Style and Colour: Lambic Gueuze. Assemblage N°27. Saison 23/24
Taste: Sharp citric sourness up front immediately followed by a fruity smooth bitter/sour aftertaste.
Alcohol: 8.1 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 8° C
Fermentation: Blended with 1, 2 and 3 year-old lambics from 5 different barrels originating from 16 different brews. A true Geuze, unfiltered and unpasteurized, and aged in the bottle for at least a year after blending. Refermentation in the bottle gives this Geuze its famous champagne-like spritziness.
The Brewery: 3 Fonteinen
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.
