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3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is a very old beer in the brewery's portfolio. The brewery has been bottling it since at least the 1990s, as labels from that era are documented, including neck labels. Oude Kriek is the only other lambic that 3 Fonteinen produces annually. 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. | 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is a very old beer in the brewery's portfolio. The brewery has been bottling it since at least the 1990s, as labels from that era are documented, including neck labels. Oude Kriek is the only other lambic that 3 Fonteinen produces annually. 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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Revision as of 22:59, 23 August 2014
Description
3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is a traditional kriek lambic released annually in several batches by the brewery. It consists of two-year old lambic blended with cherries.
History / Other Notes
3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek is a very old beer in the brewery's portfolio. The brewery has been bottling it since at least the 1990s, as labels from that era are documented, including neck labels. Oude Kriek is the only other lambic that 3 Fonteinen produces annually. 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.
Label Log
Bottle Log
| Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy) | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/27/1998 | 750ml | Old label | N/A |
| 01/06/2002 | 375ml | Old label | N/A |
| 12/14/2007 | 375ml | US label | N/A |
| 03/31/2009 | 375ml | "Hot Cherry" bottle that survived thermostat incident | N/A |
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