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

3 Fonteinen Rabarber

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°24, Season 20/21

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This Rabarber is the result of a six-month barrel maceration of local rhubarb, of which a small part was sourced with a Halle resident but most comes from De Groentelaar, one of our cereal farmers (and also specialized in organic vegetables, fruits, … and rhubarb). We used two different lambikken from two different barrels, equally split between a young lambik for macerating and a two-year old lambik for blending. The final fruit intensity is at 328 grams of rhubarb per litre of rabarber. 100% 3 Fonteinen. Bottle count: 726.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.14
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°24, season 20/21, bottled on 8th February 2021. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a very thin white head that dissipated quickly to a ring around the glass, while leaving pretty much no lacing.
Aroma: Tangy, zesty, lemon, earthy, rhubarb, funk, and wood.
Taste: Lightly tart, lemon, citrus zest, stone fruit sweetness, peach, rhubarb, apple peel, woody, funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable sweet, woody and funky flavours with a nice stone fruit and rhubarb mix.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - Fruit, OWA Brewery SPRL

OWA Kaki Lambic

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Brewery: OWA Brewery SPRL
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed at Brouwerij De Troch

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Persimmon.

My rating: 3-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.42
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 375ml orange paper wrapped cap bottle, 2019 vintage. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a thin big bubbled white head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Persimmon, green vines, raw cabbage, lemon zest, funk, dusty.
Taste: Sour, tart, lemon, persimmon, earthy, acidic, vinegar.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Persimmon was there, but a bit lost at times, as the aroma was more green and vegetal, while the taste was more sour, citric, and vinegar.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - Fruit, OWA Brewery SPRL

OWA Lambic Rose

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Brewery: OWA Brewery SPRL
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed at Brouwerij De Troch

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Lambic Rose was made by immersing real rose flowers. And this romantic color comes from rosehip and hibiscus flowers. Lambic is fermented wild yeast and matured wooden barrel. Not added perfume, pigment, even yeast. The flower language of red rose is “Love” and “Passion”, and hibiscus “Femininity” and “Beauty”. The extract of rosehip gives piece of mind and beautiful skin. Lambic Rose with your lovely time…

My rating: 3-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.59
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 375ml corked and red paper wrapped cap bottle, 2018 vintage, with a best before date of October 2023. Poured into an OWA short stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy copper amber colour with a two finger beige head that had decent retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Funky, damp wood, sweat, gooseberry, apple peel, leafy, green vines, grass, dry floral petals.
Taste: Sour, lime, lemon, citrus peel, floral tea, hibiscus, light funk, wet wood, and notes of grapefruit.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: The pour and mouthfeel was good, but the floral notes in the aroma and flavour were not really my thing.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - Fruit, OWA Brewery SPRL

OWA Mikan Lambic

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Brewery: OWA Brewery SPRL
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed at Brouwerij De Troch

Brewer Description: (from bottle) “Mikan” is Mandarin Orange in Japanese. Lambic is fermented by wild yeast and matured for several months in wooden barrel, and after with Mikan. Mandarin harvest in Japan. Not added perfume, pigment, even yeast. Mikan Lambic is the first marriage of Belgian proper beer and Japanese Mikan Mandarin.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.2
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 375ml orange paper wrapped cap bottle, 2018 vintage. Poured into an OWA short stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear golden orange colour with a thin big bubbled white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart and sweet, mandarin, orange peel, dusty, hay, funk, damp wood.
Taste: Sour, tart, lemon juice, sour mandarin, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel, light funk, dust, hay.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: The Mikan and lambic combined well and it was very enjoyable and easy to drink.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - Fruit, OWA Brewery SPRL

OWA Kyoho Lambic

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Brewery: OWA Brewery SPRL
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed at Brouwerij De Troch

Brewer Description: (from bottle) “Kyoho” is one of the grape varieties in Japan. Lambic is fermented by wild yeast and matured for several months in wooden barrel, and after matured with Kyoho grape. Not added perfume, pigment, even yeast. Kyoho Lambic is the first marriage of Belgian proper beer and Japanese premium grape “Kyoho”.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.85
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 375ml corked and purple paper wrapped cap bottle, 2018 vintage. Poured into an OWA short stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear copper amber colour with a nice two finger off white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Funky, hay, musty, wet wood, lemon zest, grape skin, green vines.
Taste: Sour, tart, unripe fruit, grape skin, lemon, citrus pith, gooseberry, oak.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: The Kyoho grape didn’t really make an appearance, and may have gotten lost amongst the lambic. There are some grape notes, but it is the rich sweetness from the Kyoho that makes it so good, and it just wasn’t there except maybe a bit in the aroma, as the sour, citrus and funky flavours took over.