Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°103, Season 21/22

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For this second iteration of honeyberry, we macerated a larger volume for four months on three-year old lambik. We afterwards blended it with young lambik for the continued fermentation in the bottle. The weighted average age of the blend upon bottling clocks at more than 18 months. The final fruit proportion is 417 grams of honeyberry per litre of fruit lambik. Of the 3 Fonteinen lambikken, around 65% of the cereals used come from our own cereal collective. Bottle count: 807

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

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°103, season 21/22, bottled on 12th August 2022. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep red colour with a slight orange tinge, and a half finger pinkish head that dissipated fairly quickly but settled to a ring around the glass, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, mixed berries, black currant, green vines, blueberry, blackberry, woody, with light funky.
Taste: Sour, tart, mixed berries, blueberry, blackberry, black currant, green vines, with light notes of wood and funk.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: I have not tried honeyberries before, but it seems to taste like a cross between black currant, blueberries and blackberries. The green viney notes were a bit raw, so the berries weren’t jammy sweet. But it is different, and worth a try.