50F temp when served.
A - First pour was a burnt dark orange / gold appearance. The cork had a HUGE pop exploding but not gushing. GREAT SIGN! First pour was a 5 finger solid white huge bubbly head. Subsequent pours got more cloudy obviously. Dregs were dark brown w/ hints of red.
S - Nose is a mix of blue cheese, cardboard basement musk and funk with a lot of wood, mold and more cheese the 3F funk with lemon nose is there but super subdued. Reminds of the same funky moldy basement funk that I got from Blauw.
T - a know what....taste is pretty freaking awesome. Yes a lot of cardboard and shoe polish. A lot of leather and wood and moldy grapes. But it’s incredibly tart and well done. Lots of lemon, cloth aged old cheddar and funk classic 3 F. Tart overall.
M - Bursting classic 3F mouthfeel. Bubbly, filling and huge.
O - Great beer. Like all 10+ year old Gueuze, it’s not wonderful as super fresh stuff but it’s still fantastic. I’m happy having had the chance to try this delicious beer.
How: Bottle.
Where: Shared with rlgk, Aniela and omhper at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy yellow colour with a thick white head.
Aroma: Sour, grass, hay, citrus, barn.
Body: Medium to full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sour, citrus, grapefruit, tart, fruit, hay.
Comment: Balanced and smooth.
Beer #10000! Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear pale golden/yellow beer with a quite nice offwhite head. Sour rubber aroma, grassy, leather, barnyard, sour, biscuits, hay, floral, funky, woody, grapefruit, citrus notes, lemon and some cheese. Sour woody flavor, citrus, earthy, tart, grapefruit, cheese, hay, grapes, hay, dandelions, floral, lemon, fruity, grapes, red apples, notes of berries, citrus, some pome granate. Very smooth, i guess the years have taken away some edges on this beer. Very nice, a perfect beer to celebrate with!!!
(backlog) Bottle. Very hazy golden pour with tan head. Funky wild aroma, light woody, nutty, musky tones. Citrus, funky and musky tones, some light off mint(?) tone.
Pour out of 750 mL bottle, at Bill’s place. Opened with a pop, slight gush but not bad. Pour was clear golden pour big fluffy white head, aroma brought notes of big mineral, earth, salty grain, hints of floral, hot springs, early rainy grass notes. Taste is a mix of vanilla oak, floral, nice mineral, iron, nice grassy, fresh earthy smell, slight horse blanket, finishing bitter, tart, slightly earthy, dry. Wow.