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FRUIT LAMBIC

3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek

Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen • Flemish Brabant Belgium

Spontaneous Bottle Conditioned● 6% ABV

A traditional whole-cherry kriek from the revered Beersel blendery. Sour Schaarbeek cherries, including their pits, are steeped in lambic to give a dry, intensely tart ale with marzipan, cherry stone, and oak complexity.

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FLAVOR PROFILE
CherryAlmondTartOakFunky

Tart, fruity and vibrant, with notes of cherry, almond, tart, finishing crisp and dry.

SERVING

Serve at 6-8°C in a lambic glass to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

6-8°C

CHARACTER
DryDrySweet
LightLightFull
SoftSoftBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES
Appearance
Vivid ruby-red, brilliant, with a pink-tinged head
Aroma
Funky
Taste
Dry, medium-bodied, cherry, almond, tart, oak
Finish
Dry.
BEER DETAILS
Style:
Fruit Lambic
ABV:
6%
IBU:
0-10
Origin:
Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Glassware:
Lambic Glass
CELLAR5 to 10+ years

Ages for years. Oak-aged and acidic, it deepens and mellows over a decade or more.

PERFECT PAIRING

"A natural with dark chocolate desserts or duck à la cerise; the tart cherry mirrors the dish."

Poultry

Poultry

Roast chicken, duck

Chocolate

Chocolate

Dark chocolate, tart

Fresh Fruit

Fresh Fruit

Berries, apple, citrus

Cook this: vol-au-vent (chicken in puff pastry), a dark Belgian chocolate tart or speculoos, or a cherry or raspberry tart.

AVAILABILITY

Rare, limited distribution

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PRICE GUIDE
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Rare or strong, worth the hunt.

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Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose
  • Cherry
IIOn the palate
  • Cherry
  • Almond
  • Oak
  • Funky
IIIThe finish
  • Tart

A traditional whole-cherry kriek from the revered Beersel blendery. Sour Schaarbeek cherries, including their pits, are steeped in lambic to give a dry, intensely tart ale with marzipan, cherry stone, and oak complexity.

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Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

A traditional whole-cherry kriek from the revered Beersel blendery. Sour Schaarbeek cherries, including their pits, are steeped in lambic to give a dry, intensely tart ale with marzipan, cherry stone, and oak complexity.

On the Fruit Lambic style, Lambic base fermented with whole fruit (cherries, raspberries, etc.). Can range from sweet and dessert-like to dry and tart depending on the producer.

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BREWERY

Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

Flemish Brabant

STYLE

Fruit Lambic

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Glassware & Ritual

The Lambic Glass
THE LAMBIC GLASS

For wild & sour ales

A slender, tapered glass that shows off the bright effervescence and tart, funky bouquet of spontaneously-fermented lambics, gueuze and fruit ales.

01

Serve well-chilled

Cool tempers the sharp acidity

02

Pour gently

Preserve the champagne-like bead

03

Keep a lacy collar

A thin head carries the funk

04

Sip slowly

Let the sourness unfold on the palate

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THE MONK'S NOTE

Pour it into a lambic glass, served around 6-8°C, and let its aromatics open before the first sip. Patience rewards this one: a few years in the cellar will round it into something deeper.

Brother Anselm, cellarmaster

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