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== Description ==
3 Fonteinen Hommage is a lambic blended with 30% Pajottenland raspberries and 5% sour cherries. The concentration varies by batch. It is generally bottled in 75cl bottles; however, in 2019 a batch was released in 37,5cl bottles for the Swedish market.
== History / Other Notes ==
== 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 ==
|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.||[[File:Hommage 0.750 - 24 10 2018 - USA.jpg.png|frameless|250px]]
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|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.||[[File:Hommage 0.750 - 28 11 2018 - NLFR.png|frameless|250px]]|-|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.||[[File:Hommage bio frambozen 0.750 - 24 1 2019 - NLFR.png|frameless|250px]]|-|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.||[[File:Hommage bio frambozen 0.750 - 25 2 2019 - NLFR.png|frameless|250px]]
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==Labels==
[[File:Label 3Fonteinen Hommageb2.jpg|400px|frameless]]
<u>Batch 1 and Batch 2 (European) Bottle Text (translated):</u><br>
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.
<u>Batch 1 (US) and Batch 2 (US) Bottle Text:</u><br>
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. <br> <br>
<u> Organic Hommage labels</u><br>
[[File:Hommage bio + ton 0.750 - 25 4 2018 - NLFR - no pink.png|800px|frameless]]<br>
[[File:Hommage bio + ton 0.750 - 25 4 2018 .png|800px|frameless]]
<u>Organic Hommage with honey labels</u><br>
[[File:Hommage bio + honing 0.750 - 1 6 2018 - NLFR .png|800px|frameless]]
[[File:Hommage bio + honing 0.750 - 1 6 2018 - USA .png|800px|frameless]]
==References==