3 Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek

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Description

3 Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek is a special oude kriek bottling made exclusively with young lambic and wild Belgian Schaerbeekse cherries. The lambic and cherries are aged together for four months before bottling. Though 3 Fonteinen's official website lists Schaerbeekse Kriek as 8% ABV, it is labeled as 6% ABV. Schaerbeekse Kriek is bottled in 750ml bottles and is available both in Europe and North America.

In Europe, the labels read "Oude Kriek van Sckaerbeekse Krieken - 35%". This is not an indication that 35% of the cherries in the beer are Sckaerbeekse cherries. Rather, this is because the beer has 210g/l of cherries (35% of the 600L barrel are cherries).

History / Other Notes

The brewery notes on their website that the production of this beer is often driven by the amount of Schaerbeekse cherries that can be sourced from local residents during the growing season. The Schaerbeekse Kriek cherries come from a tree that grows in the wild which is becoming increasingly scarce.

Label Log

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  U.S. Label, Schaerbeekse Kriek

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  European label, Schaerbeekse Kriek

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  Alternate European label, Schaerbeekse Kriek

European Bottle Text (Vintage):
Young lambic with Schaerbeekse cherries added. Unfiltered. Spontaneous refermentation in the bottle. No colors or other additives.

European Bottle Text (Current):
Young lambic with 35% Schaerbeekse cherries added. Unfiltered. Spontaneous refermentation in the bottle. No colors or other additives. Lambic is brewed from 60% malted barley, 40% wheat, hops, and water

US Import Bottle Text:
Made only with malt, wheat, hops, water, and whole ripe cherries, entirely spontaneously fermented with wild yeasts. A rare, completely natural, traditional lambic beer, with no added sugars, syrups, artificial colors or flavors. For ages, very rare Schaerbeek cherries have been prized by brewers for the deep rich color and flavor they give to Kriek beer.

Bottle Log

Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
01/18/2003	750ml	Old white/cream label
04/05/2004	750ml	Old white/cream label	-
03/01/2005	750ml	-	-
03/22/2006	750ml	European Label	-
02/26/2007	750ml	European Label
10/17/2008	750ml	US Label	-
04/28/2010	750ml	US & European Labels, black foil
04/25/2011	750ml	European Label	-
04/26/2011	750ml	-	-
12/23/2011	750ml	European Label	-
01/30/2015	750ml	European Label, first release since 2011	-
06/09/2016	750ml	European label	-
07/19/2017	750ml	41st blend of the 2016-2017 season with fruit harvested in 2017. 365 days of maceration with kriek. 6.2%	-

References

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