3 Fonteinen Hommage

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Description

3 Fonteinen Hommage is a lambic blended with raspberries and cherries. The concentration varies by batch. It is generally bottled in 75cl bottles; however, certain batches of Hommage have been produced in 37,5cl bottles since 2019.

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.

Bottle Log

Bottle Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
02/14/2007 750ml Batch 1 3F-Hommage-February142007.jpg
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%. 3F Hommage 10 1617 19Dec2016.jpg
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 Hommage 0.750 - 15 3 2018 - USA.png
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. Hommage 0.750 - 22 3 2018 - USA.png
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. -
09/13/2018 375ml 75th blend of the 2017-2018 season, screen printed bottle for the Swedish market. First time in 37,5cl bottles. Later distributed to European outlets and included in the 2019 Summer Pack Hommage 0,375 - 13 9 2018 - SWEDEN.jpg.png
10/24/2018 750ml 90th 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 353 grams of fruit per liter of finished Hommage. The lambics originate from 4 different barrels and 4 different brews. Hommage 0.750 - 24 10 2018 - USA.jpg.png
11/28/2018 750ml 9th blend of the 2018-2019 season, screen printed bottle. This specific Hommage has a bit more than 6 months maceration. The ratio of fruit is 72% raspberry and 28% kriek. Hommage 0.750 - 28 11 2018 - NLFR.png
01/24/2019 750ml 33rd blend of the 2018-2019 season, screen printed bottle. This specific Hommage has almost 6 months of maceration. The one and two year old lambic comes from 5 different barrels and 5 different brews. The final fruit intensity is 350 grams of fruit (76% raspberry, 24% kriek) per liter of Hommage. *This bottle has an incorrect round label on the front. It should mention "bio" but the non-bio label was mistakenly attached.* Hommage bio frambozen 0.750 - 24 1 2019 - NLFR.png
02/25/2019 750ml 42nd blend of the 2018-2019 season, screen printed bottle. This specific Hommage has 4.5 months of maceration. The one and two year old lambic comes from 6 different barrels and 7 different brews. The final fruit intensity is 350 grams of fruit (76% raspberry and 24% kriek) per liter of Hommage. *This bottle has an incorrect round label on the front. It should mention "bio" but the non-bio label was mistakenly attached.* Hommage bio frambozen 0.750 - 25 2 2019 - NLFR.png
03/27/2019 375ml 57th blend of the 2018-2019 season. This specific Hommage was macerated for 4.5 months. The lambics used for this blend come from 6 different barrels and 5 different brews. 3F Hommage 27 March 2019.png
05/09/2019 750ml 71st blend of the 2018-2019 season. This particular Hommage has a final fruit intensity of 353 grams of fruit per liter of Hommage. The lambics originate from 4 different barrels and 6 different brews. 3F Hommage09 May 2019USA.PNG
08/30/2019 750ml 106th blend of the 2018-2019 season. This particular Hommage has a final fruit intensity of 352 grams of fruit per liter of Hommage. The lambics originate from 4 different barrels and 4 different brews. Lambics originate from 3 Fonteinen (40%) and Brouwerij Boon (60%) 3F Hommage 30 Aug 2019 75US.png
09/18/2019 750ml 110th blend of the 2018-2019 season. For the first time ever, we have blended raspberry lambic and sour cherry lambic rather than macerating both fruits together in roder to find a balance throughout the increasing fruit varieties. The fruit proportion is 83% raspberry and 17% sour cherries, the lambics originate from 6 different barrels and 5 different brews (25% 3 Fonteinen lambic, 75% Lindemans). 3F Hommage 18 Sep 2019 75.png

Labels

Label 3Fonteinen Hommageb2.jpg

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
Hommage bio + ton 0.750 - 25 4 2018 - NLFR - no pink.png
Hommage bio + ton 0.750 - 25 4 2018 .png

Organic Hommage with honey labels
Hommage bio + honing 0.750 - 1 6 2018 - NLFR .png Hommage bio + honing 0.750 - 1 6 2018 - USA .png

References

  1. TTD Label Approval, 3 Fonteinen Hommage, 2008

Photos