Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Blauwe Bosbes

Blauwe Bosbes

 

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

  Lambic Style - Fruit Regular
Score
7.80
ABV: 6.2% IBU: - Ticks: 33
The final fruit intensity is 350 grams of blueberries per litre of Blauwe Bosbes lambik. 100% 3 Fonteinen.
# of bottles: 904

NL Midden september 2018 ontvingen we 500 kilogram wilde blauwe bosbessen, handgeplukt in de Zweedse bossen. Voor deze assemblage lieten we 250 kg gedurende 5 maanden en 5 dagen op 200 liter jonge traditionele 3 Fonteinen lambik macereren op een eikenhouten ton. Daarna werd de bessenlambik verder geassembleerd met jonge lambik en wat verse lambikwort voor verdere vergisting op fles. Natuurlijk fruit, zonder toevoeging van sappen, siropen, of suikers. Ongefilterd en ongepasteuriseerd.

EN Mid September 2018, we received 500 kilos of wild blueberries, foraged in the Swedish forests. For this blend, we let 250 kilos macerate for 5 months and 5 days on 200 litres of young traditional 3 Fonteinen lambic and in an oak barrel. The berry lambic was then blended with young lambic and a bit of fresh lambic wort for a continued fermentation in the bottle. Natural fruit without addition of juices, sirops or sugars. Unfiltered and unpasteurised.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pours a red/amber, with a small, low stability, light pink head. Scent is very funky fruits, underripe (tannic by twigs and stems, seemingly) yet very pure, boiled (ripe) fruityness at the same time. Taste is sharp, very dry and high carbonation, very intense petrol / diesel like funky aroma by the fruits. Loads of tannins, most so I believe I've ever incounted in a fruity lambic. Fruityness mostly trought the diesel-like aspect, I get way less (none) of the boiled fruit character anymore. Acidity is quite high, dry and sharp, but not very acetic. Still, a pretty hardcore beer. I get why this is higher rated than the other batch (released at the same time, but this one is a Sweden exclusive) ,as this is much more 'unique' and pronounced, but... is it the pronounciation desired ?

Tried on 16 Jun 2025 at 11:52


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5

(Bottle, blend no 44, season 18/19) Light burgundy red colour with frothy, pinkish off-white head. Fruity nose with notes of barnyard, oak wood, funk, blueberries and dark fruit. Fruity, tart taste with blueberries, dark fruit, blackberries, oak wood, citrus, barnyard, funky yeast and a dry and tart finish. Low bitterness. Medium body, dry. Solid and well made lambic with a good blueberry character. Great beer!

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 22:06


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

750ml (thx, Brian (and Balder, too, of course)!) @ Sales Force. Blend 44. Appearance: murky purple with a rose head. Aroma: a lot of manure and horse blanket, some fruity character, a bit soapy. Taste: bold, soapy, very tannic, a bit of creamy oak and vanilla, dry. Overall: good one.

Tried on 01 Aug 2024 at 04:48


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

750mL bottle. Pours murky brownish red with small pink-off-white head. Aroma is packed full of wet hay and manure; solid horse blanket. Flavour has a ton of tart blueberries, horse blanket, slightly jammy. Incredible manure-related notes which the blueberries compliment very well.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2024 at 04:47


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Blend 44. Purple and hazy, just a thin head. The aroma has a bright, jammy blueberry aroma with good pedio. Soft body, nice touch of acidity. Refined, bright blueberry. Rustic farm character. Just a hit of acetic in the finish. This comes together very well. Excellent.

Tried on 01 Aug 2024 at 04:47


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

Poured from 750mL bottle (blend 44; 2018-19). Dark brown-ish purple with small off white head. Funky, manure, soft blueberry background. Enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2024 at 04:43


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Blend 44. 750mL bottle, pours an opaque dark rusted red with a small pink-tinged white head. Aroma has deep pithy blueberries, a nice barnyard funk, lots of horse blanket, ruminant manure, and gentle acidity. Flavour has a unique blueberry character -- plenty of pith, some earthy tannic notes -- along with barnyard funk, some horse blanket, some manure, and oak. That's sure a unique blueberry expression, which combines wonderfully with the very horse blanket-y funk. Bit of petroleum on the finish. This is excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2024 at 04:42


8

From backlog. Taster, from Bottle, at a big share in Oslo. Deep red with some head. Blueberries, sour, funky, some smoke, oak, barrel.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2024 at 20:11


8

A bit sour, fruity, sweet, dry. Blueberries, smooth, nice.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2024 at 01:47


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled (thanks Ville B!). Lingonberry red colour, small white head. Aroma is blueberries, some wooden and mild leathery tones. Flavour is blueberries, mild acidic and some leathery and funky tones.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2023 at 20:40