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

3 Fonteinen Perzik Geel

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.7%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°14, Season 21/22

Brewer Description: (from bottle) As local harvest has been non-existent for the last three summers, we looked farther to find the juiciest of peaches. Hence, for this Perzik, we macerated freshly hand-picked yellow peaches from an organic producer in the north of Spain. We only used two- and three-year old lambics for macerating. Maceration took almost five months. The weighted average age of the peach blend upon bottling is almost 24 months. The final proportion of fruit used is 384 grams per litre of Perzik. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.55
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°14, season 21/22, bottled on 5th January 2022. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour, with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly to a ring around the glass, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Juicy peach, lemon zest, light wood, and a touch of funk.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, juicy peach, lime, lemon zest, oak, with some funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Really enjoyable with the aroma and flavours full of juicy peaches. Just drinks really easy. Almost as good as the Red Heaven varietal.

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

3 Fonteinen Perzik Rood

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.2%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°20, Season 21/22

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For this Perzik, we macerated red O’Henry peaches for almost five months in two-, three- and four-year old lambics. And we blended with even more four-year old lambics. This makes the weighted average of the complete blend clock in at almost 34 months upon bottling. The final fruit proportion is 390 grams of fresh peaches per litre of finished Rode Perzik.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.45
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°20, season 21/22, bottled on 20th January 2022. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a thin white head that had decent retention, while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, peach, lemon zest, sweet orange peel, woody, with a touch of funk.
Taste: Lightly tart, sour, stone fruit, ripe peach, orange zest, citrus rind, woody, and funky.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very enjoyable with the peach coming through nicely, creating a good balance between the fruit, wood, and funk.

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.