3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek
Item Number: 20346
UPC: 5-425007810936
Country: Belgium
Region: Belgium
Estate Grown Wine: No
Grape(s): Water / Barley malt / Raw wheat / Sour cherries / Old hops
Type: Beer - Lambic & Sour
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 6
3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is the slow and all-natural maceration of whole sour cherries on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups, or artificial sweeteners. Bottled unfined and unpasteurized.
For this Oude Kriek, 3 Fonteinen macerated sour cherries for almost 11 motnsh on one- and two-year old lambik. The lambikken originate from seven different barrels and six different brews. Add to that another 28 months of bottle conditioning, and the weighted average age of this Kriek clocks at more than 40 months at the moment of release. The fruit proportion used in this beer is 328 grams of sour cherries per litre of finished Kriek. This kriek is one of hte first blends that features a 3 Fonteinen brew with heirloom wheat.