aardbei bio

At one point or another on this website, you might hear us raving about cherries, but like their deep red twin fruits, strawberries are also among our favorites. The early varieties kick off the fruit season in May and ensure that all we can think about is strawberry cake with fluffy sponge and sweet cream. Or homemade strawberry ice cream, strawberry jam, strawberry mint salad, tarts, desserts, smoothies, and sun-warmed strawberries picked straight from the vine – we revel in strawberry bliss and would love to spice up every meal with the sweet fruit.

The team at Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen is just as crazy about strawberries as we are: The Belgian brewery has dedicated a beer to the queen of early summer, packed to the brim with fresh fruit. It's like a beer smoothie.

3 Fonteinens Aardbei Bio is a combination of traditional lambic and freshly harvested strawberries from certified organic farming. As a matter of principle, the company avoids artificial flavors, juice, or concentrate, using only the finest. The base brew—a blend of lambic wines aged for at least 18 months—was infused with the intense aroma of strawberries through maceration and then aged for another five months in oak barrels. The result is a copper-red explosion of juicy and sweet strawberry notes, fruity acidity, woody notes, spicy yeast, and a hint of caramel. A poem!