Style and Colour: Lambic Gueuze macerated with fresh raspberries and Morello cherries
Taste: Beautiful acidity wrapped in raspberry and cherry flavours with a hint of almond.
Alcohol: 6.7 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 6 - 8° C
Fermentation: 3 Fonteinen Hommage is a slow maceration of hand-picked whole raspberries and cherries in traditional lambic. The weighted average maceration time is 5.5 months and the final fruit intensity is 493 grams of whole fruit per litre of Hommage. The proportion of Morello cherries is 54% against 46% of raspberries; the latter all coming from the Framboos Farm (organic). We used a two-year-old lambic, brewed in early 2018. All lambics are from four different casks and six different brews. Refermentation in the bottle gives this Geuze its famous champagne-like spritziness. Saison 18/19. Assemblage N°106.
The Brewery: 3 Fonteinen is a traditional lambic brewer and blender located in Beersel South Brussels, founded in 1883 by Jacobus Vanderlinden. The name 3 Fonteinen means three fountains and originally referred to the hand pumps that were used to serve the three types of beer: lambic, faro, and kriek. 3 Fonteinen started brewing his own lambic in 1998.
Origin: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels. It is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria. Oude Gueuze’ label was accorded legal protection by the European Union. Brewers are now only allowed to call their product Oude Gueuze if the older lambic used in the process has been aged for three years, has matured in oak barrels and is free of any artificial sweeteners.
Food: Pairs wonderfully with blue or goat cheese and desserts like waffles.
