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This new facility currently houses barrels and foeders of lambic, the bottling and labeling line, as well as all of the conditioning bottles. In addition to the production facility, the lambik-O-droom houses a full tasting room including current, vintage, and specialty bottles and a retail shop.

~~==Production Notes==~~

~~Drie Fonteinen follows traditional [[Brewing Lambic|lambic brewing]] processes, with the following notable facts:~~

* Until late 1997, 3 Fonteinen bottles were sealed with a cork and cap.

* Until 2011, some 3 Fonteinen beers were bottled at Boon. Boon's bottling line at the time was faster so larger, overflow packaging jobs were sometimes completed there. Boon corks say "SB" rather than the normal "3 Fonteinen" cork.

* As of 2016, 3 Fonteinen uses two colors of bottles: ~~Green (for blends containing lambic that originated as wort brewed at other breweries), and brown (for blends containing lambic that was brewed only by 3 Fonteinen).~~

* As of 2019, 3 Fonteinen no longer receives wort from Boon after having departed HORAL.

''In Memoriam''

* In 2019, 3 Fonteinen received wort from [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch.]]

* In 2020, 3 Fonteinen received wort from [[Lambiek_Fabriek|Lambiek Fabriek]] as well as [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch.]]

== In Memoriam ==

Armand Debelder (October 26th, 1951 – March 6th, 2022) was a gueuze blender and lambic brewer at Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Beersel (later Lot, Beersel), Belgium.

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Prior to his official retirement in 2016, Armand had already begun construction of a house by the Belgian seaside. He was still partially involved with work at the brewery in Lot, until he started enduring bouts of back pain throughout 2018.

In early 2019, Armand was diagnosed with onset prostate cancer. Due to the effects the treatment had on his body, he was repeatedly admitted to hospital and an elderly care facility in between staying at his new home.

In early 2019, Armand was diagnosed with onset prostate cancer. Due to the effects the treatment had on his body, he was repeatedly admitted to the hospital and an elderly care facility in between staying at his new home.

After a three-year battle, Armand passed away in the early morning of March 6th, 2022 in the Saint-Lucas hospital in Assebroek (Bruges).

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Permanent and public tributes to Armand can since be found at several lambic-affiliated locations across the Pajottenland and worldwide.

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==Production Notes==

Drie Fonteinen follows traditional [[Brewing Lambic|lambic brewing]] processes, with the following notable facts:

* Until late 1997, 3 Fonteinen bottles were sealed with a cork and cap.

* Until 2011, some 3 Fonteinen beers were bottled at Boon. Boon's bottling line at the time was faster so larger, overflow packaging jobs were sometimes completed there. Boon corks say "SB" rather than the normal "3 Fonteinen" cork.

* As of 2016, 3 Fonteinen uses two colors of bottles: Green (for blends containing lambic that originated as wort brewed at other breweries), and brown (for blends containing lambic that was brewed only by 3 Fonteinen).

* As of 2019, 3 Fonteinen no longer receives wort from Boon after having departed HORAL.

* In 2019, 3 Fonteinen received wort from [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch.]]

* In 2020, 3 Fonteinen received wort from [[Lambiek_Fabriek|Lambiek Fabriek]] as well as [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch.]]

== Beers ==

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 This new facility currently houses barrels and foeders of lambic, the bottling and labeling line, as well as all of the conditioning bottles. In addition to the production facility, the lambik-O-droom houses a full tasting room including current, vintage, and specialty bottles and a retail shop.
-==Production Notes==
-Drie Fonteinen follows traditional [[Brewing Lambic|lambic brewing]] processes, with the following notable facts:
-* Until late 1997, 3 Fonteinen bottles were sealed with a cork and cap.
-* Until 2011, some 3 Fonteinen beers were bottled at Boon. Boon's bottling line at the time was faster so larger, overflow packaging jobs were sometimes completed there.  Boon corks say "SB" rather than the normal "3 Fonteinen" cork.
-* As of 2016, 3 Fonteinen uses two colors of bottles: Green (for blends containing lambic that originated as wort brewed at other breweries), and brown (for blends containing lambic that was brewed only by 3 Fonteinen).
+<blockquote style="background:#f5f5f5; padding:10px; border-left:3px solid #ccc;">
-* As of 2019, 3 Fonteinen no longer receives wort from Boon after having departed HORAL.
+''In Memoriam''
-* In 2019, 3 Fonteinen received wort from [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch.]]
-* In 2020, 3 Fonteinen received wort from [[Lambiek_Fabriek|Lambiek Fabriek]] as well as [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch.]]
-== In Memoriam ==
 Armand Debelder (October 26th, 1951 – March 6th, 2022) was a gueuze blender and lambic brewer at Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen in Beersel (later Lot, Beersel), Belgium.
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 Prior to his official retirement in 2016, Armand had already begun construction of a house by the Belgian seaside. He was still partially involved with work at the brewery in Lot, until he started enduring bouts of back pain throughout 2018.
-In early 2019, Armand was diagnosed with onset prostate cancer. Due to the effects the treatment had on his body, he was repeatedly admitted to hospital and an elderly care facility in between staying at his new home.
+In early 2019, Armand was diagnosed with onset prostate cancer. Due to the effects the treatment had on his body, he was repeatedly admitted to the hospital and an elderly care facility in between staying at his new home.
 After a three-year battle, Armand passed away in the early morning of March 6th, 2022 in the Saint-Lucas hospital in Assebroek (Bruges).
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 Permanent and public tributes to Armand can since be found at several lambic-affiliated locations across the Pajottenland and worldwide.
+</blockquote>
+==Production Notes==
+Drie Fonteinen follows traditional [[Brewing Lambic|lambic brewing]] processes, with the following notable facts:
+* Until late 1997, 3 Fonteinen bottles were sealed with a cork and cap.
+* Until 2011, some 3 Fonteinen beers were bottled at Boon. Boon's bottling line at the time was faster so larger, overflow packaging jobs were sometimes completed there.  Boon corks say "SB" rather than the normal "3 Fonteinen" cork.
+* As of 2016, 3 Fonteinen uses two colors of bottles: Green (for blends containing lambic that originated as wort brewed at other breweries), and brown (for blends containing lambic that was brewed only by 3 Fonteinen).
+* As of 2019, 3 Fonteinen no longer receives wort from Boon after having departed HORAL.
+* In 2019, 3 Fonteinen received wort from [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch.]]
+* In 2020, 3 Fonteinen received wort from [[Lambiek_Fabriek|Lambiek Fabriek]] as well as [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch.]]
 == Beers ==