Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Intense Red (2012)

Intense Red (2012)
(Batch of Intense Red / Intens Rood Oude Kriek)

 

Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Lot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Lambic Style - Kriek Regular Out of Production
Score
7.72
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 245
3 Fonteinen “Intens Rood” (Intense Red) is the result of macerating hand-picked whole sour cherries on lambic for at least six months, in a proportion of one kilogram of fruit per litre of lambic, and is then blended again with more lambic to obtain a minimum intensity of 450 grams of fruit per liter. The kriek lambic ferments in the bottle for at least another six months and develops into an intense wine-like fruit lambic. This bottle fermented, unfiltered and unpasteurised lambic is all-natural with no artificial juices, syrups, or sugars added. Traditional Lambic is living, cultural heritage rooted in the Zenne valley!
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

2012 bottle opened in 2025. Deep brown-red body. A little dried out but still has some nice cherry tone. Deep cherry depth. Gluh-Wine notes. Truly is intense, gets more enjoyable each sip. Unique, will certainly want to try a fresh version.

Tried on 01 Jul 2025 at 02:12


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(re)sampled in 2025, had this a few times when fresh, but none in the last year (or even decade) . Red color impregnated about 2 mm of the cork. Pours beautifully dark red, somewhat purple, nearly no head. Scent is intense cherry, indeed. Even after all this time, this is a cherry punch in the face. Taste is medium acidic, intense cherry (candied). Very dry. Mild oaky, harsh dryness. More of a 'candied' aspect now, but still very, very , very cherry focussed.

Tried on 04 Mar 2025 at 13:00

gave a cheers!

9

Yesterday. Amazingly fruity even after all these years with some pleasant funk starting to develop.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2020 at 13:21


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8.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Fairly hazy purple with a small pink head. Aroma of massive cherry, still fresh after all these years. Intense fruit for sure! Flavour is moderate sweet and sour. Medium bodied with very soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2020 at 16:25


8

BL z grilla, pozna pora wiec orientacyjnie: Pyszka ;)

Tried on 03 May 2019 at 10:10


8

Like eating fruit compote. Super!

Tried on 11 Apr 2019 at 00:19