3 Fonteinen Hommage
Description
3 Fonteinen Hommage is a lambic blended with 30% Pajottenland raspberries and 5% sour cherries. It is bottled in 750ml bottles.
History / Other Notes
When the founder of 3 Fonteinen Gaston Debelder passed away in 2005, his son and current blender 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.
Labels
Batch 1 and Batch 2 (European) Bottle Text (translated):
3 Fonteinen lambic with 30% raspberries from the Pajottenland and 5% cherries. Spontaneous refermentation in the bottle (unfiltered) with no added color or taste enhancers. Lambic is brewed from 60% malted barley, 40% wheat, hops, and water.
Batch 1 (US) and Batch 2 (US) Bottle Text:
A blend of lambic beers brewed at 3 Fonteinen, with an addition of 30% whole fresh raspberries from the fabled Payottenland. This unfiltered beer will enjoy a spontaneous refermentation in the bottle. No artificial colors or flavor enhancers were added. Lambic is brewed only from 60% barley malt, 40% unmated wheat, hops, and water.
For decades, Armand Debelder has worked as a Geuze blender - as did his father - mixing young and old lambics from other lambic brewers to create a classic Belgian beer. Recently, Armand has started brewing his own lambic. The 3 Fonteinen beers are among the few very traditional and authentic Geuzes and Lambics being made in Belgium today.
Organic Hommage labels
Organic Hommage with honey labels
Bottle Log
| Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy) | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
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| 02/14/2007 | 750ml | Batch 1 | 
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| 06/26/2013 | 750ml | Batch 2 | - |
| 06/30/2015 | 750ml | Batch 3 | - |
| 12/19/2016 | 750ml | 10th blend of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Hommage blend consists of one- and two-year old lambic and has a final fruit intensity of 40%. | 
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| 12/20/2016 | 750ml | 11th blend of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Hommage blend consists of one- and two-year old lambic and has a final fruit intensity of 40%. | - |
| 06/23/2017 | 750ml | 36th blend of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle. This particular bottling of Hommage macerated for 7 months and has a final fruit concentration of 360 grams per liter. | - |
| 06/28/2017 | 750ml | 37th blend of the 2016-2017 season, screen printed bottle. This particular bottling of Hommage macerated for a good six months and has a final fruit concentration of 350 grams per liter (80% raspberries - 20% sour cherries). | - |
| 03/15/2018 | 750ml | 28th blend of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Hommage has macerated a bit more than 6 months. The final fruit intensity is 388 grams of fruit per liter of Hommage (38.8%). As from this blend forward, the maceration of Hommage will include 100kg more sour cherries. This label also exists in NL/FR and Swedish | 
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| 03/22/2018 | 750ml | 40th blend of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Hommage has macerated a bit more than 6 months. The final fruit intensity is 350 grams of fruit per liter of Hommage (35%). This label also exists in NL/FR. | 
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| 04/25/2018 | 750ml | 54th blend of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Hommage has macerated for 5.5 months a on a 2,000 litre oak foeder and with 280 kilos of sour cherries and 837 kilos of organic raspberries. The final fruit intensity is 372 grams of fruit per litre of Hommage. 100% 3 Fonteinen. | - |
| 06/01/2018 | 750ml | 60th blend of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle. This particular Hommage has macerated for 6 months and the final fruit intensity is 350 grams of fruit per litre. While blending, local honey was added. | - |
References
- ↑ TTD Label Approval, 3 Fonteinen Hommage, 2008
