Style: Lambic, Gueuze, or Spon with Fruit

ABV: 8.8

91/100

Aroma:	12
Appearance:	3
Flavor:	18
Mouthfeel:	4

3 Fonteinen Homage Blend No. 110, Season 18/19

What the brewers say

“Blend No. 110, Season 18/19. We have blended raspberry lambic and sour-cherry lambic.”

What our panel thought

“Raspberry and cranberry-like aromas with sourdough bread and leathery funk. Bold sour raspberry slowly fades into a mouthcoating funk with hints of leather, smoke, and a light oaky tannin.”

What our editors thought

“Tight phenolic nose toys with smoke but finds earthy berry, a sharp herbal note, and leathery fruit flesh. In the sip, acid is chewy and intense.”

Review printed in: In a Belgian Mood (February-March 2022) (View All Issues)

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3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek

**Aroma:** “Nice tart and sweet cherry character. Some earthy spicy notes that add complexity. Moderate cherry notes. Slight tart note as it warms up. Strong sour cherry aroma.” **Flavor:** “The balance of the sweetness to the tartness in this beer is really nice. It is not too bold but the nice sharp lactic notes bring boldness to this beer. The carbonation is really nice and helps lift the beer as well. The sweet cherries help to finish the beer and keep it juicy and sweet. Very nice sour cherry character. Not too much barnyard, but still sour complexity.” **Overall:** “Very enjoyable and a nice balance of the tartness to the sweetness. The showcase of both the cherry and the lactic tartness was very nice. As it warms and the carbonation starts to dissipate, more of the cherry note comes out. Light goat and horse blanket.”

Area Two Experimental Brewing Black Raspberry Lambic

“Rich and decadent aroma of raspberries. Syrupy smooth, sweet, candied-raspberry flavors slowly fade into a rich and drying finish. Luxurious despite its singularity.”

3 Fonteinen Oude Gueuze

Brett and light oak pop out of the glass; funk and horse blanket dominate, with a dusty quality; notes of peach, pineapple, orange, lemon. Medium-sweet, then it dries out fully; light-medium lactic acidity carries through finish, with notes of lemon, herbs, light pepper, caraway. Unique.

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