3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage (all from 2002-*)

Editor’s Note: This listing is for a special edition geuze that must have a label as seen on the left: either yellow with a purple "vintage" line as shown, or a red color field. It is not for a vintage year of regular Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze, which has its own listing.

Bottles pictured are reproduced with permission courtesy of Lambic.Info. Bottles shown include the various labels and size formats used for this geuze.

4.1

599 reviews

Beersel, Belgium

Community reviews

5.0 A 2010 - hugely nuanced, dry spicy, funky and superbly controlled acidity

4.4 37,5cl bottle (as vintage 2016; 7,3%) @ 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom (visited 31/10/2019), my 5400#. F: huge, egg-white, long lasting. C: deep gold, clear, with light haziness after adding yeasty sediment from bottom of the bottle which aged vertically. A: nice complex 3F funkiness, green kiwi, gooseberries, barnyard touch, woody. T: medium to almost full malty base, a lot of fruitiness, green kiwi, gooseberries, bit wheat, honey touch, light sourness, woody, I don’t feel higher abv here so very refreshing and complex together, fully enjoyed.

4.0 Bottle at RB bottleshare, same version as the one mentioned by explosivedog below: pours a darkish greyish yellow with some head. Aroma is hefty funk with a citrusy element. The beer was not overly acidic or sour. It had some sweetness. Deep complexity. Musty and a tad woody.

4.0 Bottle, at RB bottle share, 2007 St Valentijn Cuvee version. Pours orange gold. Funk, biscuit, little petrol, grapefruit, lemon, orange. Medium body. Good.

4.1 Vintage 2016 thanks to ShivanDragon. Funky aroma with oak, fruits, some citrus, straw, malt. Moderate sour, bit dry, tart. Medium body. Not thát outspoken, wonderfully complex though.

4.3 (vintage 2012) Hazy, yellow-golden colored, small white lacing, not lasting. Tart fruit, lemony citric sourness, medium+ sour, woody, moderate funky notes, dry finish. Medium bodied, soft-flat carbonation, oily.

4.0 375ml bottle. Part of the Summer 2019 pack. Fancy label job. Deep gold. Soft haze. Dense, glossy, lasting, white head. Nose has baked apple. New leather. Lemon rind. Old oak. Soft herb and peppery spice. Taste is a little dry, with an apple skin tartness. Medium body. Foamy carbonation. Tart and tangy. Touch of bitterness. More baked apple and oak on the finish.

4.1 Bottle, 2012 vintage. Aroma is musty cellar, overripe plums, leather, farmhouse funk. Orange with white head. Taste is light sour, very musty funk, horse blanket. Light body, oily feel and leathery brett finish

4.3 Bottle, 2010 vintage. Pours bright amber. Aroma and flavor are musty, funky, sour, bitter, acidic, malt, butter(nice kind), wheat, lemon. Overall: great+.

4.4 [2019-07-19] Flaska från Andreas, tack! Vintage 2007, St Valentijn Cuvée, syntetisk kork. Försiktig upphällning ger en klar guldfärgad vätska med liten tillstymmelse till krona. Finns en liten, tynande mängd kolsyra kvar. Inte mycket till arom att börja med, men växer till sig något. Kanske lite väl trött och oxiderad, med lite bittra kartongtoner som tränger igenom. I övrigt mycket beska från äppelskal och druvkärnor och lite djupare funkiga stalltoner. Tyvärr kanske passerat sin peak och är på nedgång (vilket verkar vara fallet just med syntetkorkarna på dessa). Hur som helst kul att testa! [4,2] [2019-10-05] Vintage 2016, Nightlights label, liten flaska. Ljus guldig vit krona, hög kolsyra. Typiska OG-toner med snygg funk, fat, äppelskal, gröna druvor, nötig sesam-ton, fat, druvkärnor, honung, snäll citruston. Åstramad. Gott.

3.8 Old rating rerated 03.05.2019, 0,375l bottle (2012 vintage) shared @ 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom: 03.05.2019, 0,75l bottle (2014 vintage) shared @ 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom: Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, hazy orangy color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish mineraly, oak, yeast, light malts, old rope, hay, minerals, dried fruits, grass, fruit stones, old citrus peel, bark, hints of butterscotch. Taste is dry sour-ish fruity, soda powder, sorrel, oak, mild vinegar, citrus acid, sour berries, grass, old rope, citrus peel, fruit salt, lemon. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.

4.0 (2014) Dzikość nieco bardziej wioskowa niż w standardach 3F, sporo owocowej i lekko miodowej słodyczy, kwaśność cytrynowa, mega orzeźwiające.

4.2 Bottle split at the Lambic-O-Doom, 08/12/18, 2014 vintage. Almost clear golden orange with a decent light cream head. Nose is wood must, funk, green berry piss, damp alleyway, lemon curd, grandads shed. Taste comprises damp wood, funk, musty, barnyard notes, dried apple skin, damp alleyway, lemon tinged straw, hay bale, light horseblanket. Medium bodied, massaging carbonation, semi drying close. Solid top draw Gueuze.

4.1 Bottle shared at Droom. 2014. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is dry lemon, dusty, wine must, little onion, woody funk. Flavour is composed of sharp dry. Funk, dried citrus, woody dusty funk, green apple, sharp,. Palate is sharp. Powdery, spritzy carbonation. Nice. Lovely complexity.

4.1 2002: Aroma of barnyard, grapefruit, apple cider vinegar, red apples. Taste of apples, horse saddle, grapefruit strong oak wood component, tanniny.

4.2 2008 bottle at 3f. medium tart cherry notes lemon barnyard. Med/light tart light body. Beautiful beer.

4.2 Bottle at 3F (2014). Golden color, white head. Sour taste with citrus, sour apple, earthy notes, gooseberry, tart, wheat, ripe fruits and oak. Sour finish with citrus, gooseberry, tart, oak, tart, earthy notes, wheat and grass. Exquisite gueuze.

4.7 750ml bottle. 2008 vintage. Pours dark golden yellow colour. Medium size white head. Barnyard, caramel, nougat, grass, earthy notes, slight acidity in the aroma. Acidic and grassy beginning. Woody and leathery notes in the middle. Tart, grassy and funky notes in the end. Crisp finish. Caramelly, bit nougaty, mildly acidic aftertaste. Really well balanced, complex and amazing geuze. It has this caramelly and nougaty undertone which gives it deepness of the port, but at the same time it is light as well. Amazing.

4.2 750ml bottle 05-02-2008 shared with Raskolnik0v and some Polish guys at Lambik-O-droom. Pours clear deep golden colour, off-white head stays nicely. Aroma is nutty, cheesy, woody, bit caramelly, tart. Taste is acidic, apples, gooseberry, berry skins, caramelly. Woody, acidic aftertaste. Medium body, bit sharp carbonation. Very complex and interesting, really nice. 375ml bottle, Nightlights 2016 vintage. Aroma is very similar to previous rating. Taste has some bitter notes. Carbonation is more mellow. Amazing, but overally older is better.

4.7 Backlog from BUMBa. Vintage 2014. Pours a hazy golden orange with a quickly fainting white head. Sweet stonefruit character, peaches, lemon zest, dry hay, medium funk, oak, nutty. Beautiful. 9-4-9-4-19: 4.5 31/08/2018 Vintage 2008. Thanks to Jeroen for sharing. Pours a hazy golden orange with a big white head. So much live left in this beer after 10 years. Time has given so much depth to the funk, barnyard, hay, oak, almonds, still zome citrus rind, lemon zest and stonefruit, wet leaves, peppery on the finish. The whole thing is so well-rounded and smooth on the palate. This seems to only get better with time. Makes me curious as to what the older vintages are like. 10-4-9-5-19: 4.7

4.0 375 ml bottle at Werckmeisters place, vintage 2005 shared by Werckmeister, many thanks! Pours a clear light amber with a quickly disappearing white head. Aroma of mild funk with quiet some wood, leather, hay, some mold and green apples - very nice smell. Medium body with a soft carbonation, a light sourness and a light to medium tartness. The flavor starts with green apples, oak, leather, hints of vinegar followed by wood and light sherry notes. Finishes very dry with a long lasting but not unpleasant fruity tartness, berry pits and lots of wood. Overall extremely balanced and smooth but still with intense flavors which blend together really nice - good complexity. Aroma: 8 Appearance: 4 Taste: 8 Palate: 4 Overall: 16

4.2 0,375l bottle at home shared by me, from trade with Erzegel, big big thanks. Vintage 2005. Bottled 10/02/2005, BB 02/2015. amber hazy color, small white head. smells grassy, earthy, musty, light cork, peppery, spices, wood, herbal, green apples, estragon. medium body, soft pearly carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes grassy, earthy, citric, some green apples, wood, spices, rather herbal, estragon, peppery. finishes medium dry and lightly sour with notes of green apples, herbal and some peppery notes. Very nice one, very smooth, just a tad on the herbal / grassy side and still rather dry. Lovely. 8/4/8/4/18 Rerate May 3rd 2019: 0,75l from bottle at the brewery. Vintage 2014. Golden almost clear color, small white head. Smells of wood, cognac, subtle funk, bit cheesy, light sherry. Very nice smell. Full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. Tastes wood, light cognac, earthy, peppery, but cheesy, but flowery, grassy, bit citric. Finishes dry and lightly sour with notes of earthy, peppery and woody notes. Very nice one, very subtle yet good to drink 8, 4, 8, 4, 16 Rerate 24.01.2021 0,375l bottle at Sanders place, shared by Sander. Vintage 2014. amber hazy color, medium white head. smells citric, grassy, funky, cheesy, tobacco, some wood, bit peppery, very nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes citric, grassy, herbal, funky, cheesy, bit peppery. finishes dry and light to medium sour with notes of funky, cheesy and citric notes. lovely, very good to drink, carbonation could be a bit too mellow. 8, 4, 8, 4, 18

4.2 375 ml bottle, vintage 2005. Shared by Werckmeister, many thanks! Amber-brown, slightly hazy body, with a medium, fluffy, yellowish head. Lovely, elegant aroma of wood, distinct green apples, moderate pears, some lovely sweet, chewy fruits. Tastes quite similar, with some more basement, more pears. Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a very moderate carbonation. Finishes round, smooth, wooden, quite dry, a bit sweet, fruity, with apples, pears, . Delicious. I really love the nose, round, fruity, even quite sweet and most of all very elegant. Taste is more on the dry side, while very balanced to drink. Outstanding, among my favourite 3Fs so far. Score: 9 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 17

4.5 A 375ml corked and caged but unlabelled bottle at 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom. 2010 vintage, bottled on 8th March 2010. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass. It was a hazy dark orange colour with a just under two finger puffy white head that had good retention and left some nice sticky lacing. Aromas of funk, barnyard, hay, earthy, citrusy lemon, oak with hints of herbal and green apple. Tastes tart, funky, hay, lemon, grapefruit rind, wet oak and hints of green apple. Smooth, light to medium bodied with low carbonation. Overall, just wonderful, with great aromas and taste continuing after 8 years in the bottle.

4.6 2008 bottle at 3F. Pale orange with a white head. Dusty, grassy with lemon zest, very well balanced oaky funk, green apple skin. Super delicate tartness leading to a dusty and citrusy ending. Superb.

4.4 02-05-18 // taster from bottle at Lambik-O-Droom. 2014 version. Darker orange, small white lacing. Loads of farmhouse funk, horse blanket, earthy mineral lambic, acidic with lemon touches. Lovely. 28-09-19 // bottle shared at Mon Petit Cafe Suttgart on Zwanze Day 2019. 2003 vintage. 375ml bottle.

4.2 2012. Vollmundiger Beginn, fein säuerlich, moderate Hefigkeit, stark bitter, erhöhte Karbonisierung. Intensiv, Heu, Leder, trockenes Mundgefühl. 10/12/12/13/11/13

4.3 Rami Rami is drinking an Oude Geuze Vintage (2004) by Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen at Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen & lambik-O-droom Ten wiek chyba glownie dal serowo-miodowe, daje wrazenie slodkosci, lekko tylko kwasne, sporo owocow jasnych... wychlalbym magnuma sam Rami Rami: Jakies fajne ziemiste tez nutki sa... fajnie sie te piwerka starzeja, noooo... wbrew jajaczacym na piwniczne aromaty Rami Rami is drinking a 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage 2016 by Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen at Powiśle Faktycznie troche czuc ten vintage lekka nutka serowa ktora bardzo lubie. Nie jest za kwasne na szczescie. I do tego tak fajnie cytrynowo. Fajna tez rownowaga miedzy dzikoscia, ta sianowata a owocowoscia... Takie 4.3+ dla mnie

4.2 75cl-fles (Vintage 2014) op Bespelingen van het Lot in de lambik-O-droom te Lot. U: Wazig goudblond-oranje met een witte schuimkraag. G: Veel brett, hooi, zolder en paardedeken. S: Licht zurig met wat moutzoetigheid. Brett, hout, hooi en zolder. M: Doordrinker met medium carbonatie.

4.4 (750ml 2008 bottle @ Lambik-O-Droom shared) Pours clear (pre-dregs) pale orange with a quite lofty and somewhat stable white head. Notes of still rather bright and slightly candied citrus, mixed apples, grape-y touches, moderate horseblanket/hay funk, slightly tannic grippy wood, fruit skins, a shade bitter, slight sour edge and bare hints of nutty oxidation creeping in, a pervasive fresh mineral wet pavement quality that combines with the high carbonation and citrus to make for a nicely fresh long finish for a ~10yo beer. Medium bodied, with fine mouth-filling mousse for carb. Beautiful stuff, balanced, deep and complex, with the fineries of age, just as you'd expect from 3F.