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3 Fonteinen Zenne y Frontera is a creation from Armand Debelder, together with sommelier Andy De Brouwer of [http://www.les-eleveurs.be/ Les Eleveurs]. The lambic was aged in 40-year old casks for 12 months prior to bottling. Of the 12 casks, 9 were Oloroso Sherry and 3 were Pedro Ximénez. A portion of lambic from the original batch was left in the cask prior to bottling, and the casks were topped off a second time. According to the brewery, this collaboration seeks to bridge the beer and wine worlds and is also aimed at drawing in the culinary sector.
Approximately 500-600 bottles were available to go at 3 Fonteinen's [[3 Fonteinen Open Beer Days|Open Beer Days]], September 3-7, 2015. The remaining bottles were sold to bars and restaurants for onsite consumption and pairings based on the culinary focus of the beer. The bars and restaurants serving Zenne y Frontera are listed [[3 Fonteinen Zenne y Frontera#Distribution|below]].
In December 2016, in a collaboration with the Belgian specialty store Tasttoe Two, 3 Fonteinen released 150 gift packs (75 available at the brewery and 75 available at Tasttoe Two) called "The Perfect Date" which contained one bottle of Zenne y Frontera, one bottle of Bodegas Tradicion Oloroso (30 year Sherry), and one bottle of Bodegas Tradicion Pedro Ximinez (20 year Sherry). The price was 195 euro.
This natural millésime beer is a blend of young lambics that have been aged for another 12 months in 40 year old Oloroso and PX sherry casks. Thanks to the long maturation, the geuze-like notes of our authentic 3 Fonteinen lambic are well accentuated by the typical, fine Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez characteristics. By gently decanting the Zenne y Frontera, the aroma of this unique lambic will evolve from vividly tangy to a complex nutty and fully fruity bouquet.
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Voor deze tweede tirage werd opnieuw slechts de helft van alle vaten geassembleerd en gebotteld. Na nog eens 17 maanden rijping op de fles bedraagt de gemiddelde leeftijd van dit natuurlijk en verfijnd traditioneel lambiekbier meer dan 45 maanden. De oplage van deze batch is 3,000 flessen.
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With the first version of Zenne y Frontera, 9 Oloroso barrels and 3 PX barrels were filled with young lambic. After one year of oak maturation, the characteristics of the finest sherries and the 40 year old casks integrated with the 3 Fonteinen lambic. Only half of the volume of all casks was blended and bottled and the barrels were filled again with young lambic - our interpretation of the "solera" method.
For this second edition, again only half of all barrels was blended and bottled. After another 17 months of bottle maturation, the average age of this naturally refined traditional lambic beer ism ore than 45 months. This batch is limited to 3,000 bottles. -->
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The following list represents the beer and wine bars as well as restaurants that received the first batch Zenne y Frontera as of October 2015. Most restaurants and bars are likely sold out.
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