Style and Colour: Lambic Gueuze. Assemblage N°4. Saison 19/20
Taste: Subtle sourness up front immediately followed by a fruity smooth bitter aftertaste with a hint of sweetness from the honey.
Alcohol: 7.3 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 8° C
Fermentation: Blended with lambik from 8 different barrels and no less than 10 different brews. Some of 3 Fonteinen own harvested summer 2019 honey was added to this blend. The oldest lambik was brewed at the end of 2016. One of the lambik was brewed with fresh Coigneau hops, a local lambik variety. This blend has aged for over a year at the time of the release. Refermentation in the bottle gives this Geuze its famous champagne-like spritziness.
The Brewery: 3 Fonteinen is a traditional lambic brewer and blender located in Beersel South Brussels, founded in 1883 by Jacobus Vanderlinden. The name 3 Fonteinen means three fountains and originally referred to the hand pumps that were used to serve the three types of beer: lambic, faro, and kriek. 3 Fonteinen started brewing his own lambic in 1998.
Origin: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels. It is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria. Oude Gueuze’ label was accorded legal protection by the European Union. Brewers are now only allowed to call their product Oude Gueuze if the older lambic used in the process has been aged for three years, has matured in oak barrels and is free of any artificial sweeteners.
Food: Pairs wonderfully with mussels, crab, asparagus, duck, eggs, blue or goat cheese and desserts like waffles.
