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Brewed by 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Beersel, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 713   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.84   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Oude Kriek 3 Fonteinen is produced by ripening of cherries (both the flesh and the seeds) in young Lambic. This process takes between 6 to 8 months. After bottling the beer matures for at least 4 months in a warm room where the spontaneous fermentation in the bottle is done.
The head of Oude Kriek is very sensitive to the concentration of the cherry seeds containing oil and may differ from one year to the other.
On old Cherry 3 Fonteinen, no flavorings, sweeteners, or dyes added which makes this beer very natural and is especially thirst quenching.

Note: Recent labels may show the beer to contain 35% of Schaerbeekse Krieken.


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Godofthecellar (274) - NYC, New York, USA - MAR 28, 2013
bottle shared by Mac, thank you! poured a flat cherry color yet had carb. flavor of cherries was prominent as any kriek would be. Flavors were very well balanced and refined. Drank next to wanderer and saw similiarities

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
VictorStr (311) - Helsingborg, SWEDEN - MAR 25, 2013
Brödig och fruktig aroma. Väldig syrlig smak, Röd till färgen utan skumm.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
PhillyCraft (1964) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 24, 2013
Bottle from Keith with Bill, Simon and Keith. Pours murky cranberry color with thin white head and lace. Looked almost pinkish. Aromas and flavor of dark raspberry, potpouri, dark cherry, and barn. Really nice lambic.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
joshwoodward (217) - - MAR 21, 2013
Beautiful red color. Aggressively sour. Tasty but not a lot more going on. Still very fresh, could probably age much longer.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
RexTalionis (1425) - FINLAND - MAR 16, 2013
Bottle 37,5 cl, BBE 01/2014. Pours dark red in color with a pinkish head. Barnyard at first in aroma. Tart mouthfeel. Sour, barnyard notes, cherry sweetness in taste. A mix between slightly sweet and sour cherries which does take a turn to some more sour notes in finish. But then again there’s some pleasant more sweeter notes of cherries and light barnyard in aftertaste. Tasty and excellent kriek.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Steasy66 (540) - Minnesota, USA - MAR 9, 2013
2007 bottle. Deep ruby color, little head. Aroma is somewhat tart with some raspberry. Taste is very strong raspberry, almost syrupy. Fairly flat but it hasn’t cannibalized its fruit. I really like this.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
TickerTerryDJ (635) - Redditch, Worcestershire, ENGLAND - MAR 7, 2013
375ml bottle 2006 vintage from Kurt,Belgiuminabox.Sampled 6th march 2013.Slight pop on opening.Poured a dark clear red on first half of the bottle and then a cloudy maroon when sediment went in on last part,didnt want to miss a single drop of this one.No head at all on this one.Immediate sour cherry and barnyard aroma.Tart cherry flavour with a little oak.Absolutely lovely sipper from 3F.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jredmond (4003) - Manhattan, New York, USA - MAR 4, 2013
Bottle shared with some Bucknell dudes at Eulogy. Pours a deep red body with no head, light lacing. Aroma is super fresh sour cherries and light funk. Mouthfeel is puckering with wonderful notes of cherry, funk, musk and finishes tart. A great, straightforward cherry lambic.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Aubrey (3339) - Bellingham, Washington, USA - MAR 1, 2013
One of the finest krieks out there. Complex cherry notes from start to finish. Rich, clean, and snappy. Bold yet refined sourness. Superbly balanced. Rounded flavors and aromas blend seamlessly. The more you sip, the more you crave.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
dbarnold (1073) - Bethesda, Maryland, USA - FEB 19, 2013
At the brewery, probably the best fruit beer I have had. Pours dark red wi dark pink head. Aroma is sour cherry but not in a candied way, in a fresh market way. Taste is cherry and some sweetness but mostly tart with a clean palate and quick finish. Impressive


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