Armand'4 Oude Geuze Winter
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen

Armand'4 Oude Geuze WinterArmand'4 Oude Geuze Winter
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From:
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
 
Belgium
Style:
Gueuze
ABV:
6%
Score:
98
Avg:
4.46 | pDev: 7.4%
Reviews:
71
Ratings:
275
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 05, 2023
Added:
Dec 16, 2011
Wants:
  259
Gots:
  72
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Ratings by mdfb79:
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Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York

4.57/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Sour Tasting. All 4 Armand'4 series beers were sampled side by side.

a - Pours a murky dark golden color with two inches of white head and moderate carbonation evident. Looks like the rest of them.

s - Smells of sour fruits, light funk, citrus, earthy notes, acidic.

t - Tastes of sour fruits, earthy notes, floral, notes, yeast, light funk, light space.

m - Medium body and moderate to high carbonation. Very easy to drink, like the rest of them.

o - Overall another fantastic gueuze in the Armand'4 series. I would rank them Lente, Zomer, Winter, than Herfst personally, but they are all winners.
Apr 20, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.77/5  rDev +7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Having this last in the series of seasons on-site in Lot, I found this to be the sweetest, by only the finest degree, exhibiting some notes of plum, yet contrastingly perhaps hosting a little more more oak tannin than the rest.

Even still, this runs right along the beautiful excellence of the softly, mildly acidic gueuze expressions the rest of the series showcases.
Jul 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.6 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Apr 22, 2022
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

4.49/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle: Poured a dirty golden color lambic with a rather large off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of funky Brett notes with some tart notes as well as oak. Taste is a complex, mix of tart notes, oak funky barnyard notes with very little sour notes with some light chalk notes also noticeable. Body is about average with good carbonation. World-class gueuze.
Nov 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by Raziel313 from California

Feb 10, 2019
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.33/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Deep saturated amber, a finger of foam and spotty lacing. Aroma and taste are more subdued, soft and oaky with citrus and funk present but receding into the background. Full bodied and well-carbed, unique and expressive. A bit more austere than the rest of the blends, appropriate to the season. 4th place in the series for me, but this is very much Armand Debelder's masterpiece series. Thanks to Mark for sharing the bottles!
Sep 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by fthegiants from California

May 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4.44 by mltobin from Connecticut

Apr 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by M_chav from New Mexico

Feb 04, 2018
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Reviewed by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Bottle at Akkurat in Stockholm. This is the lowest rated of the Seasons, so I expected a bit of a drop off following Lente and Zomer. I was pleasantly surprised by just how incredible this beer is. My least favorite of the four, but that is all relative. Still incredibly well done and a world class gueuze.
Jan 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by NHbeerfishing from New Hampshire

Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.77 by nvbrew from Nevada

Apr 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by 22Blue from Kansas

Feb 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.63 by Rifugium from North Dakota

Jan 02, 2017
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Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island

4.09/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a slightly darker hue than Herfst (still honey in color) with a loose, off-white head that disperses into a frothy band and a soapy slick. Nose is mild and unassuming - notes of citrus, must and cork. Taste is solid; however, really no different than the standard 3F OG in my opinion. Carbonation is a bit too assertive and amps up the acidity. All and all, very good, but doesn't live up to the hype.
Dec 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.48 by dddddddd from Washington

Dec 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.97 by blisscent from Rhode Island

Dec 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by Can_has_beer from Texas

Sep 25, 2016
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts

4.95/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Eternal gratitude goes out to my cousin Sonny for sharing this set at Ebenezer's 2016. Just stunning generosity.

A- Deep coppery orange body from the grand corked bottle into my tasting glass. Atop the 4oz pour rises a foamy white head which retains fairly well after reaching about an inch high. Spotty lacing.

S- Bright and pungent funktafied lambic explosion out of the glass. Probably my personal favorite aroma from the four of the set and with this being last, woah. Intensely musty but at the same time fresh sour stone fruits, lemons, lactic acid, sour wine grapes, apple and funky old horse barn. Not very cheesy this time; a cleaner and balanced blend. Raspberry even comes to mind.

T- Pure, unadultered lambic genius in this bottle. The blend brings out the best of both the young and the old as intense lactic acid bacteria and funky yeast marry each other happily. Here comes a big list: lemons, old laidback oak, slight vinous tannins, a touch of wood, underripe apricots, crusty grains, horsey barn, musty old basement, sour wine grapes, apple skin, general citrus zest and a tiny bit of vinegar.

MF- A light to medium overall body with a foamy and somewhat frothy texture. The slickness is apparent and plays off the very, very sour finish. Crisp and suitable for the complex, aged lambic flavors.

My favorite of the four Armands and the last of the set. Old and new lambic come together and are blended to near perfection. Just amazing. In retrospect I am glad I did the series blind and without any knowledge of the general scores before getting into it. The least favorite by the consensus ended up being perhaps my favor Gueuze I have ever had. To each their own. This series of lambic is seriously other-worldly.
Aug 22, 2016
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Reviewed by PDXAmbassador from Florida

4.41/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pour is fizzier than the rest of the seasons, and ends up being a slow gusher. Smell is hay, diesel, stone fruit. A fair amount of alcohol on the nose. Taste is fruity, solid amount of 3F funk. Lovely lingering apricot flavor. Least favorite of the seasons, but still a world class Gueuze.
Jul 23, 2016
Armand'4 Oude Geuze Winter from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 275 ratings