3 Fonteinen Intense Red Oude Kriek

Description

3 Fonteinen Intense Red Oude Kriek is blend of young lambic with 40% whole Polish cherries (with pits) added. It was originally bottled in 375ml bottles and is labeled at 5% ABV. In late 2015, a new batch of Intense Red Oude Kriek was released in 75cl bottles and all subsequent batches have been in in that size.

History / Other Notes

3 Fonteinen Intense Red Oude Kriek was released to coincide with the 2013 Toer de Geuze. It represents a departure from traditional 3 Fonteinen labelings as it does not have the emblematic 3 that is present on other labels. Intense Red was released both in Europe and North America starting in late 2013 and received label approval for distribution in the United States on August 24, 2013.^[1]

Bottle Log

Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
11/13/2012	375ml	-
05/02/2014	375ml	-	-
05/28/2015	750ml	-	-
04/28/2016	750ml	-	-
06/16/2017	750ml	Blend number 34 of the 2016-2017 season. This particular bottling of Intens Rood macerated for six months and has a final fruit concentration of 510 grams of sour cherries per liter. 6.2% ABV	-
06/21/2017	750ml	Blend number 35 of the 2016-2017 season. This particular bottling of Intens Rood macerated for 7 months and has a final fruit concentration of 480 grams per liter. 5.9% ABV
10/17/2018	750ml	Blend number 85 of the 2017-2018 season. This particular Intense Red macerated for exactly 6 months. The lambic originates from 3 different barrels and 4 different brews. The final fruit intensity is 513 grams of fruit per liter of finished Oude Kriek Intens Rood.
09/20/2019	750ml	Blend number 112 of the 2018-2019 season. This Intense Red macerated for 6.5 months on cherries. We used one and two year old lambic coming from 3 different barrels and 3 different brews. The final fruit intensity is 485 grams of fruit per liter of Oude Kriek Intense Red.
10/17/2019	375ml	Blend number 118 of the 2018-2019 season. This specific Intense Red macerated for nearly 6 months in a wooden vat. We used one and two year old lambic coming from 3 different vats and 8 different brews. The final fruit intensity is 498 grams of kriek per liter of Intense Red. 100% 3 Fonteinen.