Bottled on January 2020

Season 19/20 Assemblage #16. Bottled on 08/01/20. "For this specific Oude Kriek, we macerated sour cherries for seven months on stainless steel. The lambikken that were used originate from five different barrels and five different brews. The final fruit intensity is 334 grams of sour cherries per litre of Oude Kriek. 100% 3 Fonteinen."

Season 2019-2020. Assemblage #78. Bottled on 30/09/2020. "For this Oude Kriek Intens Rood, we macerated sour cherries for almost nine months partly on oak and partly on stainless steel. We chose both jyoung and two-year oude lambiic for maceration, originating from four different barrels and seven different brews. We blended with another two young lambics from one barrel and two brews. The final fruit intensity is 458 grams of sour cherries per litre of Intens Rood. A part of this blend was bottled on 750 ml bottles and a part on magnums. 100% 3 Fonteinen."

Oude Kriek made with 100% Schaerbeekse cherries.

Season 2019-2020. Assemblage #74. Bottled on 02/09/2020. "For this Schaarbeekse Kriek, we macerated locally grown and manually harvested sour cherries for almost fourteen months in wooden barrels, with both one-year and two-year old lambik. The final fruit intensity is about 350 grams of Schaarbeekse per litre of finished Schaarbeekse Kriek. The average age of this beer upon release will be around two-and-a-half years. 100% 3 Fonteinen."

Season 2020-2021, Assemblage #15. Bottled 13/01/21."This is not “any” Oude Kriek, this is Zéér Oude Kriekenlambik. Instead of using one- and two-year old lambik for maceration and blending, this time we used 36% three-year old lambik (yes, like in more than thirty-six months) and 58% two-year old lambik.
The lambikken come from twelve different barrels and eleven different brews. This blend consists of 60% 3 Fonteinen lambik. The final fruit is at 340 grams of sour cherries per litre of this Oude Kriek."

Season 2019-2020. Assemblage #79. Bottled on 07/10/2020. "While looking for old sherry barrels, we cannot get lucky all the time. While we will be sourcing barrels directly from bodegas to assure provenance and quality, we had a batch of Pedro Ximenez (PX) barrels that was on the peated side (albeit subdued). As a result, we decided not to use them for Zenne y Frontera, but to blend them with other (fruit) lambikken into geuze and fruit blends. This is the first of such blends to be released. Sour cherries were macerated partly on young peated lambik and partly on two-year old straight lambik in a stainless steel tank. We blended with young and three-year old (!) lambik. 55% of the blend is old lambik and the final fruit intensity is 567 grams of sour cherries per litre."

"Our Old style Kriek is a marvel of pure craftmanship. Made with 100% home grown organic cherries, straight from the Pajottenland, the surrounding area which we call home. The entire cherries are fermented in oaken barrels in lambic beer of at least one year old. After six months this transforms into Old Kriek with about 400 grams of cherries per liter of beer. Because of the second fermentation in the bottle, which carbonates the beer, you obtain a delicately soft taste and the distinctive foam head. A true delight for all senses with an harmonious balance between sweet and sour."

Season 2020-2021, Assemblage #83. Bottled 12/10/2021."This kriekenlambik is the result of a maceration of sour cherries for more than eight months on young lambik, afterwards blended with some more soft lambik to balance it all out. We aimed for a kriekenlambik (so remaining flat). We used lambikken from three different barrels and eight different brews. The weighted average age of the kriekenlambik upon bottling was 24 months. The final fruit intensity is 337 grams of sour cherries per litre of kriekenlambik. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik."

"Blend of lambic macerated with organic cherries and cider. The fruit is blended with lambic then macerated for months. After this, the lambic matures further on barrel. The final blend with cider is done just before bottling."

Blend of lambics with sour cherries

Blend of lambics with Schaarbeekse sour cherries

"Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Oude Kriek de Schaerbeek Tilquin à l'ancienne is made from the fermentation of 320 g of Schaerbeek cherries by liter of lambic. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented in the bottle"

"A vinous Kriek crafted from three varieties, macerated with young and old lambics. After maceration, this traditional Kriek underwent extended aging in ex-Amarone, Ripasso, and Recioto wine barrels from the Valpolicella wine region."

""The 2023 edition of this natural and sparkling sour cherry Lambic beer, born from the meeting of two glorious traditions, the Traditional Method for sparkling wines and spontaneous fermentation for Lambic beers. Oud Beersel cherry lambic is drawn in the bottle with the addition of the liqueur de tirage, which consists of sparkling wine yeast and sugar for secondary fermentation. The beer then ages for fourteen months in the bottle before being finished according to the "traditional method". This process allows the development of fine carbon dioxide which is trapped in the bottle and which makes the Lambic sparkling. The application of riddling and disgorging eliminates the yeasts present in the bottle. No added sugars by adding an expedition liqueur. The result is a BRUT and sparkling fruit lambic beer with an impressive palette of flavors."

"First-time release. Instead of ' regular' Lambic, Grape Lambic (Lambic matured on Furmint and Harslevelu grapes) was used as the base for this beer. Otherwise, the same steps were followed as for the Bzart 2023, i.e. addition of 'liqueur de tirage', then 'remuage' and 'dégorgement', and no addition of 'liqueur d'expédition'."

40kg of sour cherries per 100 liters of kriek.

Season 2022-2023 Assemblage #86. Bottled on 11/07/2023. "For this Oude Kirsebær, we macerated stevnsbær from the Frederiksdal Estate in Harpelunde, Denmark, on two-year old lambik. Maceration took over four months. We then blended with three- and a large portion of more-than-five-year-old lambik. The weighted average age of this sour cherry lambik clocks at more than 30 months on the moment of bottling. This blend consists of eleven different brews from 3 Fonteinen, Lindemans and De Troch. Of the 3 Fonteinen brews, about 90% of the grains were sourced in our own Cereal Collective."

"A harmonious blend of our traditional krieken lambic with a natural wine made from Muscat Bleu from Wijndomein Hoenshof. The Muscat grapes underwent a three-day cold maceration, followed by gentle pressing, spontaneous fermentation, and aging in cuve. The result is an elegant interplay of subtle spiciness and a vinous, fruity depth."

"Blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old lambic with Gorsem cherries from Gingelom aged on a old American Bourbon barrels of 190 liters."