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3 Fonteinen Druif Muscat Bleu

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 8%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°47, Season 19/20

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For this Druif, we used Muscat Bleu grapes from Wijndomein Hoenshof in Hoepertingen, Haspengouw region, Flanders. Muscat Bleu is a hybrid wine and table grape and has its origins in Switzerland. We macerated the grape must with four different lambics from two different barrels. We let it macerate for five months and blended the grape lambic with another three young lambics prior to bottling. The final fruit intensity is 38.1% of grape must per litre of Druif Muscat Bleu. 100% 3 Fonteinen.

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

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°47, season 19/20, bottled on 25th February 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice light ruby red colour with an almost two finger off white head that had pretty good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, grape skin, grapes, vinous, lemon zest, oak, funk, and a touch floral.
Taste: Lightly tart, grape skin, vinous, red berries, grapefruit zest, oak, light funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable and easy to drink, but for 3 Fonteinen and Muscat Bleu, I preferred Druivenlambik Muscat Bleu (specifically Blend°55, Season 19/20) more.

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3 Fonteinen Speling van het Lot X.xiv: Druif: Morio Muscat

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.4%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°14, Season 20/21. Number of bottles – 736

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For this Druif, we used the Morio Muscat variety, which is a cross between Silvaner and Pinot Blanc (or maybe Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains, but this needs yet to be proven). Originally from the Palatinate region in Germany, this variety’s popularity was peaking in the nineties. Wijndomein Hoenshof was nice enough to harvest some of it for us. We destemmed the grapes in-house and we put the must for almost four months on a gentle young lambik before blending and bottling. Final fruit intensity is 392 grams of grape must per litre of Druif. One third of the lambik that was used was brewed with our own cereals from in and around the Pajottenland. 100% 3 Fonteinen.

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

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°14, season 20/21, bottle 237/736, bottled on 11th January 2021. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a very thin white head that dissipated quickly and left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Bright intense stone fruit, peach, apricot, lemon zest, grapes, vinous, oak, with light funk.
Taste: Sour, tart, stone fruit, peach, apricot, plum, vinous, grapes, lemon, grapefruit, oak, light funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with close to no carbonation.
Overall: It’s got an excellent aroma, very enticing, but it’s also quite sour, perhaps overly so, and it could do with some carbonation to pick it up.

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3 Fonteinen Speling van het Lot XI.viii: Pruim: Vroege Tolse

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.1%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°2, Season 20/21. Number of bottles – 614

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This version of our Pruim was made with the Vroege Tolse variety. We harvested these plums on a beautiful July morning in 2020, in the magnificent fruit orchard of a retired teacher, named Willy. His field is situated on the Wijngaardberg, on the border between Gelrode and Rotselaar. We macerated the entire plums (with stone) for almost five months in an oak barrel. We used two-year old lambik for maceration and young lambik for blending. The final fruit intensity is 519 grams of plums per litre. 75% of the lambik is brewed with Pajot cereals. 100% 3 Fonteinen.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.12
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°2, season 20/21, bottle 528/614, bottled on 14th December 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a one finger white head, that had decent retention and eventually settled to a ring around the glass, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Plum skin, lemon zest, funk, oak, with a touch of stone fruit.
Taste: Tart, plum skin, plum flesh, lemon zest, funk, and oak.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aromas were a little weak, but flavours were nice and it was just easy drinking.

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3 Fonteinen Druivenlambik Muscat Bleu

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7.3%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°55, Season 19/20

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For this Druivenlambik, we used Muscat Bleu grapes from Wijndomein Hoenshof in Hoepertingen, Haspengouw region, Flanders. Muscat Bleu is a hybrid wine and table grape and has its origins in Switzerland. We macerated the grape must with two different lambikken from the same barrel. We let it macerate for over five months on a small oak barrel and bottled it straight from the barrel. The final fruit intensity is 42.9% of grape must per litre of Druivenlambik Muscat Bleu. This Druivenlambik is one of three small batch macerations with must from the same grape on the same type and size of barrel but with different maceration ratios. 100% 3 Fonteinen – bottle count 544.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.42
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°55, season 19/20, bottled on 2nd March 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very nice lightly hazy ruby red colour, with a very thin white head that dissipated quickly while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Grape skin, light funk, leather, peach gummy candy, oak, lemon peel, and a touch vinous.
Taste: Tart, lightly funky, grape skin, lemon peel, oak, lightly vinous.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: I don’t usually like such low carbonation in beers, but this works well, maybe due to it’s vinous nature. The aroma and flavours were also balanced between fruit and funk, and were just what my palate enjoys.

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Lambiek Fabriek Juicy & Wild Gros-Elle

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Brewery: Lambiek Fabriek
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7.7%
Style: Lambic – Fruit

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Beer of unique unfiltered blend of self-brewed spontaneous fermented lambics, aged in oak barrels and macerated with red currant and muscaris grape (+/- 300 g/l).

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.39
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, bottled in October 2021, with a best before date of bottled date +5 years. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a pinkish tint, and a two fingered white head that had pretty good retention, and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Light funk, grape skin, red currants, gooseberry, rhubarb, damp hay, band-aid, lemon zest.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, red currant, grape skin, underripe fruit, gooseberry, green apple, lemon juice, light funk.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Red currant and muscaris grape just seems to work together, and with each sip, I seem to be liking it more and more. Crisp, dryish, and easy to drink.