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Hommage
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
- From:
- Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
- Belgium
- Style:
- Fruit Lambic
Ranked #7 - ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 99
Ranked #184 - Avg:
- 4.5 | pDev: 8%
- Reviews:
- 230
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 23, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 15, 2007
- Wants:
- 768
- Gots:
- 190
A blend of lambic beers brewed at 3 Fonteinen, with an addition of 30% whole fresh raspberries from the fabled Payottenland and 5% sour cherries. This unfiltered beer will enjoy a spontaneous refermentation in the bottle. No artificial colors or flavor enhancers are added. Lambic is brewed only from 60% barley malt, 40% unmalted wheat, hops and water.
In commemoration of the late Gaston Debelder, founder of the 3 Fonteinen blendings
Batch 1 - 2007
Batch 2 - 2013
Batch 3 - 2015
Batch 4 - 2016 (ABV 4.5%)
In commemoration of the late Gaston Debelder, founder of the 3 Fonteinen blendings
Batch 1 - 2007
Batch 2 - 2013
Batch 3 - 2015
Batch 4 - 2016 (ABV 4.5%)
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.47/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
375ml green bottle. Corked and caged. Label has the bottling date as '07/01/2020' and good until '10/26/2040'.
Final dregs clouded up the dark cherry red body. Brief fizzy head but rising bubbles keep trying to form a ring. No lacing.
Aroma of raspberry, cherry, oak funk, and a little barley and wheat grain.
Taste is tart with raspberry, cherry, and oak funk. Some level of sweetness too. Underlay of barley and wheat malt. Quick exit in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel, with a bit of nectar. Drying finish, and some tooth scraping (acidic). Supportive carbonation.
The oak aging has resulted in an excellent blend of raspberry and cherry, along with the fermented malts. All exist on a naturally higher plane.
Sep 08, 2023Final dregs clouded up the dark cherry red body. Brief fizzy head but rising bubbles keep trying to form a ring. No lacing.
Aroma of raspberry, cherry, oak funk, and a little barley and wheat grain.
Taste is tart with raspberry, cherry, and oak funk. Some level of sweetness too. Underlay of barley and wheat malt. Quick exit in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel, with a bit of nectar. Drying finish, and some tooth scraping (acidic). Supportive carbonation.
The oak aging has resulted in an excellent blend of raspberry and cherry, along with the fermented malts. All exist on a naturally higher plane.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
4.25/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle share at Temperance street with a bottle that wasn’t poured by myself
Pours a rose reddish body
Aroma is full Turkish Delight
Flavour is dry dry dryness
Mar 24, 2023Pours a rose reddish body
Aroma is full Turkish Delight
Flavour is dry dry dryness
Rated by Zaximus from Colorado
4.74/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.74/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Blend 75. Season 17/18. Tart, moderately acidic. Big raspberry flavor on top of that classic lambic funk. Delicious.
Feb 05, 2023Reviewed by champ103 from Texas
3.7/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours purple/blood red color. A small pink/white head forms initially. Though that recedes quickly with little lace. That color is really stunning though.
S: Aromatic and tart berries and cherries up front and center. With an unmistakable earthy funk. There is a bit of oak and vanilla here as well. A really pungent and sharp aroma that I enjoy.
T: Oh boy, that sweet tart berry/cherry mix is there. Which becomes super acidic and sour. That funk, light oak and vanilla is there as well. Which tries to help balance. Though that acidic sourness becomes a little to much and makes this unbalanced for me.
M/O: A medium body that has a nice crisp bite. Really well carbonated. Definitely some sweetness as would be expected, but finishes with a dry bite as well. Pretty classic for the style, but still its slow going. That acidity takes over to much.
I love 3 Fonteinen, and this is a good example of the style for sure. Though it is unbalanced for me. There are other Fruit Lambic's that I prefer over this, but still you have to acknowledge that this is exactly what they wanted to make, and I do enjoy it. Just not love it as much as others in the style, or even others from this same brewery. I would recommend this, if you enjoy intense flavors, especially sour acidic cherries.
Nov 27, 2022S: Aromatic and tart berries and cherries up front and center. With an unmistakable earthy funk. There is a bit of oak and vanilla here as well. A really pungent and sharp aroma that I enjoy.
T: Oh boy, that sweet tart berry/cherry mix is there. Which becomes super acidic and sour. That funk, light oak and vanilla is there as well. Which tries to help balance. Though that acidic sourness becomes a little to much and makes this unbalanced for me.
M/O: A medium body that has a nice crisp bite. Really well carbonated. Definitely some sweetness as would be expected, but finishes with a dry bite as well. Pretty classic for the style, but still its slow going. That acidity takes over to much.
I love 3 Fonteinen, and this is a good example of the style for sure. Though it is unbalanced for me. There are other Fruit Lambic's that I prefer over this, but still you have to acknowledge that this is exactly what they wanted to make, and I do enjoy it. Just not love it as much as others in the style, or even others from this same brewery. I would recommend this, if you enjoy intense flavors, especially sour acidic cherries.
Rated by KensWorld from Florida
5/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Blend no 71, season 18/19. Perfect just perfect!
Nov 17, 2022
Hommage from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
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