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| − | The first batch of Oude Geuze Golden Blend was released in 375ml bottles in early 2012 after being bottled in early 2011. It was released with two labels, one for the U.S import approved on February 24, | + | The first batch of Oude Geuze Golden Blend was released in 375ml bottles in early 2012 after being bottled in early 2011. It was released with two labels, one for the U.S import approved on February 24, 201,2<ref name=TTBGB> TTB Label Approval, [https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=12047001000093 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend], 2012</ref> and one for the rest of the world. Part of the Armand-brewed lambic remaining after the thermostat incident was used for the four-year-old component of this blend. |
| − | There were at least two other attempts to release a similar blend in 2012 and 2013 between the first and second release, but these blends did not carbonate and were released as [[3_Fonteinen_Golden_Doesjel|Golden Doesjel]].The second batch of Oude Geuze Golden Blend was released in the summer of 2015 after having been bottled in March | + | There were at least two other attempts to release a similar blend in 2012 and 2013 between the first and second release, but these blends did not carbonate and were released as [[3_Fonteinen_Golden_Doesjel|Golden Doesjel]].The second batch of Oude Geuze Golden Blend was released in the summer of 2015 after having been bottled in March 2014. The second batch consists of the same one-, two-, three-, and four-year-old lambic blend as the previous batch. Initial descriptions via online retailers noted a five-year old lambic in the blend; however, the oldest lambic used in the second batch was four "brewing seasons" old and thus somewhere between four and five years old at the time of blending and bottling. |
| − | As of the 2017 bottling, Golden Blend continues to be a regular release from the brewery. | + | As of the 2017 bottling, Golden Blend continues to be a regular release from the brewery. |
== Unsubstantiated Stories == | == Unsubstantiated Stories == | ||
Revision as of 23:34, 7 January 2019
Description
Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend is the first commercially released geuze with a four-year-old component included in the blend, as well as the standard one-, two-, and three-year-old lambics. It has been released in various batches since 2011. The 2011 batch is listed at 6% ABV while the 2014 batch is listed at 7.5% ABV. When the third bottling was released in 2014, the format was changed to 750ml bottles.
History / Other Notes
The first batch of Oude Geuze Golden Blend was released in 375ml bottles in early 2012 after being bottled in early 2011. It was released with two labels, one for the U.S import approved on February 24, 201,2[1] and one for the rest of the world. Part of the Armand-brewed lambic remaining after the thermostat incident was used for the four-year-old component of this blend.
There were at least two other attempts to release a similar blend in 2012 and 2013 between the first and second release, but these blends did not carbonate and were released as Golden Doesjel.The second batch of Oude Geuze Golden Blend was released in the summer of 2015 after having been bottled in March 2014. The second batch consists of the same one-, two-, three-, and four-year-old lambic blend as the previous batch. Initial descriptions via online retailers noted a five-year old lambic in the blend; however, the oldest lambic used in the second batch was four "brewing seasons" old and thus somewhere between four and five years old at the time of blending and bottling.
As of the 2017 bottling, Golden Blend continues to be a regular release from the brewery.
Unsubstantiated Stories
The small amount of four year old lambic that was left over after making the first batch of Golden Blend was bottled and released at the Sour and Bitter Festival in 2012 as 3 Fonteienen Oude Lambiek (4 Year Old), the only unblended lambic bottled by Armand to be released to the public.
Label
2017 Label:
Bottle Log
| Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy) | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
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| 02/17/2011 | 375ml | 6% – Blend of 1,2,3 & 4-yr old lambic | 
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| 03/12/2014 | 375ml | 7.5% – Blend of 1,2,3 & 4-yr old lambic, some labels may say 6% | 
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| 12/12/2014 | 750ml | 6% – Blend of 1, 2, 3, & 4-yr old lambic | 
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| 02/05/2016 | 750ml | 
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| 09/27/2017 | 750ml | 51st blend of the 2016-2017 season. Screen printed bottle, yellow cage/cap, 6.3% ABV | 
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| 10/11/2017 | 750ml | 52nd blend of the 2016-2017 season. Screen printed bottle, yellow cage/cap, 6.3% ABV. This specific Golden Blend has a proportion of 25% of 4.5-year old lambics on the moment of bottling. The lambics originate from 5 different barrels and 5 different brews of which one from January 2013 and one from May 2013. | - |
References
- ↑ TTB Label Approval, 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend, 2012
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