Drie Fonteinen has "open days" at the brewery Sept. 5-9, 10am to 5pm each day, with free tours in Dutch, French and English and "special old bottles not available on the market" for sale. Has anyone been to past edition/s and can give a sense of what to expect? Who gives guides the tours? Big crowds? Tastings? True rarities trotted out for sale, or merely the full line (essentially what's NOT usually for sale on any given day)?
Hey i would go on thursday 5 at 10 AM This was last year sale : Oude Geuze Vintage 2003 0.75 L €24.00 (max 1) Oude Geuze Vintage 2005 0.75 L €17.00 (max 1) Oude Geuze Vintage 2008 0.75 L €10.00 (max 6) Oude Geuze Vintage 2008 0.375 L €6.00 (max 6) Doesjel Vintage 2006 0.75 L €7.00 (max 6) Doesjel Vintage 2010 0.375 L €4.00 (max 6) Oude Kriek 2006 0.375 L € 6.00 (max 1) Schaarbeekse Kriek 2006 0.75 L € 20.00 (max 1) Schaarbeekse Kriek 2008 0.75 L € 15.00 (max 6) Straffe Winter 0.75 L € 34.00 (max 1)
I will be in the Brussels/Beersel area between 9/28 and 10/6 if anyone gets any Oude Geuze Vintage (assuming it is for sale this year) and wants to trade or share for some American beers.
Shoot, I forgot to snap a pic of the product/price list. I remember Vintage 2005 (1 per person limit) and 2008 (3?/person), Doesjel 2006 (3?) and 2010 (6?). Non "vintage" oude geueze with some age on them. I'd have to dig into my boxes to check. The 4 seasons only as a complete set, for 100-something euros. The standards, of course: oude geuze, kriek, the Beersel offerings, Zwet, and the Spirit. I didn't see but may have just overlooked Schaarbeeksekriek or other vintage krieks. No Straffe Winter, sadly, as I'd decided I drank mine too soon and wanted to restock.
