Speling van het Lot II.ii: Robijn Blended & Alive
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen

From a bottle at the brewery. If you want this, hurry up cos there's only 2 left here.

A brilliant pink with a thin pink head, this is gorgeous. The nose is insanely cherries, bright, sour, fruity, tannic with an excellent pit character that lends a mild almond note. Either it's age, or the 16/17 brewing season resulted in lambics with more of a bright lemony note. There's a touch of toasted oak present. The palate opens with a bright with soft but firm sour cherries, pie like but without any of the pie spices. There's a lovely blend of cooked and fresh cherries. A sour cherry explosion like no other, while retaining a unique expression. Drying, fruity, lemony, earthy and just near perfect on the finish, this beer is exceptional in every sense of the word.

The only experiences that deserve a 5/5 are ones that make you laugh with joy while moving you to tears. This beers delivers like few others.

 

Delicious geuze. Perfectly balanced fruit flavor with the barrel opening up over a bit of time while the beer warmed. My first taste of 3 Fonteinen was a great way to start. Found a bottle while in Rome, Italy at Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fà and might be the only time I can find one. Amazing brew.

I got to try this first at Sheltonfest and then again onsite at the lambik-o-droom. Clear pink. Juicy cherry lambic, a real lip smacker. They really know how to make good lambic and good use of fruit at 3F.

 

A 750ml bottle at 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom, blend n°39, season 16/17, bottled on 30th June 2017 with a best before date of 26th October 2037. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen ballon glass.

Appearance: A ruby red colour with a two finger creamy pink head that dissipated fairly quickly to a thin layer, while leaving some spotty lacing.

Aroma: Candied cherry, almonds, marzipan and oak.

Taste: Similar to the aroma, tart, sour, candied cherry, almond, marzipan and oak.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation.

Overall: Just amazing cherry juice and almonds.