Poured from bottle at Masonry FHF. Cloudy gold with small white head. Tons of plum, very well made.

Another plum lambic in this endearing and dynamic Spelingen van het Lot series - or rather, mirabelle plum, which is technically not a real plum but a different, albeit closely related plant species. This Spelingen series is not just about lambic experiments, it also bears a whole cultural dimension, in highlighting and reintroducing old local fruit varieties that are hardly ever cultivated anymore - yet another reason to remain in ongoing fascination about what they are doing at 3 Fonteinen these days. This one was limited to only 50 bottles and must therefore be among the rarest of them all. Snow white, creamy and dense, stable head on a cloudy peach blonde robe with somewhat khaki-like tinge. Infinitely fruity aroma, a basket of ripe autumn fruit, ripe yellow mirabelle plums and lots of them, ripe apricot, pineapple, sour grape, cooked pear, green apple, lemon juice, white wine, minerals. Very expressively fruity onset, tons of ripe mirabelle, juicy, fleshy and mildly tart, the latter element playing interestingly with the lambic's own tartness and astringency, reminiscent of raw pineapple and unripe pear; fizzy carbonation, supple body, tad vinous. Bready core under a megastructure of mirabelle plum fleshiness and juiciness, with an acidic lemony effect at its sides; astringent fruit peel and plum kernel effects tie up with some tannic woodiness in the end, creating a bone dry, but ever-lasting, perfectly balanced finish. Fantastic fruit lambic by 3 Fonteinen - once again. Long live the mirabelle plum, something I thought I would never encounter again after having eaten them a long time ago at my grandmother's place in my early childhood.

5/IX/20 - 75cl bottle @ 3 Fonteinen Lambik-o-Droom (Lot, BE), BB: n/a (no label, nothing on the bottle, they could’ve sold us literally anything...) (2020-865) Thanks to ElManana+1 for driving and sharing today’s beers, thanks to the Ghent Beer Posse for sharing the 3F bottles!

Cloudy orange blond beer, small creamy off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lovely, floral notes, fruity touch, bit yeasty, apricots and other fruits. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of apricots, fruity, some berries, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: very fruity, dry, dusty, apricots, some tannins, more fruits, some tropical fruits, very nice stuff, lovely!

Fairly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of grain, lemon, oak, vanilla, orange and plum type notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Bottle sampled at OBD. Hazy golden with white head. Dry funk, quite grainy, some nice mirabelles, vanilla. Medium sour and sweet. Medium bodied. Decent.