Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.2%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°38, Season 18/19

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) 3 Fonteinen Braambes wordt bekomen door de maceratie van handgeplukte braambessen op jonge traditionele lambik, gedurende minstens vier maanden, in een verhouding van één kilo bramen per liter traditionele lambik. Daarna wordt de fruitlambik geassembleerd met jonge lambik en wordt alles gebotteld, en zet de vergisting zich verder in de fles. Het resultaat is een bijzonder braambessenlambikbier, met een intens bosvruchtenboeket en met evolutie in het glas. Natuurlijk fruit, zonder toevoeging van sappen, siropen, of suikers. Ongefilterd en ongepasteuriseerd.

Deze specifieke Braambes heeft 4,5 maanden gemacereerd op haar fruit. De finale fruitintensiteit bedraagt 426 gram fruit per liter Braambes. De lambikken zijn afkomstig uit vier vaten en van vier brouwsels. 75% 3 Fonteinen en 25% lambik gebrouwen door Brouwerij Lindemans.

(translated to English) 3 Fonteinen Braambes is obtained by maceration of handpicked blackberries on young traditional lambic, for at least four months, at a ratio of one kilo of blackberries per liter of traditional lambic. Then the fruit lambic is assembled with young lambic and everything is bottled, and the fermentation continues in the bottle. The result is a special blackberry lambic beer, with an intense forest fruit bouquet and with evolution in the glass. Natural fruit, without the addition of juices, syrups, or sugars. Unfiltered and unpasteurized.

This particular Braambes has macerated on its fruit for 4.5 months. The final fruit intensity is 426 grams of fruit per liter of Blackberry. The lambics come from four barrels and four brews. 75% 3 Fonteinen and 25% lambic brewed by Lindemans Brewery.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.27
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°38, season 18/19, bottled on 12th February 2019. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy maroon red copper colour with a one and a half finger tanned head that dissipated fairly quickly to a ring around the glass, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Funky, dusty, blackberry, jammy, oak, vanilla, with a touch of lime zest.
Taste: Sour, tart, funky, lime, blackberry, dusty, musty, oak, and gooseberry like notes.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Not my favourite blackberry lambic that I’ve tried, and even among 3F, I preferred Bramenlambik, but this was still nice and enjoyable.