3 Fonteinen is a
Belgian
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brewery
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, specialized in
geuze
Gueuze (Dutch ''geuze'', ; French ''gueuze'', ) is a type of lambic, a Beer in Belgium, Belgian beer. It is made by Blending (alcohol production), blending young (1-year-old) and old (2- to 3-year-old) lambics, which is bottled for a second ...
and
kriek. The brewery is situated in
Beersel
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, near
Brussels
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and produces classic versions of both kriek and geuze.
Geuzestekerij
3 Fonteinen was founded in 1887 as a café and ''geuzestekerij'', a place where geuze is produced by blending old and new lambics, acquired from other breweries. The enterprise was bought by Gaston De Belder in 1953, who expanded it with a restaurant and left it to his sons Armand and Guido in 1982.
In 1998, a brewery installation was bought. Apart from using its own lambic, 3 Fonteinen uses lambic made by
Boon
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,
Girardin and
Lindemans for its geuze. 3 Fonteinen is one of the few remaining ''geuzestekerijen''.
The ''Mijol Club'', a literary club, founded by
Herman Teirlinck
Herman Louis Cesar Teirlinck (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, 24 February 1879 – Beersel-Lot, 4 February 1967) was a Belgian writer. He was the fifth child and only son of Isidoor Teirlinck and Oda van Nieuwenhove, who were both teachers in Brussels. As a ...
, used to convene in the café.
In May 2009, a faulty thermostat caused 3000 bottles to explode. The remaining overheated geuze was made into an
eau de vie
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In English-speakin ...
called "Armand's Spirit", the sales of which enough allowed the brewery to continue operations.
In March 2013, after four years of interruption, Brewery 3 Fonteinen inaugurated its new brewing installation and is brewing its own lambic again. During the four years without its own installation 3 Fonteinen managed to keep its head above water by blending lambic that they bought from nearby lambic breweries like
Boon
Boon may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Boon (game), a trick-taking card game
* ''Boon'' (novel), a 1915 satirical work by H. G. Wells
* ''Boon'' (TV series), a British television series starring Michael Elphick
* The Ultimate Boo ...
and
Girardin.
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Breweries of Flanders
Companies based in Flemish Brabant
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