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Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen

Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium · Est. 1887

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Tally's Take

Why this matters

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.

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The Beer Library

Beers

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze

Year-Round

Gueuze

ABV6.0%

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.

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Zenne y Frontera

Limited

Lambic

ABV7.0%

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.

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Oude Geuze Vintage

Limited

Gueuze

ABV6.0%

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.

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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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