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==Description==

3 Fonteinen Pruim - Belle De Louvain is a series of small batches bottlings made of lambic macerated with belgian purple plums. Through their experiments, the brewery made different choices for the base used in these blends.

===Season 20/21 Blend No. 9===

bottling date: 06/01/2021

ABV 6.8%

This Pruim features the Belle De Louvain, an ancient plum variety, popularly known in Brabant and Limburg province as Paterskloten and Hondskloten respectively. We sourced both these at Hoenshof in Limburg and at Willy’s orchard on the Wijngaardberg around Rotselaar. We macerated the entire plums for almost five months on lambik from five different barrels and five different brews. Finally, we blended with some young lambik before bottling. Final fruit intensity is 380 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen.

===Season 20/21 Blend No. 10===

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We macerated the entire plums for almost five months with a young lambik on a single ex-Bordeaux barrel. Finally, we blended with more young lambik before bottling.

Final fruit intensity is 480 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik

Final fruit intensity is 480 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik.

3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambik. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.

===Season 21/22 Blend No. 17===

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The final proportion of fruit used is 385 grams of plums per litre of Pruim. Almost half of the cereals used originate from the Pajottenland. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic.

3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.

===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19===

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Maceration took over five months and we used two- and three-year old lambics only. We blended with more old lambics and a small part of young lambics to reach a fruit intensity of 340 grams of used plums per litre of finished Pruim. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling mounts up to 25 months.

3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized.

===Season 22/23 Blend No. 27===

bottling date: 17/01/2023

ABV 7%

For this Pruim, we macerated hand-picked Limburg Belle De Louvain plums for four months on a blend of young lambik, as well as three-year and four-year-old lambikken. The oldest lambik has

been brewed by ourselves in the first days of 2019. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling was more than 31 months. The final fruit proportion is 300 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. More than two thirds of the lambikken were brewed with Pajottenland cereals,

sourced from our own Cereal Collective.

==History / Other Notes==

The beers fromn the 3 Fonteinen Pruim series are always made from a slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized.

“Belle de Louvain” (used in these particular blends described here) is an ancient variety of Belgian origin, discovered in 1845 in the nursery of Mr. Van Mons in Louvain. The fruit is large and purple, rustic with a ferm and yet juicy flesh, and the tree blooms late, helping to avoid late spring frosts and producing good yields. The good resistance to fresher environments helped establish this plum in Belgium.

[[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers|← 3 Fonteinen]]

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 ==Description==
+Fonteinen Pruim - Belle De Louvain is a series of small batches bottlings made of lambic macerated with belgian purple plums. Through their experiments, the brewery made different choices for the base used in these blends.
+===Season 20/21 Blend No. 9===
+bottling date: 06/01/2021
+ABV 6.8%
+This Pruim features the Belle De Louvain, an ancient plum variety, popularly known in Brabant and Limburg province as Paterskloten and Hondskloten respectively. We sourced both these at Hoenshof in Limburg and at Willy’s orchard on the Wijngaardberg around Rotselaar. We macerated the entire plums for almost five months on lambik from five different barrels and five different brews. Finally, we blended with some young lambik before bottling. Final fruit intensity is 380 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen.
 ===Season 20/21 Blend No. 10===
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 We macerated the entire plums for almost five months with a young lambik on a single ex-Bordeaux barrel. Finally, we blended with more young lambik before bottling.
-Final fruit intensity is 480 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik
+Final fruit intensity is 480 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik.
-Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambik. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.
 ===Season 21/22 Blend No. 17===
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 The final proportion of fruit used is 385 grams of plums per litre of Pruim. Almost half of the cereals used originate from the Pajottenland. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic.
-Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.
 ===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19===
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 Maceration took over five months and we used two- and three-year old lambics only. We blended with more old lambics and a small part of young lambics to reach a fruit intensity of 340 grams of used plums per litre of finished Pruim. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling mounts up to 25 months.
-Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized.
 ===Season 22/23 Blend No. 27===
 bottling date: 17/01/2023
+ABV 7%
 For this Pruim, we macerated hand-picked Limburg Belle De Louvain plums for four months on a blend of young lambik, as well as three-year and four-year-old lambikken. The oldest lambik has
 been brewed by ourselves in the first days of 2019. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling was more than 31 months. The final fruit proportion is 300 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. More than two thirds of the lambikken were brewed with Pajottenland cereals,
 sourced from our own Cereal Collective.
+==History / Other Notes==
+The beers fromn the 3 Fonteinen Pruim series are always made from a slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized.
+“Belle de Louvain” (used in these particular blends described here) is an ancient variety of Belgian origin, discovered in 1845 in the nursery of Mr. Van Mons in Louvain. The fruit is large and purple, rustic with a ferm and yet juicy flesh, and the tree blooms late, helping to avoid late spring frosts and producing good yields. The good resistance to fresher environments helped establish this plum in Belgium.
 [[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers|← 3 Fonteinen]]