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9992
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Brewed by 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic Style - Fruit
Beersel, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 717   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.


JagerQueen's rating

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JagerQueen (123) - Shoreline, Washington, USA - JUL 3, 2006
Deep, deep ruby red in color, bright red head. Aroma is extremely sour. Taste is definitely a Kriek-hits you square in the mouth with a fermented fruitiness that doesn’t turn too sweet. Normally I enjoy these sour krieks, but this one just made my mouth twist a little. Luckily, the decaying fruit flavor dissipates into a sweeter aftertaste, but...


most recent ratings

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
savnac (2126) - Anchorage, Alaska, USA - JUN 8, 2013
Bottle @ Kulminator. Slightly cloudy reddish pink with a small pinkish head. Aroma is full of tart pie cherries with little else, maybe a bit of funk. Flavor is puckering sour, acidic and vinegar, light damp wood. Light body and very dry. Very dry, sour beer with a fantastic aroma.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
RichTheVillan (962) - West Midlands, ENGLAND - JUN 1, 2013
Bottle from Belgium in a Box; cloudy purple with foamy pink head, massive cherry funk aroma, the intense cherry flavour comes through big time one of the best Krieks I’ve had.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Kekumba (4) - Ontario, CANADA - MAY 28, 2013 does not count
Bottled January 27th, 2012. Pours a dark ruby red, no head no matter how hard I smash it in there. Smell is distinctly sour cherry with a slight sugary sweetness. Aroma is extremely pleasant. Sour, but not overwhelmingly sour. The cherries take a back seat to some funky kiwi and cranberry flavours. Quite tart, medium body.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
MrW (239) - Londerzeel, BELGIUM - MAY 22, 2013
37,5cl bottle. Bottled 27/01/2012 (BB 01/2014) Aroma is acid, aceton in the beginning, later on more like a barn on the farm, wood. Dark red to purple colour, pinkish head quickly fading, some sparkling in this one but quickly decreases. Tastes is refreshing, kriek, sour, a touch of paint in it (but it gets better when the bottle is open for a while), citric notes. Lovely sour, sour fruity, but the aftertaste was not my favorite. I must say I didn’t like it the first sips, but it grew on me.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
fredrik_ (57) - SWEDEN - MAY 16, 2013
Bottle @ Home Overall a very nice kriek i like it alot had it on several occasions.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Sarpa (372) - FINLAND - MAY 11, 2013
bottle, 37,5cl @ home. Pours almost clear ruby red with a small pink head. dry, funky cherry aroma. tart, dry cherry flavor,

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
czar (2392) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - APR 28, 2013
2007 vintage. hazy bright red with a small white head, little retention. strong red fruitiness - cherries but also raspberries, also cranberry juice, wood, clean and sharp lemon - very few acetic notes, mainly citric ones, very light yet enjoyable funk. average lightly prickly carbonation - fading, light body, very balanced brew with a clean and dry grassy herbaceous finish. very much enjoyed it!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Beergeek23322 (530) - Chesapeake, Virginia, USA - APR 28, 2013
From a 375 ml. corked bottle. Pours ruby red with a pink fizzy head that disappears immediately. The carbonation is low. Aromas of funky yeast, barnyard and cherries. The flavor is very tart and the cherries shows through very well. Finishes with a sour lingering.

4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Duntoyou (56) - Kr.sand, NORWAY - APR 26, 2013
Clear read, this white head. Nose of rotten fruit, like any other true kriek. Fruity, big mouthfeel, nice and sour. Great beer. !

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BelgBeerGeek (1267) - Antwerp, BELGIUM - APR 22, 2013
I’m Surprised i haven’t rated this yet !

Head: small, white, foamy
Colour: deep red
Smell: dry rough cherry fragerance, some sours but not allot
Taste: little almunds, very dry and bitter with mild sourness level, great kriek but not the best !


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