3 Fonteinen Kriekenlambik

3 Fonteinen (Oude) Kriekenlambik is the result of macerating hand-picked whole sour cherries on young lambic for at least four months, in a proportion of one kilogram of fruit per litre of lambic (and possibly blended with some more young lambic). Fruit intensity ranges from minimum 35% to 50%. Aside some selected bars (e.g. 20th Anniversary of Akkurat in Stockholm, Sweden), this sour cherry lambic is available at given times in the lambik-O-droom.

276 reviews

Beersel, Belgium

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4.5 Flaska från Beergium. Vackert rödvinsfärgad nästan helt utan skum. Stor djup körsbärsdoft som är både söt och syrlig och har massor av kärnkaraktär som drar åt mandel och tung blomdoft. Smaken är lika djup och koncentrerad som doften, ganska snäll syra men smakoncentrationen gör att den ändå behöver sippas i små klunkar. Mycket gott.

4.3 Bottle: Poured a red color lambic with a nice light red color head with OK retention and light lacing. Aroma of fruity cherry notes with some light funky notes and barnyard notes is quite pleasant. Taste is a good mix of funky barnyard notes with some fruity cherry notes with some residual sugar notes and light oak presence. Body is about average with good carbonation for the style. Super enjoyable lambic and probably a notch better than the Oude kriek.

3.9 Bottle from BierCaB shop in Barcelona. Reddish-purple pour with minimal head. Aroma is very cherry, funk, lacto. Flavor is tart, funky, very big fruit. Pretty flat, but that's what lambics are. Biting feel. Good beer.

4.0 375 ml bottle as "Oude Kriekenlambik" (5.4% abv). Bottled on 24.05.2017. BBE 26.10.2037. Pours hazy ruby red color with a small, rapidly dissipating pink head. Aroma is really nice with cherries and tartness, distant citric tones, yeast and spices. Flavor is nice tart with cherries, yeast, subtle leather tones, some dark berries, grapefruits on the finish. Lovely and sharp tart brew. 3356

3.7 37,5 cl bottle @ home. Bottled 24.05.2017, BBE 26.10.2037 As ”Oude Kriekenlambik Assemblage n˚ 32 - Seizoen 16|17 Aroma has cherry juice and earthy notes. Flavour has earthy notes, lactic acid, tart cherry juice and grapefruit. A solid kriek.

4.0 375 ml bottle at home as Oude Kriekenlambik at 5.4% ABV, bottled 24.5.2017. Pours a lightly hazy deep wine red with a quickly disappearing pinkish head. The aroma is full of sour cherries, wood, mild funk, leather, black currant - lovely smell. Medium body with a soft to average carbonation, a light to medium sourness and a light tartness. The flavor starts with sour cherries, red currant, black currant, sour berries and hints of balsamic vinegar followed by more cherries, wood and a tart fruitiness. Finishes dry with more dark cherries, tart and lightly woody and hints of vanilla and tannins. Lovely - starts with a nice sourness, berries and cherries and evolves towards more complexity and a balanced finish where the cherries are more dominant. Really good. Aroma: 8 Appearance: 4 Taste: 8 Palate: 4 Overall: 16

3.4 Aroma: Sour berries. Flavour: Sour berries with fruity sweetness and a dry finish. Colour: Dark red with a pink head.

3.9 Bottle from Boxbeers as Oude Kriekenlambik. Hazy deep red with a pink head. Aroma is sweet, malty, cherries, wood and barnyard. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 020219

3.9 0.375 l bottle from 'Beyond Beer', bottled in May 2017, cellared for almost a year. Clear, deep ruby with a thin, slightly fluffy, slowly diminishing, pinkish white head. A little sweetish, sourish, fairly fruity and gently funky aroma of sour cherries, raspberries, bitter almond, oak and some horse blanket. Minimally sweet, moderately sour, rather fruity and slightly funky taste of lots of sour cherries, raspberry, oak, some bitter almond and a touch of horse blanket, followed by a short, gently tart, woody-dry and slightly funky finish. Thin to medium body, gently astringent and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Tasty!

4.4 Cork top bottle, 0.375l. Aroma of cherries, red wine, wine cellar, wood and funk. Pours cloudy brown ruby color with thin quickly diminishing pink head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts with sweet and sour cherries, following is vinous with notes of wood and tanins, while mouthfeel is smooth. Medium body, oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Fonteinastic...

4.1 37.5c bottle 16/17 assemblage 32. Dark ruby pour with a faint off white ring that completely fades. Sour cherry, earthy, acidic, epson salt, dry, cherry pulp tartness, long dry finish, mild+ carbonation and moderate body, hint of vanilla and cinnamon, oak, nice depth and funk. Mmmmmmm.

4.3 16-17 bottle. Pours ruby red with very little to no head, seems it won't be very carbonated. Aroma is strong acidic citrus, sout cherry, funk. Taste follows citrus, tart lemon juice, cherry, funky basement yeast. Finish is more subtle, lemony and funky. Really enjoyable lambic, balanced and natural.

3.9 W aromacie wiśnie. Barwa ciemno czerwone. Dobre wysycenie. W smaku owocowo, kwaśność na dobrym poziomie, kwasek cytrynowy.

3.8 Sunday, January 6, 2019. Bottle, 37.5cL. Purchase ("Chez Alain", Rennes (35), FR). @Naintré, shared with my parents. A sparkling dark red garnet beer with a minimal pinkish head ; short retention. Red berries (cherry+), light vinegar, woody notes. Medium dry refreshing lasting sour, light sweet. Light to medium body and texture, soft gaseous, fruity acid lacing inish. Overall, very good !

4.3 Fresh cherries, leather, some barnyard in nose. Pours deep red with pinkish head. Taste is sour with loads of cherries followed by some funky notes. Finish is tart, average carbonation. Overall excellent, straight cherry juice.

4.1 Bottle at Koelschip clear ruby, white ring. Cherry, some wood, a little acidic aroma, acidic, sour, cherry taste. Medium body, cherry finish, long. Great.

4.4 2015 & 16 side by side. Both brilliant red, with ample cherry funk and moderate pucker on both. High carbonation fits the style, and was not over the top. 2015 was slightly cheesier, 2016 slightly more fruit forward but both had great flavor and balance. 4.4-

3.8 Ciemno czerwone nieco kwaśne i mocno owocowe. Piwo dosyć nietypowe ale godne uwagi i spróbowania.

4.2 37,5cl bottle @ Foeders, Amsterdam. Beauty dark reddish pink, pinkish creamy head. Medium-high acidity and lightly sweet, earthy clean cherries, light funk, some vanilla, oaky dry. Afrertaste lacks fruitiness, mainly sour. Good body, high carbonation.

3.8 Shared bottle at Cardinal, pours almost clear red, with a tiny head,. Aroma of cherries, kernel Stones and meat. Taste is light sweet , weak tarty cherries, nice.

4.3 375ml bottle at the Muted Horn, Berlin. Clear dark ruby red color with pink head. Yeasty and light malty aroma, tart fruity, cherries, some barnyard funk, some sweet vanilla and nutty notes. Light sweet and moderate acidic fruity taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.

4.1 375 ml corked & caged bottle, as 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriekenlambik, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.4%. Deep red to purple colour, moderate pink head. Aroma of sour cherries, cherry kernels, almonds and marzipan, hints of horse stable. Medium sour flavour of cherries, slightly dry, hints of cherry kernels.

4.2 Bouteille 375ml. Couleur grenat translucide, mousse rosée fugace laissant un anneau sur les parois du verre. Arôme de griottes, boisé, bestioles sauvages, pointe de cannelle. Goût de griottes, acidité moyenne-élevée, boisé, Brett, côté sauvage, peau de cerise, noyaux de cerise, légère astringence. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen.

4.5 KYGG 250818. Red color with a white head. Aroma is cherries, barnyard. Flavor is dry, sourness, yeast, funk, cellar notes. Wow. Delicious beer.

4.3 Aromat intensywnych wiśni, trochę wodnisty na tle intense red kriek, smak podobnie. Ale ogólnie b. dobre i spoko.

4.3 Verre. Rouge foncé, peu effervescente, arôme de tarte aux cerises, gâteau. En bouche, cerises acidulée mais encore très fruit frais, légèrement sucrée, c'est explosif. Excellent.

4.7 (sang rose, cerise > fin-naturel, bouche > fruitée, sèche, robuste, complexe, savouro-harmonieuse, > clever)

4.4 Bottle 375ml @ gunnfryd Pours hazy red with a pink head. Aroma has notes of malt, cherry, tartness and barnyard. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium sour with a long dry, cherry, cherry pits, tart and funky finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

4.3 Bottle courtesy of Andrew, shared with Brendan. Pours a deep red body with thin pink ring of lace. Mouthfeel is tart and light bodied with notes of cherry, oak and candy. Great stuff.

4.1 Bottle. Pours deep cloudy red with a white head. Aroma of cherry, wood, some funk, cherrystones - velvet feel, funk. Taste is quite sour, cherry, velvet, funky, dry.