3 Fonteinen Hommage Bio Frambozen
Description
3 Fonteinen Hommage Bio Frambozen is a lambic blended with cherries and organic raspberries. The concentration and ratio of raspberry to cherry varies by batch and is not always known. It is generally bottled in 750 mL format, though certain batches have been bottled in 375 mL format since 2019.
It is the same bottling as regular Hommage, but from the 2018/2019 season onward and after a year using organic raspberries in their blends, the brewery decided to change the name to promote it.
History / Other Notes
When the founder of 3 Fonteinen Gaston Debelder passed away in 2005, his son Armand Debelder created Hommage as a commemorative beer to him. The first batch of Hommage was bottled in 2007 and received label approval for distribution in the United States on January 2, 2008.[1] In 2014, a second batch of Hommage was released after having been bottled in June 2013. Both batches of Hommage saw distribution in Europe and North America. In December 2015, batch three became available at the brewery. As of 2017, Hommage is a regular seasonal in the 3 Fonteinen lineup.
Unsubstantiated Stories
When the 2013 batch was released, 3 Fonteinen reused the previous European label and just stamped it with the new date. However, a new label was created for the US release. What's interesting about this new US label is that it does not say that there are 5% cherries in the new batch. It's not clear if this was an omission from the label or the beer.
Bottle Log
| Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy) | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
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| 01/24/2019 | 750 mL | 33rd blend of the 2018-19 season, screen printed bottle. This specific Hommage has almost 6 months of maceration. The one and two year old lambic comes from 5 different barrels and 5 different brews. The final fruit intensity is 350 grams of fruit (76% raspberry, 24% kriek) per liter of Hommage. *This bottle has an incorrect round label on the front. It should mention "bio" but the non-bio label was mistakenly attached.* | 
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| 02/25/2019 | 750 mL | 42nd blend of the 2018-19 season, screen printed bottle. This specific Hommage has 4.5 months of maceration. The one and two year old lambic comes from 6 different barrels and 7 different brews. The final fruit intensity is 350 grams of fruit (76% raspberry and 24% kriek) per liter of Hommage. *This bottle has an incorrect round label on the front. It should mention "bio" but the non-bio label was mistakenly attached.* | 
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| 03/27/2019 | 375 mL | 57th blend of the 2018-19 season. This specific Hommage was macerated for 4.5 months. The lambics used for this blend come from 6 different barrels and 5 different brews. | 
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| 09/18/2019 | 750 mL | 110th blend of the 2018-19 season. For the first time ever, we have blended raspberry lambic and sour cherry lambic rather than macerating both fruits together in roder to find a balance throughout the increasing fruit varieties. The fruit proportion is 83% raspberry and 17% sour cherries, the lambics originate from 6 different barrels and 5 different brews (25% 3 Fonteinen lambic, 75% Lindemans). | 
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| 09/19/2019 | 750 mL | 111th blend of the 2018-19 season. This specific Hommage macerated for 2,5 months with fruit. The lambic used comes from 5 different barrels and 5 different brews. Final fruit intensity of 323 grams of fruit (83% raspberries and 17% cherries) per liter of Hommage. | 
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References
- ↑ TTD Label Approval, 3 Fonteinen Hommage, 2008