3 Fonteinen Pruim - Belle De Louvain - Revision history

Gaël: /* Description */

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	==Description==		==Description==

			3 Fonteinen Pruim - Belle De Louvain is a series of small batches bottlings made of lambic macerated with belgian purple plums. Through their experiments, the brewery made different choices for the base used in these blends.

	===Season 20/21 Blend No. 9===		===Season 20/21 Blend No. 9===

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	==History / Other Notes==		==History / Other Notes==

	3 Fonteinen Pruim ~~is the~~ slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized.		The beers fromn the 3 Fonteinen Pruim series are always made from a slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized.

			“Belle de Louvain” (used in these particular blends described here) is an ancient variety of Belgian origin, discovered in 1845 in the nursery of Mr. Van Mons in Louvain. The fruit is large and purple, rustic with a ferm and yet juicy flesh, and the tree blooms late, helping to avoid late spring frosts and producing good yields. The good resistance to fresher environments helped establish this plum in Belgium.


	[[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers\|← 3 Fonteinen]]		[[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers\|← 3 Fonteinen]]

Matthew at 17:16, 23 July 2025

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	We macerated the entire plums for almost five months with a young lambik on a single ex-Bordeaux barrel. Finally, we blended with more young lambik before bottling.		We macerated the entire plums for almost five months with a young lambik on a single ex-Bordeaux barrel. Finally, we blended with more young lambik before bottling.

	Final fruit intensity is 480 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik		Final fruit intensity is 480 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik.

	3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambik. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.

	===Season 21/22 Blend No. 17===		===Season 21/22 Blend No. 17===
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	The final proportion of fruit used is 385 grams of plums per litre of Pruim. Almost half of the cereals used originate from the Pajottenland. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic.		The final proportion of fruit used is 385 grams of plums per litre of Pruim. Almost half of the cereals used originate from the Pajottenland. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic.

	3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.

	===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19===		===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19===
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	Maceration took over five months and we used two- and three-year old lambics only. We blended with more old lambics and a small part of young lambics to reach a fruit intensity of 340 grams of used plums per litre of finished Pruim. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling mounts up to 25 months.		Maceration took over five months and we used two- and three-year old lambics only. We blended with more old lambics and a small part of young lambics to reach a fruit intensity of 340 grams of used plums per litre of finished Pruim. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling mounts up to 25 months.

	3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized.

	===Season 22/23 Blend No. 27===		===Season 22/23 Blend No. 27===
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	been brewed by ourselves in the first days of 2019. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling was more than 31 months. The final fruit proportion is 300 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. More than two thirds of the lambikken were brewed with Pajottenland cereals,		been brewed by ourselves in the first days of 2019. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling was more than 31 months. The final fruit proportion is 300 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. More than two thirds of the lambikken were brewed with Pajottenland cereals,
	sourced from our own Cereal Collective.		sourced from our own Cereal Collective.

			==History / Other Notes==

			3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized.


	[[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers\|← 3 Fonteinen]]		[[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers\|← 3 Fonteinen]]

Matthew: /* Description */

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	==Description==		==Description==

			===Season 20/21 Blend No. 9===

			bottling date: 06/01/2021

			ABV 6.8%

			This Pruim features the Belle De Louvain, an ancient plum variety, popularly known in Brabant and Limburg province as Paterskloten and Hondskloten respectively. We sourced both these at Hoenshof in Limburg and at Willy’s orchard on the Wijngaardberg around Rotselaar. We macerated the entire plums for almost five months on lambik from five different barrels and five different brews. Finally, we blended with some young lambik before bottling. Final fruit intensity is 380 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen.

	===Season 20/21 Blend No. 10===		===Season 20/21 Blend No. 10===

Matthew: /* Season 22/23 Blend No. 27 */

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Season 22/23 Blend No. 27

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	bottling date: 17/01/2023		bottling date: 17/01/2023

			ABV 7%

	For this Pruim, we macerated hand-picked Limburg Belle De Louvain plums for four months on a blend of young lambik, as well as three-year and four-year-old lambikken. The oldest lambik has		For this Pruim, we macerated hand-picked Limburg Belle De Louvain plums for four months on a blend of young lambik, as well as three-year and four-year-old lambikken. The oldest lambik has

Matthew: /* Season 21/22 Blend No. 19 */

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Season 21/22 Blend No. 19

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	bottle Count: 986		bottle Count: 986

			ABV 6.2%

	For this Pruim, we macerated Belle De Louvain plums, an old local variety of kwets or Prune plums. We hand-picked them in the summer of 2021 in the orchard of Willy - a retired school teacher - located at the Wijngaardberg in the province of Vlaams-Brabant.		For this Pruim, we macerated Belle De Louvain plums, an old local variety of kwets or Prune plums. We hand-picked them in the summer of 2021 in the orchard of Willy - a retired school teacher - located at the Wijngaardberg in the province of Vlaams-Brabant.

Matthew: /* Season 21/22 Blend No. 17 */

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Season 21/22 Blend No. 17

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	bottling date: 13/01/2022		bottling date: 13/01/2022

			ABV 7.7%

	For this Pruim, we used the old plum variety Belle De Louvain, hand-picked in Limburg, Belgium.		For this Pruim, we used the old plum variety Belle De Louvain, hand-picked in Limburg, Belgium.

Matthew: /* Season 20/21 Blend No. 10 */

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Season 20/21 Blend No. 10

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	bottle count: 633		bottle count: 633

			ABV 5.8%

	This Pruim features the Belle de Louvain variety, an ancient plum, popularly known in Brabant and Limburg province as Paterskloten and Hondskloten respectively. We sourced these at Hoenshof in Limburg.		This Pruim features the Belle de Louvain variety, an ancient plum, popularly known in Brabant and Limburg province as Paterskloten and Hondskloten respectively. We sourced these at Hoenshof in Limburg.

Matthew: /* Description */

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	3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambik. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.		3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambik. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.

			===Season 21/22 Blend No. 17===

			bottling date: 13/01/2022

			For this Pruim, we used the old plum variety Belle De Louvain, hand-picked in Limburg, Belgium.

			Maceration took almost four months and the lambics for both maceration and blending originate from six different barrels and thirteen different brews, of which the oldest brewed end of October 2018. The weighted average age of this fruit blend is almost 22 months.

			The final proportion of fruit used is 385 grams of plums per litre of Pruim. Almost half of the cereals used originate from the Pajottenland. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic.

			3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.

	===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19===		===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19===

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Season 21/22 Blend No. 19

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	===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19===		===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19===

	~~bottle~~ date: 19/01/2022		bottling date: 19/01/2022

	bottle Count: 986		bottle Count: 986