Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Nocturne

Nocturne

 

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

  Flemish Red / Bruin Regular
Score
7.68
ABV: 7.1% IBU: - Ticks: 68
Nocturne is a blend of 3 Fonteinen brewed dark full malt beers and traditional lambic. Spontaneously fermented. Matured in oak barrels. Extended bottle ageing. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.
 

Sign up to add a tick or review

Join Us


     Show


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

Pours dark copperbrown. No real head. Scent is mild, somewhat fruity almost. Medium lambic funk, not at all roasty, toasty or anything alike. Taste is full, sharp, dry, tart, oak. Not as fruity here, but still not toasty / roasty either. Slight caramel, but not at all sweet. Pretty decent ! higher carbo, bit drying. Medium intence lambic back.

Tried on 24 Dec 2024 at 13:19


6

Sour, acidic, sharp, red currant

Tried on 21 Dec 2024 at 16:34


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Malmo Brewing Taproom 14/12/2024 (as 3 Fonteinen Nocturne 2024) Sour tart fruity aroma and taste, light berry notes, barnyard, vinegar, medium body and acidity, musty, berry soaked oak infused sour lingering finish.

Tried from Draft at Malmö Brewing Co & Taproom on 14 Dec 2024 at 05:57


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2024, Saturday. A clear orange brown beer. Aroma and Taste of tart red berries, grapes, brett, barnyard.

Tried on 13 Nov 2024 at 11:30


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle Billie's 2024-11-09 Antwerp
AR: lovely vinegar, tart, grapes
AP: hazy coppery, no head
F: lovely vinegar, tart, grapes

Tried from Draft on 09 Nov 2024 at 17:05



7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to Rich. It pours hazy deep brown with a thick, fluffy khaki head. The aroma is musty, bitter - sweet, sour, tangy, red wine vinegar, sherbet, bramble sour candy, raspberry, balsamico and some candy. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, sharp, tangy, vinous, balsamic vinegar, strawberry, light acidity, cola, cherry cola, raisin, sultana, lactic, tangy, light alcohol, damp oak and some leathery tannin witt a drying finish. Medium body and moderate fluffy carbonation. Well rounded and balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2024 at 13:02


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

09.05.2023, 0,75l bottle (21-22 vintage, blend #48) @ home:
Big bubbly-creamy longlasting head, cloudy dark reddish amber color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, mild vinegar, oak, sour dark berries, dark malts, berry skin, old rope, fruit stones, caramel, bark, flowers. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, sour dark berries, mild vinegar, oak, dark malts, sorrel, berry skin, fruit stones, old rope, licorice. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.

17.02.2023, 0,75l bottle (21/22 vintage, batch #47) @ home:
7-4-8-4-15=3,8
Soft gusher. Nice bubbly-creamy longlasting head, cloudy dark amber color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish mineraly, smoked weeds, soda powder, minerals, oak, grass, bark, sour dark fruits, barnyard, mild vinegar, leather. Taste is dry sour-ish fruity, sour dark fruits, soda powder, oak, minerals, mild vinegar, soy sauce, bark, barnyard, grass, leather. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2024 at 19:13


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

Flaska från 3Fs webshop. Kolsvart vätska med mörkbeige skum. Doft av mörka plommon, körsbär, kärnor, fat, russin, mjuk balsamvinäger, mörk choklad. Komplex och raffinerad. Mycket gott

Tried on 07 Apr 2024 at 14:37


8.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

--Bottled, from Systembolaget. -- Hazy mahogany colour, small head. Oaky tart nose with red wine and hay. Tart with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Citric oak, old hay, red wine and minerals. Mid bitter finish. Elegant, complex and delicious.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2024 at 22:50