Lambic Discussion Thread

[Maakun]

I really liked those new De Cam bottes, but f**k that price on Etre, I paid 35euro each for them in a bar...

 

[Saind]

I really liked those new De Cam bottes, but f**k that price on Etre, I paid 35euro each for them in a bar...

Foeders?

 

[Maakun]

Foeders?

Yep

 

[stakem1]

****. I had to go run and put some cash in the bank and by the time I got back the de cam framboise vanilla sold out If anyone bought a few and can spare one or two let me know.

Several cases were added back online. As of this post ~40 of each are available

I dont like de cam enough to pay $40+ a bottle (though....I think I said that before and then had a batch 1 nectarine that knocked my tits off.)

 

[RuckIt]

Etre has Framboos right now. Only a couple left...

 

[Dbijnagte]

Etre has Framboos right now. Only a couple left...

Just came to post this. 5 left

 

[beerinnv]

Came here to say the same, but you east coast guys are way ahead of me, and the framboos is long gone. Did hesitate on the De Cam yesterday, so was glad to be able to grab one of each this morning although I told my self I wasn't going to start assembling a second box this quarter.

stakem - gonna have to pop that b1 nectarine soon because I have yet to indulge. Karel's blends are growing on me exponentially lately, and the latest kriek was outright amazing

 

[deckardjk]

Made my first BIAB order after only doing Etre... says shipped a couple days ago but there is no tracking # listed. Do they usually update the tracking on your order?

 

[BelgianChris]

Autumn package at 3F for sale tomorrow.
Quite tempting.

 

[stupac2]

Autumn package at 3F for sale tomorrow.
Quite tempting.

What's in it?

 

[BelgianChris]

What's in it?

as of Saturday 27th of October we offer in our shop a new package with 12 new and different blends / bottles. The "autumn package" is yet another beautiful set of authentic 3 Fonteinen lambic beers:

16|17 52 Oude Geuze Golden Blend
16|17 59 Oude Geuze
16|17 60 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston met lokale honing | with local honey
17|18 27 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston
17|18 28 Hommage
17|18 29 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston
17|18 38 Oude Geuze
17|18 39 Oude Geuze
17|18 40 Hommage
17|18 44 Oude Geuze
17|18 52 Oude Geuze
17|18 54 Hommage met bio frambozen en gemacereerd op een eikenhouten vat | with organic raspberries and macerated on an oak barrel

>> 12 x 75 cl / 750 ml = 156 € <<

 

[Saind]

as of Saturday 27th of October we offer in our shop a new package with 12 new and different blends / bottles. The "autumn package" is yet another beautiful set of authentic 3 Fonteinen lambic beers:

16|17 52 Oude Geuze Golden Blend
16|17 59 Oude Geuze
16|17 60 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston met lokale honing | with local honey
17|18 27 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston
17|18 28 Hommage
17|18 29 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston
17|18 38 Oude Geuze
17|18 39 Oude Geuze
17|18 40 Hommage
17|18 44 Oude Geuze
17|18 52 Oude Geuze
17|18 54 Hommage met bio frambozen en gemacereerd op een eikenhouten vat | with organic raspberries and macerated on an oak barrel

>> 12 x 75 cl / 750 ml = 156 € <<

This is getting pretty crazy price-wise though

 

[bostonvert]

This is getting pretty crazy price-wise though

Looks like they are aiming more for the international crowd as I can't imagine that many locals will spend that much on some gueuze

 

[Dbijnagte]

This is getting pretty crazy price-wise though

Looks like they are aiming more for the international crowd as I can't imagine that many locals will spend that much on some gueuze

I mean it’s like 13€/bottle which is a better deal than anything in the US. Those are Cuvée Rene prices.

 

[bostonvert]

I mean it’s like 13€/bottle which is a better deal than anything in the US. Those are Cuvée Rene prices.

I know they have priced themselves above any other producer (except for the OG)

Last time I was at the local a couple a miles down the road from 3f they asked me when I bought a 3f A&G if I was sure that I wanted the expensive one instead of the regular OG!

 

[stupac2]

as of Saturday 27th of October we offer in our shop a new package with 12 new and different blends / bottles. The "autumn package" is yet another beautiful set of authentic 3 Fonteinen lambic beers:

16|17 52 Oude Geuze Golden Blend
16|17 59 Oude Geuze
16|17 60 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston met lokale honing | with local honey
17|18 27 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston
17|18 28 Hommage
17|18 29 Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston
17|18 38 Oude Geuze
17|18 39 Oude Geuze
17|18 40 Hommage
17|18 44 Oude Geuze
17|18 52 Oude Geuze
17|18 54 Hommage met bio frambozen en gemacereerd op een eikenhouten vat | with organic raspberries and macerated on an oak barrel

>> 12 x 75 cl / 750 ml = 156 € <<

Interesting that it's so many different blends of the same beers. That said I'd buy one for sure.

 

[Maakun]

I like these boxes, and I think it's a great idea to stop people from just getting the speciallekes and reselling them, but this is priced pretty steep. Though also at Cantillon the prices have gone way up the last two years.

 

[SeaWatchman]

I like these boxes, and I think it's a great idea to stop people from just getting the speciallekes and reselling them, but this is priced pretty steep. Though also at Cantillon the prices have gone way up the last two years.

€13/bottle average is priced pretty steep? I’d didagrre with that if you’re looking at retail prices stateside (if you could even find them)

 

[Shakedwnst]

€13/bottle average is priced pretty steep? I’d didagrre with that if you’re looking at retail prices stateside (if you could even find them)

Even if you compare it to the prices of American made “sours” it seems like a bargain.

 

[Marc2]

Even locally, Hommage was 21€ when I was last there. That leaves 114$ which is just under 13€ for the rest and you have GB plus A&G Honing which I'd expect would be really nice bottles.

I dunno but I don't feel this is on the high side as far as pricing goes.

Regular OG 750ml goes for 27,50$ around me but you have to pre order a full case to get it

 

[Saind]

It may just be how much the prices have gone up over the past couple years.
I'll still gladly pay up for a big box full of lambic, and of course there's nothing wrong with asking a fair price, but they've at least doubled their prices in the recent past. Wasn't Hommage 2015 €9?

So don't get me wrong I still adore 3F and think they're a super sympathetic/nice brewery that I'll gladly bring my money to but it would be nice to get some cheap bottles again. It's been months since OG was for sale at the brewery and it's hard to keep buying A&G at €13 when Girardin is €3,50 just down the road

 

[GetchaPull]

It may just be how much the prices have gone up over the past couple years.
I'll still gladly pay up for a big box full of lambic, and of course there's nothing wrong with asking a fair price, but they've at least doubled their prices in the recent past. Wasn't Hommage 2015 €9?

So don't get me wrong I still adore 3F and think they're a super sympathetic/nice brewery that I'll gladly bring my money to but it would be nice to get some cheap bottles again. It's been months since OG was for sale at the brewery and it's hard to keep buying A&G at €13 when Girardin is €3,50 just down the road

Agree. Although, FYI - they've had 12-packs of OG 37,5s for sale last weekend and the weekend before that (12 and 19 Oct).

 

[Saind]

Agree. Although, FYI - they've had 12-packs of OG 37,5s for sale last weekend and the weekend before that (12 and 19 Oct).

Nice! I'll swing by after the open brew day at Cantillon

 

[rrryanc]

€13/bottle average is priced pretty steep? I’d didagrre with that if you’re looking at retail prices stateside (if you could even find them)

I don't think it's that expensive, but I also don't think you can compare directly to stateside pricing.

When I buy A&G from my local store (and even now it's on the shelf for $35), I don't have to ship it (add $10/bottle to these packs), I don't have to coordinate shipping (extra couple of bucks for your proxy), and I don't have to worry about customs (either the legality or the chance it gets sent back).

So the real comparison is something like $27/bottle vs. $35 with no hassle.

 

[SeaWatchman]

I don't think it's that expensive, but I also don't think you can compare directly to stateside pricing.

When I buy A&G from my local store (and even now it's on the shelf for $35), I don't have to ship it (add $10/bottle to these packs), I don't have to coordinate shipping (extra couple of bucks for your proxy), and I don't have to worry about customs (either the legality or the chance it gets sent back).

So the real comparison is something like $27/bottle vs. $35 with no hassle.

Yeah but that’s an individual’s cost and varies depending on your situation . They’re still only going to cost you €13/avg per bottle at the source, and it’s not the brewery’s issue what the charge is to get it to where it needs to go after purchase. The 3F price point has risen some, yeah, but I think it’s come into like with s lot of other alcohol now.

 

[rrryanc]

Yeah but that’s an individual’s cost and varies depending on your situation . They’re still only going to cost you €13/avg per bottle at the source, and it’s not the brewery’s issue what the charge is to get it to where it needs to go after purchase. The 3F price point has risen some, yeah, but I think it’s come into like with s lot of other alcohol now.

It is when you're directly comparing that price to retail in the states, which is what you were doing.

 

[SeaWatchman]

It is when you're directly comparing that price to retail in the states, which is what you were doing.

Not really, IMO. Retail is retail. Shipping is shipping. Those are two separate things in my book. Under certain sets of conditions you can get those bottles for at retail without incurring any additional cost, which is why I compared it to U.S. prices.

 

[rrryanc]

Not really, IMO. Retail is retail. Shipping is shipping. Those are two separate things in my book. Under certain sets of conditions you can get those bottles for at retail without incurring any additional cost, which is why I compared it to U.S. prices.

No, you're comparing the price of purchasing direct from manufacturer at their physical retail location to the price of buying a distributed retail product. It's not a reasonable comparison. No one who would be buying retail from the US would be buying direct from 3F without having to consider the additional shipping & handling costs.

 

[bostonvert]

It may just be how much the prices have gone up over the past couple years.
I'll still gladly pay up for a big box full of lambic, and of course there's nothing wrong with asking a fair price, but they've at least doubled their prices in the recent past. Wasn't Hommage 2015 €9?

So don't get me wrong I still adore 3F and think they're a super sympathetic/nice brewery that I'll gladly bring my money to but it would be nice to get some cheap bottles again. It's been months since OG was for sale at the brewery and it's hard to keep buying A&G at €13 when Girardin is €3,50 just down the road

True, I'd rather pick up a whole case of Girardin, some Tilquin and a nice mix of other lambics then a super expensive box. De cam gooikoorts is the same concept as Golden Blend as far as I know for example and its 9 euro (at the brewery) and you cant even buy 3f GB separate anymore.

And I've been wanting to get some normal 3f OG to and none of the shops in the area still have them, atleast in 75 cl bottles.

 

[Saind]

True, I'd rather pick up a whole case of Girardin, some Tilquin and a nice mix of other lambics then a super expensive box. De cam gooikoorts is the same concept as Golden Blend as far as I know for example and its 9 euro (at the brewery) and you cant even buy 3f GB separate anymore.

And I've been wanting to get some normal 3f OG to and none of the shops in the area still have them, atleast in 75 cl bottles.

Is there a limit on Gooikoorts?