3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend
The Golden Blend is made with 4 year old Lambic that accounts for 25 % of it’s contents, the rest of the blend is made up by a "secret" combination of 1, 2 and 3 year old Lambic.
The exact mixture is only known by the master-blender Armand himself.
The name "Golden Blend" is not far away from the truth, in fact, the 4 years of maturation in oak-wooden barrels is making this particular Lambic very expensive.
Due to the "evaporation" through the barrels, only a small percentage of the lambic is left over after 4 years of maturing.
The 2015 version (bottle date 12/03/2014) has 7.5% ABV (although some labels say 6%)
The exact mixture is only known by the master-blender Armand himself.
The name "Golden Blend" is not far away from the truth, in fact, the 4 years of maturation in oak-wooden barrels is making this particular Lambic very expensive.
Due to the "evaporation" through the barrels, only a small percentage of the lambic is left over after 4 years of maturing.
The 2015 version (bottle date 12/03/2014) has 7.5% ABV (although some labels say 6%)
4.1
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Beersel, Belgium
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Aroma; fruit jam, caramel malts, tart, wood, farmhouse, yeast, nut, oak, juices. Look; off-white head on silky golden body. Taste; fruit jam, caramel malts, tart, wood, farmhouse, yeast, nut, oak, juices. n finishes juicy tasty. Feel; nice body n co². Overall; it`s good. [cleaning garaž solo tasting, btl@Norway's Healthy Fluids Chain]
Ciupke gorsze niż to poprzednie, trochę soku spod brzoskwiń, bardziej wytrawne, nieco pustsze. Trochę nafty w aromacie.
W aromacie dzikość umiarkowana, brzoskwinia, lekka mleczność. Barwa pomarańczowa, piana ładna. W smaku pełne, słodowe, lekko do średniej dzikość, nieco jabłek. Musujące. Bardzo fajne.
Fanatyk Piwa is drinking a 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend (2014) by Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen at Untappd at Home
Bardzo czyste, mega wytrawne, kwaśność średnia, funky, cytrusy, lekkie drewno. Przypomniało czemu uwielbiam 3F.
Vintage 2011. Half champagne bottle from Piwa regionalne in Katowice. Niewielka, praktycznie minimalna piana, ale tworzy koronke w grubym szkle do Geuze. Jest dosc ciemne jak na lambicka, barwa morelowo rdzawa. W aromacie juz czuc zebrane i trzymane w wilgotnej piwnicy sporo czasu gruszki, nektarynki, brzoskwinie. W smaku kwaskowe, szczypiace winno-octowe ale ze spora dominacja miazszu owocow pomaranczowych miekkich, mialem wrazenie jakby to bylo peche lambic. Ogolnie wytrawne taninowe wykonczenie, bardzo dobre choc inne geuze, mile zaskoczenie. Pairing with my easter dinner.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020. "Golden Blend Assemblage n°24". Bottle, 37.5cL (2/2018 > 2 years old). 6.7%. Purchase ("Bier Market", Nantes (44), FR). Home. With my parents & Cyril & Virginie & co... online. A golden clear beer ; nice small stormy bubbly ; medium white head ; short retention. Wood, light wild leather character, "stinky" barnyard for sure !, watery yes , light fruits (plum). Medium to sharp dry fresh sour ; thirst-quencher ; light sweet note. Lack of depth. Light to medium rising body, thin texture, average gaseous, funky wild dry sour lasting finish. Overall, very good, great ! "Sharp wild watery sour" feeling ; "crystalline" feeling... I expected more of this gueuze ; maybe I should have waited more time...
Earthy with a kiss of sweetness. Great balance, lively, touch leathery. Solid.
Аромат отличный, много ягод, что то вроде смородины и кислого компота, много яблок и сока от него, есть все признаки фермы, и сено и земля с признаками скота. Цвет немного более мутный чем обычно для Ламбика. Вкус очень ровный и сбалансированый. Ощущается яблоки и сок от него, кислота есть но не сильная и не резкая. Много сухофруктов как будто, с намеками на курагой. Послевкусие с душком от специй и травянистостей. Как будто даже хмель с сухостью. В целом, ровный и отличный экземпляр кисляка.
Pours a clear, deep golden amber coloration with a small, fizzy head. Smell is dominated by quite rich, musty, blue cheese funk and tart and fruity yeast esters of green apple, pear and gooseberry, as well as some lemongrass, hay and musty oak. Taste is a superb balance of quite rich and nuanced musty, moldy, cheesy funk, expressive, tart, fruity and slightly spicy yeast esters of green apple, pear, apricot, white grape, gooseberry, lemongrass, clove and white pepper as well as a distinct earthy, musty oak presence and lighter notes of hay, white vinegar and sulphur. Finishes with a medium tartness and some rich funky and estery notes lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth, effervescent mouthfeel with a medium/rich body and medium/strong carbonation.
What really stands out here is the rich, complex and quite nuanced funkiness that ranges from sweaty, musty notes to moldy blue cheese and mushrooms, being backed up and balanced by an assertive, but not overpowering lactic acidity and tart, estery fruit, with quite an array of fruity notes and lighter spicy accents as well as a not too heavy, but distinct earthy, musty oak presence, making for a quite a rich, complex, yet superbly balanced Geuze, with no aspect of the flavor profile feeling overpowering while still mainting a tremenduous depth of flavor. Without a doubt the best and most funky Geuze I've ever had, with a superb complexity and sublime balance.
Bottle
Aroma-barnyard, sour fruits
Appearance-golden, hazy, white head
Taste-heavy sourness, light sweetness
Palate-medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish
Overall-very good
Bottle, 17/18, bottled 8 feb 2018. Color: Hazy orangish golden, white head. Aroma: Funk, hay, apple, appleskin. Taste: Very smooth, over moderate tart, light to moderate sweet, light bitterness. Farm barn funk, hay, fruity mix of sweet and sour apple, appleskin, grape, gooseberry. Now and than some subtle vinegar notes. Oak wood. Dry mouthfeel. Great balance, great complexity. Wow! Lovely!
Flaske: Hands down en af de bedste geuze jeg nogensinde har smagt. Hestedække og meget surhed. Smagen er ekstrem balanceret og selvom pH er lav er der en fantastisk balance. Lækker øl.
A 52
750ml bottle, 16/17. Pours cloudy light amber colour, white small head stays. Aroma is funky, earthy, wet woody, dried apples and yellow fruits. Taste is quite sour, funky, earthy, oaky, bit tannin, apple skin, raw gooseberry. After some warming nice vinegary notes come in aroma and aftertaste. Medium body, quite high carbonation. Taste is really nice and overally it's nicely balanced, but in my opinion at the moment too fresh to drink. Anyways, aroma is allready beautiful!
I'd leave it to cellar for at least 10 years. It's masterpiece, but not yet ready to drink it.
Gold pour, white head. Aroma of honeysuckle, peach, light notes of pepper and grass. Taste follows; a bit dryer than expected.
The aroma is very saturated: peaches, honey, a little from brettanomyces. Bright orange, cloudy, slight white foam. The taste is fruity, here again peaches and honey, acidity is very moderate. The finish is dry. The body is medium, carbonation is small.
28-09-19 // bottle shared at Mon Petit Cafe Suttgart on Zwanze Day 2019. 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend (season 17|18) Blend No. 24. 375ml bottle. §F doesnt disaapoint. A lovely and complex Geuze blend.
Vooral de charmeert door het gebruik van de 4 jaar oude lambiek in de blend! Magnefieke stevig zuren, schitterende gouden kleur. Top glas bier
Copy gold leader. Hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma of grass, barnyard funk, leather, tart. Medium bodied, moderate tartness, complex, tasty, overpriced.
Golden Blend n 24,season 17/18, alc. 6,7%vol. Żółte wchodzące w bursztyn mętne piwo z wysoką pianą która dość szybko znika. Aromat białych owoców, nuty stajni, kwaśny. W smaku dominują kwaśne jabłka, kwas bez octu. Czołówka geuze
( bottle)
Aroma: leather, lemon peel, funk
Taste: semi-spur, rather dry, flavour of peach, leather, lemon and funk.
Palate: medium body, medium carbonation.
Overall: Very leather-driven, Nice ! (4.1)
( bottle BLEND no:91)
Very barnyardy and fruity ! ( 4.2)
Bottle, 2011 vintage. Pours amber. Aroma and flavor are sour, sweet, bitter, fruity, oaky, funky, acidic. Finish is intense dry bitter. Overall: very good.
bottle at home. my bottle was bottled on my birthday last year. Itt was sour obversly but was also dry and acidic tasting
Blend no 24, 2017/2018.Aroma of wet cow leather,full of lambic funk,sour lemon, sour green apple, faint wood. Taste of lambic funk,rotten apple, leather, barnyard, earth, wood and sour lemon. Medium body. High carbonation. Complex taste with a long funky/leathery finish.
Bottle from February 2018, thanks to Kanne. Aroma is musty, floral, grapefruit skin, light tea-like, slight vanilla, funky. Golden colour with white head. Taste is dry, moderate- sour, funky, nice cellar, grapefruit. Light body, dry feel and tart oaky finish.
Piwne degustacje @ Browariat, Katowice, 18.05.2019
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend (season 17|18) Blend No. 6
Lekko skórzane, kwaśne umiarkowanie, niezbyt intensywne . Dzikie, wytrawne. OK!
Mooie oranje kleur met een goede kraag. funky, droog, houterig, vanille, verder niets opgeschreven maar was wel prima
Well stored bottle from my cellar. Quite clear golden body with a small white head, lively carbonation like champagne bubbles. Aroma is super smooth and soft with funk, mild wood, light acidity, fruit and ripe apple. Flavor is also extremely smooth and easy drinkable with soft Brett, ripe fruit, wood, smooth and mild acidity. Perfect balance both in flavor and body, long lasting aftertaste. One of the best Geuzes I have tasted.
Bottle. Golden body with white head. Aroma is is grapes fruits malts hints of caramel. Taste is malts barrel fruits. Aftertaste is nice balanced with some bitterness in the background.
Blend No. 52. Deep golden color. Fruity field funk with meadow flowers on the aroma. Taste has just the right amount of sourness with lots of grassy and earthy funk.