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3 Fonteinen Speling van het Lot XVII.ii: Kweepeer III

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°4, Season 20/21. Bottle number – 369/824

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Beginning of autumn 2020, we harvested a few hundred kilos of quinces from a nice mixed orchard deep down the Pajottenland; from the border of Gooik and Pepingen. We macerated these “kweeperen” for a good two months on young lambik from two different barrels and three different brews, of which one third was also grown and harvested in Pajottenland. With a minor addition of lambik for bottle conditioning, the final fruit intensity is 478 grams of quinces per litre of Kweepeer. 100% 3 Fonteinen.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.97
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°4, season 20/21, bottled on 14th December 2020, bottle number 369/824. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A moderately hazy golden orange colour, with a half finger white head that had pretty good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Quince, unripe plum, wood shavings, hay, lemon zest, with light funky and mineral notes.
Taste: Sour, tart, green apple, quince, lemon juice, wood, with a touch of dust and funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: I actually tried the regular Kweepeer right before this small batch experimental brew version which was bottled one year earlier. And my preference was the regular Kweepeer, which suggests that after the experiments, they got it right and put out the best version in the end. That’s not to say that this was bad, as it was still good, just not the best version it could be.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Fruit

3 Fonteinen Kweepeer

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.9%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°7, Season 21/22

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For this Kweepeer, we used Limburgse, hand-picked quinces and let them macerate for almost three months on lambikken originating from three different barrels and eight different brews. The majority of the lambikken used was more than two years old, which brings the weighted average age upon bottling to almost 27 months. The final fruit intensity clocks at 800 grams of quinces used per litre of finished Kweepeer.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.29
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°7, season 21/22, bottled on 15th December 2021. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A moderately hazy golden orange colour, with a nice one finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Quince, green apple, unripe plum, wood shavings, hay, lemon zest, with light funky notes.
Taste: Lightly sour and tart, quince, green apple, pear, lemon, light wood, with a touch of funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with nice moderate spritzy carbonation.
Overall: Not a fruit I really enjoy, but this was easy to drink and refreshing on the palate.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Gueuze

3 Fonteinen Armand’4 Oude Geuze Herfst

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Bottle date: 02/04/2010

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) After the thermostat incident, and in order to be able to bridge the following financial gap, Armand blended 4 distinct and unique geuzes with lambics he brewed himself. The resulting blends were bottled at the beginning of 2010. They were named after the four seasons, and launched in the specific seasons.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.82
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.7

Intro: A 750ml very dusty corked and caged bottle at 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom, bottled on 2nd April 2010. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: The cork shot out of this one. It poured a hazy dark golden orange colour, with a big three finger fluffy white head that had good retention and nice lacing.
Aroma: Musty, dusty cellar-y notes. Funk, grapefruit peel, sherry bits, light caramel, apple slices and wood, while lemon zest appeared more on further pours.
Taste: Sweet and sour citrus peel, tart, apricot, dusty, funk, brett and oak.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: Much like Winter, this was not my first time trying it, but drinking it at the source was definitely much better. I suspect the previous bottle probably travelled too much. This bottle was very much alive with layers of complexity and super enjoyable.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Gueuze

3 Fonteinen Speling van het Lot XVIII.iv: Single Wood Kastanje

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.8%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Blend°112, Season 21/22. Number of bottles – 486

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This series of eight Spelingen van het Lot feature the ageing of the same lambikken on different wooden barrels. The lambikken come off two different brews, fully crafted with cereals sourced from our cereal collective and fully organic. The different wood types used are: American oak, German oak, acacia, the combination of German oak and acacia, chestnut, ash, cherry and mulberry. This bottle features the chestnut wood and was handbottled on 486 bottles.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.28
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle at 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom, blend°112, season 21/22, bottled on 8th September 2022. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear golden orange colour, with a one finger white head, that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, yellow stone fruit, funk, wet wood, wet leather, apricot, and lemon zest.
Taste: Sour, tart, lemon, unripe mandarin orange, gooseberry, leather, wood, funk, with peppery notes.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: Drinks nicely and was enjoyable. The series is interesting, but I didn’t have the opportunity to compare and try the others aged on different wooden barrels.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Gueuze

3 Fonteinen Armand’4 Oude Geuze Winter

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Bottle date: 22/04/2010

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) After the thermostat incident, and in order to be able to bridge the following financial gap, Armand blended 4 distinct and unique geuzes with lambics he brewed himself. The resulting blends were bottled at the beginning of 2010. They were named after the four seasons, and launched in the specific seasons.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.82
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.7

Intro: A 750ml very dusty corked and caged bottle at 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom, bottled on 22nd April 2010. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A cloudy dark orange colour, with a two finger beige head that had excellent retention, and left very nice lacing.
Aroma: Musty, dusty, apple, wood, sherry, funk, grapefruit peel, and spritzy lemon zest.
Taste: Mildly sour, tart, funk, wet wood, hay, grapefruit peel, and apple peel.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: My second time trying, but this one at the source was much better. I suspect the first bottle probably travelled too much. This bottle was smooth, easy drinking, with layers of complexity, and just super enjoyable.