3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (S19/20 #62)

REGION: Beersel, BEL
SIZE: 750ml / ABV: 6.0%

This particular Oude Geuze has been blended with lambics from 6 different barrels and originating from 7 different brews. Almost 80% of this blend consists of lambics originating from Brouwerij Lindemans wort brewed in 2016, 2017 and 2018. A true Geuze. A blend of 1, 2, and 3 year-old lambic unfiltered and unpasteurized and aged in the bottle for at least 6 months after blending. Continued fermentation in the bottle give this Geuze its famous champagne-like spritziness. The lambic that goes into it is brewed only with 60% barley malt, 40% unmalted wheat, aged hops, and water, spontaneously fermented by wild yeasts, and matured in oak casks.

Dating back to at least 1883, 3 Fonteinen is an iconic lambic producer with a serious cult following. The name 'three fountains' refers to the hand pumps used to serve the three types of lambic at the inn. The business was almost ruined in 2009 after a faulty thermostat resulted in 80,000 bottles of cooked lambic, many exploding, resulting in huge financial loss. We're thankful that 3 Fonteinen is still here to this day and producing some of the most highly sought after lambic in the world.