3 Fonteinen Oude Lambik

Following multiple samples over two years at 3 Fonteinen restaurant and most recently at Spinnekopke. Dark orange-copper color. Smells like a bunch of musty lemons crammed into some old gym socks. Somehow I’ve grown to love that, although I certainly didn’t the first time. Now the lemon comes out more in the aroma, adding refreshment while the funk adds character. Soft carbonation from acidity. Sour and lightly bitter. Bright, lively and intense.

Bottle 35 cl - stamped 17/02 2006. This bottle was almost impossible to open - probably because of no carbonation. Pours a hazy deep golden yellow that is quite similar (without other comparences) morning urine. No head. The nose is fresh and clear with notes of green grapes, peach among other fruits. The palate is also fresh but a little waterish with an oily and sparkling finishing feeling. The flavour is sour, but mild and round and i taste peaches, pomelos, butter,and grains. Easy to dring

Cask gravity @ 17th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2008.
Medium orange color with a virtually none appearance, virtually none lancing head. Aroma is midle, some apple and caramel notes, barnyard, Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light moderate acidic with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (240508)

Aroma: funky soft cheese, some pears, some minerals, earthiness, flowers, light fruit
Appearance: golden yellow-broan
Flavor: funky cheese with some fresh peach and apricot juices along with various other summer fruits-->yellow plums and some bosc pears--fruit pulpiness, light hoppiness and some yeast character
Palate: smooth, very light but very filling--light cheese and fruit

Draught @ Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2008. Clear golden with no head. Mild sour aroma with barnyard and woody notes. Mild sour flavor with grapefruit and woody notes.