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==Description==
3 Fonteinen Cuvée Armand & Gaston is a geuze released in 2016 that consists only blend consisting of lambic lambics brewed by only at 3 Fonteinen in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The oldest lambic in the blend is some of the first lambic brewed on the new 40-hectoliter brewing system installed in the same year. It was has been bottled in 375ml and 750ml bottles for distribution. 1.,5L , 75cl, and 37,5cl bottles are currently aging with an undetermined release date. It and is labeled as 6% ABV.
==History / Other Notes==
Cuvée Armand & Gaston was first released in June of 2016after being bottled the fall and winter of 2015. Of each blendof the 2015 bottings, excluding the 1.5L bottling, approximately 10% were put away for extended aging by the brewery, another 10% were kept aside for 3 Fonteinen's new tasting room, 30% are meant for international export, and the remaining 50% were reserved for Belgian distribution including 3 Fonteinen's own shop. The 1.5L bottling is currently reserved for 100% extended aging. The first release in 2016 consists only of lambic brewed by 3 Fonteinen in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The oldest lambic in the blend is some of the first lambic brewed on the new 40-hectoliter brewing system installed in the same year. It was bottled in 37,5cl and 75cl bottles for distribution. 1.5L bottles are currently aging with an undetermined release date. It was released with 3 Fonteinen's paper labels. The batches bottled in the fall of 2016 were released during [[Toer_de_Geuze|Toer de Geuze]] 2017 and were bottled in the new screen printed bottles.
== Bottle Log ==
! Label / Notes
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|10/06/2015||750ml||100% Approximately 5,000 bottles |-|10/07/2015||375ml||Approximately 8,750 bottles |-|10/08/2015||1.5L ||Currently un-released, approximately 2,500 bottles |-|10/20/2015||750ml ||Approximately 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic, approximately 5800 bottles |-|12/10/2015||375ml ||Approximately 10,000 500 bottles
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|10/0714/20152016||375ml750ml||100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic, approximately 8,750 bottles 1st blend of the 2016-2017 season
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|10/0820/20152016||1.5L 750ml||100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic, currently un2nd blend of the 2016-released, approximately 2,500 bottles 2017 season
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|1011/2016/20152016||750ml ||100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic, approximately 3,800 bottles 6th blend of the 2016-2017 season
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|1211/1021/20152016||375ml 750ml||100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic, approximately 10,500 bottles 7th blend of the 2016-2017 season
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<u>Label Text (English translation):</u> <br>
Blend of young, middle-aged, and old lambics, brewed by 3 Fonteinen. One hundred percent natural, authentic, spontaneous, and a bit stubborn, but always elegant and full of character. The Pure Passion, as Armand and Gaston have always done.
[[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers|← 3 Fonteinen]]