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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is a traditional kriek lambic released annually in several batches by the brewery. It is produced by macerating cherries, including the pits, in young lambic.  After bottling, it is stored in a warm room for at least four months to help with secondary fermentation in the bottle.<ref name=3 Fonteien Oude Kriek>http://www.3fonteinen.be/proef/oude-kriek.html - 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek</ref> Oude Kriek is released in 375ml and 750ml bottles and is currently labeled as 6% ABV, though older labels show that it was once listed at 5% ABV.
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3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is a traditional kriek lambic released annually in several batches by the brewery. It is produced by macerating cherries, including the pits, in young lambic.  After bottling, it is stored in a warm room for at least four months to help with secondary fermentation in the bottle.<ref name=3 Fonteien Oude Kriek>http://www.3fonteinen.be/proef/oude-kriek.html - 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek</ref> Oude Kriek is released in 37,5cl and 75cl bottles and was previously labeled as 6% ABV, though older labels show that it was once listed at 5% ABV. Currently, the ABV varies from blend to blend.  
  
 
== History / Other Notes ==
 
== History / Other Notes ==
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3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is one of two flagship beers in the brewery's portfolio.  The brewery has been bottling it since at least the 1990s, with a variety of labels documented below.  After the Thermostat Incident, which essentially cooked over 80,000 bottles of lambic causing some of them to explode, an unspecified number of Oude Kriek bottles survived.  These were bottled on March 31, 2009, and became known as "Hot Cherry" bottles when they began to circulate in the beer community.
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The brewery has been bottling their Oude Kriek since at least the 1990s, with a variety of labels documented below.  After the Thermostat Incident, which essentially cooked over 80,000 bottles of lambic causing some of them to explode, an unspecified number of Oude Kriek bottles survived.  These were bottled on March 31, 2009, and became known as "Hot Cherry" bottles when they began to circulate in the beer community.  A special bottling of Oude Kriek called ''Oude Kriek Toast'' is listed here as a variant of the Oude Kriek and at the request of the brewery.  
  
 
==Label Log==
 
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|12/15/2017||375ml|| Blend #8 of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Oude Kriek has macerated for 5 months. 5.6% ABV||-
 
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|01/17/2018||750ml||Listed as Oude Kriek Toast. Blend # 14 of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This blend was macerated in a freshly toasted 1000L barrel. 1,150 bottles 6.4% ABV.||
 
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|05/17/2018||375ml||Blend #58 of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Oude Kriek has macerated for almost 6 months. The final fruit intensity is 370 grams of sour cherries per liter of Oude Kriek (37%). During blending, local honey was added.||-
 
|05/17/2018||375ml||Blend #58 of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Oude Kriek has macerated for almost 6 months. The final fruit intensity is 370 grams of sour cherries per liter of Oude Kriek (37%). During blending, local honey was added.||-

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Description

3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is a traditional kriek lambic released annually in several batches by the brewery. It is produced by macerating cherries, including the pits, in young lambic. After bottling, it is stored in a warm room for at least four months to help with secondary fermentation in the bottle.[1] Oude Kriek is released in 37,5cl and 75cl bottles and was previously labeled as 6% ABV, though older labels show that it was once listed at 5% ABV. Currently, the ABV varies from blend to blend.

History / Other Notes

The brewery has been bottling their Oude Kriek since at least the 1990s, with a variety of labels documented below. After the Thermostat Incident, which essentially cooked over 80,000 bottles of lambic causing some of them to explode, an unspecified number of Oude Kriek bottles survived. These were bottled on March 31, 2009, and became known as "Hot Cherry" bottles when they began to circulate in the beer community. A special bottling of Oude Kriek called Oude Kriek Toast is listed here as a variant of the Oude Kriek and at the request of the brewery.

Label Log

  • Old neck label for kriek

  • Back of kriek neck label

  • European label, 37,5cl

  • U.S. label

  • U.S. label

Bottle Log

Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
12/17/1994 Neck ring label - 5% ABV -
01/30/1996 750ml Neck ring label - 5% ABV 3 Fonteinen Kriek 30 Jan 1996.jpg
12/06/1996 750mL Capped and corked, cream label 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek 6 Dec 1996.jpg
03/27/1998 750ml Cream label -
03/12/1999 750ml Cream label 3 Fonteinen Kriek 12 March 1999.jpg
03/14/1999 750ml Cream label 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek 14 March 1999.jpg
01/06/2002 375ml Cream label -
02/26/2005 750ml Upside down Shelton label, Dutch date -
11/28/2006 750ml 12.7oz U.S. label on 750ml bottle, synthetic cork 28 Nov 2006 - Oude Kriek 750ml.jpg
12/14/2007 375ml Current label -
03/31/2009 375ml "Hot Cherry" bottles that survived thermostat incident -
04/01/2011 375ml Paper label Apr 1 2011 - Oude Kriek 375.jpg
06/06/2013 375ml Paper label -
06/11/2013 375ml Paper label -
04/14/2014 375ml Paper label Apr 14 2014 - Oude Kriek 375.jpg
05/22/2014 375ml Paper label May 22 2014 - Oude Kriek 375.jpg
01/18/2015 375ml Paper label -
01/19/2015 750ml Paper label -
01/29/2015 375ml Paper label 3F Kriek Jan 29 2015.jpg
07/14/2015 375ml Paper label 3F Kriek July 14 2015.jpg
02/06/2016 750ml Paper label 3F - Oude Krief - Feb 6 2016 750ml.jpg
05/02/2016 375ml Paper label -
10/24/2016 750ml 3rd blend of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed label -
11/02/2016 750ml Paper label 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek Nov 2 2016 Paper Label.jpg
11/02/2016 750ml Blend #4 of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle -
11/03/2016 750ml Blend #5 of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle -
04/20/2017 375ml Blend #31 of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle -
06/14/2017 Blend #33 of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Oude Kriek has macerated for 6,5 months. 5.70% ABV -
09/05/2017 750ml Blend #44 of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle. 1,240 bottles -
09/05/2017 750ml Blend #45 of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle. 1,266 bottles -
12/15/2017 375ml Blend #8 of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Oude Kriek has macerated for 5 months. 5.6% ABV -
01/17/2018 750ml Listed as Oude Kriek Toast. Blend # 14 of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This blend was macerated in a freshly toasted 1000L barrel. 1,150 bottles 6.4% ABV.
05/17/2018 375ml Blend #58 of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Oude Kriek has macerated for almost 6 months. The final fruit intensity is 370 grams of sour cherries per liter of Oude Kriek (37%). During blending, local honey was added. -

References

  1. ↑ http://www.3fonteinen.be/proef/oude-kriek.html - 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek


Photos

  • 3FonteinenOudeKriek-1.jpg
  • 3FonteinenKriek-1.jpg
  • 3FonteinenKriek-2.jpg
  • 3FonteinenKriek-3.jpg

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