Archive record · Brewery
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
- Founded
- 1887
- Archive ID
- TB-WK5WB4K8
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
One of the most highly regarded Lambic blenders and brewers in the world. Uncompromisingly independent.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Lambic blending cannot be rushed, faked, or scaled. That is why 3 Fonteinen's independence is not a marketing position — it is a structural necessity.
The Beer Library
Beers
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze
Year-RoundGueuze
A blend of one, two and three-year-old lambic, refermented in the bottle. No yeast is ever pitched — the beer is fermented entirely by whatever is living in the air over Beersel.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Zenne y Frontera
LimitedLambic
Lambic aged in Spanish sherry and wine casks — the Zenne is the Brussels river, the frontera the Spanish border. Two wood traditions in one beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Oude Geuze Vintage
LimitedGueuze
A bottle-aged blend held back beyond normal release. Gueuze keeps developing in glass for decades, which makes vintage-dating it meaningful rather than decorative.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Straight answers
Common questions about Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
- Who owns Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen?
- Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
- Is Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen independent?
- Yes. Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen founded?
- Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen was founded in 1887 in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
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