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Revision as of 18:40, 22 December 2015
Description
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze is an oude geuze brewed and blended 3 Fonteinen. It is released yearly in many batches in both 37,5cl and 75cl bottles. It has occasionally been available in 1.5L bottles as well. Recent vintages are labeled as 6% ABV.
History / Other Notes
Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze is one of the oldest beers in their portfolio. Bottles dating as far back as 1959 have been opened and shared among lambic drinkers. Old bottles with no labels have corks stating "Debelder", indicating the brewer. During the years preceding 1999-2000, 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze had been produced by blending other producers' lambic. After Armand leased a computerized brewing system in 1998 and began producing his own lambic[1], subsequent blends contained both lambic from Armand as well as from other producers. It is unclear if 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze was ever bottled using Armand's own lambic exclusively. In 2009, a failure of the climate control mechanism resulted in a massive loss of product. This huge financial loss, coupled with the fact that the lease on the brewing system was expiring, meant that no more lambic would be brewed at 3 Fonteinen for the foreseeable future.
To get the brewery back on its feet, Armand released a serious of special geuze blends to raise capital to acquire new brewing equipment. In the time between 2009 and late-20013, 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze was a blend of lambic from Boon,Lindemans, and Girardin, with Girardin only being used through 2010. By 2013 the new brewing equipment was in place and Armand began brew again. The first batch of 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze to contain a portion Armand's lambic after the thermostat incident was bottled on 11/27/2013.
There have been several labels for 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze over the years. The white label documented below was used in the 1990s and early 2000s for both the US and Europe. It notes that the beer won the O.B.P Trophy (Objective Beer Tasters) in 1993. 3 Fonteinen has also used neck labels on occasion (pictured below) for larger-format bottles.
In 2004, the labels switched over to the standard 3 Fonteinen labels seen in stores today. The U.S. versions are yellow and white, while the rest of the world sees a green and white version. Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze bottles are generally have a "bottled on" date on the side of the label as well as with a best by date twenty years away from the bottling date, both in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Synthetic Corks
The earliest known use of a synthetic cork by Drie Fonteinen is a regular Oude Geuze 750ml bottled on February 3, 2006. The November 30, 2006 750ml bottling of Oude Geuze Vintage has a synthetic cork as well as most of the February 14, 2007 St. Valentijn Cuvée bottling. The Oude Geuze Vintage bottles with the synthetic corks have been inconsistent, with some bottles being flat and oxidized. The synthetic cork was retired from use after the St. Valentijn Cuvée bottling.
Label Log
Early 1990s neck ring, 75cl
Early 1990s neck ring, back, 75cl
1990s/early 2000s era label, 75cl
1990s/early 2000s era label, 150cl
Green label, 37,5cl
U.S. label, approved 2008
Alternate U.S. label, approved 2008
Bottle Log
| Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy) | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/30/1993 | 750ml | Neck ring label | Pictured above in label log |
| 04/05/1993 | 750ml | Neck ring label | - |
| 1994 | 750ml | No Label | - |
| 1994 | 1500ml | Old Label – Magnum – "O.B.P.- Trofee 1993" | 
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| 03/08/1994 | 800ml | Neck ring label | - |
| 03/xx/1995 | 750ml | No label | - |
| 03/09/1996 | 1500ml | Old Label – Magnum – "O.B.P.- Trofee 1993" | 50px |
| 02/03/1997 | 375ml | Old Label – 5% | - |
| 12/06/1997 | 750ml | No label – 5% | - |
| 02/21/1998 | 750ml | Old Label – 5% | - |
| 03/05/1998 | 750ml | Old Label – 5% | 
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| 01/03/1999 | 375ml | Old Label – 5% | - |
| 01/23/1999 | 375ml | Old Label – 5% | 
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| 02/15/1999 | 750ml | Old Label – 5% | 
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| 11/05/1999 | 375ml | Old Label – 5% | 
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| 12/31/1999 | 750ml | Screen Printed Label – 6.5% | 
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| 02/08/2000 | 750ml | Old Label – 5% | 
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| 12/11/2000 | 750ml | Old Label – 5% | 
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| 12/16/2000 | 375ml | Old Label – 5% | 
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| 03/07/2001 | 750ml | Old Label – 5% | 
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| 03/21/2001 | 750ml | Old Label – 5% | - |
| 04/02/2001 | 750ml | Old Label – 5% | - |
| 03/19/2002 | 750ml | - | |
| 04/04/2002 | 375ml | - | |
| 12/21/2002 | 750ml | - | |
| 01/28/2003 | 375ml | 
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| 01/30/2003 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | - |
| 02/22/2003 | 750ml | - | |
| 04/12/2003 | 375ml | - | |
| 12/02/2003 | 375ml | - | |
| 01/22/2004 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 02/19/2004 | 750ml | 6% | - |
| 02/28/2004 | 750ml | 6% | - |
| 04/10/2004 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 12/01/2004 | 1500ml | Magnum bottle – Green Label – 6% | 
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| 12/08/2004 | 375ml | 6% | - |
| 04/08/2005 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 11/30/2005 | 375ml | 6% | - |
| 01/17/2006 | 750ml | 6% | - |
| 01/20/2006 | 750ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 02/03/2006 | 750ml | Green Label – Synthetic Cork – 6% | 
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| 04/12/2006 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | - |
| 02/02/2007 | 750ml | Yellow Label – Synthetic Cork – 6% | 
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| 06/01/2007 | 750ml | Green Label – Synthetic Cork – 6% | - |
| 02/01/2008 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 03/10/2008 | 375ml | Green and Yellow Labels – 6% | - |
| 05/05/2008 | 750ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 05/15/2008 | 750ml | 6% | - |
| 12/10/2009 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 12/12/2009 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 03/05/2010 | 750ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 04/26/2010 | 750ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 04/27/2010 | 750ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 04/27/2010 | 750ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 11/18/2010 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 12/01/2010 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 12/01/2010 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 11/03/2011 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 11/03/2011 | 375ml | Yellow Label - 6% | - |
| 12/21/2011 | 750ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 01/05/2012 | 750ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 01/26/2012 | 750ml | Yellow Label – 6% | - |
| 02/10/2012 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 02/23/2012 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 03/05/2012 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | - |
| 03/22/2012 | 750ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 03/23/2012 | 750ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 04/17/2012 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 04/23/2012 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 04/27/2012 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | - |
| 05/22/2012 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 12/05/2012 | 375ml | Yellow Label – 6% | - |
| 12/07/2012 | 750ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 12/17/2012 | 750ml | 6% | - |
| 01/18/2013 | 750ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 01/18/2013 | 750ml | Yellow Label – 6% | 
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| 01/28/2013 | 750ml | Green Label - 6%, Japanese | 
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| 02/06/2013 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | - |
| 02/08/2013 | 375ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 04/04/2013 | 375ml | Green Label – 6% | 
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| 10/24/2013 | 375ml | Green Label - 6% | - |
| 10/30/2013 | 375ml | Yellow Label - 6% | - |
| 11/27/2013 | 750ml | Green Label - 6%, first batch with new Armand lambic in the blend, some label dates are hand-written | 
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| 11/28/2013 | 750ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 12/04/2013 | 750ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 01/10/2014 | 750mL | Yellow Label - 6% | 
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| 01/30/2014 | 375ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 02/06/2014 | 375ml | Yellow Label - 6% | 
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| 03/26/2014 | 375ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 10/15/2014 | 375ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 10/16/2014 | 750ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 10/30/2014 | 750ml | Green Label - 6% | - |
| 10/31/2014 | 750ml | Green Label - 6% | - |
| 01/23/2015 | 375ml | Green Label - 6% | - |
| 01/23/2015 | 750ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 02/18/2015 | 375ml | Green Label - 6% | - |
| 03/11/2015 | 750ml | Green Label - 6% | 
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| 03/13/2015 | 750ml | Yellow Label - 6% | - |
| 03/14/2015 | 750ml | Green Label - 6% | - |
References
- ↑ Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, Siobhan McGinn, LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World, 2010
