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Picture of the welcome lambic at 3 Fonteinen Open Beer Dats

Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Open Beer Days

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September is one of the best months for beer lovers in Europe. Some of the largest and most important beer festivals take place in September, such as Oktoberfest. And Brussels is no exception. The Brussels region is home to the world’s lambic beer producers. One of the most popular of these both has a special event taking place every September. This is Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Open Beer Days.

Kriekenlambik from the cask at Open Beer Days
Kriekenlambik from the cask at 3 Fonteinen Open Beer Days

What is 3 Fonteinen Open Beer Days?

Open Beer Days is an annual event that is held by 3 Fonteinen Brewery at the lambik-O-droom in Lot, Belgium. The event dates back to 2010. This is the best opportunity for the general public to visit and tour the brewery and barrel house while taking in the offerings of the public tasting room and shop. The event started at the old brewery in Beersel, moving to the lambik-O-droom in 2016.

When is the 3 Fonteinen event?

The Open Beer Days take place on the first weekend in September each year. The 2025 3 Fonteinen Open Beer Days will take place from Friday, September 5 – Sunday, September 7, 2025. This will be the 17th edition of the event. The Open Beer Days take pace from noon until 8:00 PM on these days.

What to expect at Open Beer Days?

Open Beer Days at 3 Fonteinen is the perfect opportunity for the public to tour the workings of one of the best lambic houses in the Pajottenland. There are tours over the entire weekend where you can explore the 3 Fonteinen brewery and barrel house. Lambic lovers from around the world gather in Lot over this weekend to catch up with each other, visit the brewery, and sample some special beers that are made available just for the event. Admission including the to the Open Beer Days, including the tour, is free. Guided tours take place each day at 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 6:00 PM.

In addition to the normal fun of sitting with fell beer enthusiasts sampling some of the outstanding range of 3 Fonteinen beers or enjoying a tour of the brewery, there will also be two workshops if you are looking in enhance your knowledge and skills at blending geuze. In the “Blend Your Own Geuze” session, you get to blend ad take home bottles of your own private blend, and there will also be a workshop on whisky cask finishes. Follow the Open Beer Days Facebook page for more information on this workshop as it unfolds.

Vintage Schaarbeekse Kriek at 3 Fonteinen Open Beer Days
Vintage Schaarbeekse Kriek for Drink-in
Spelling van het Lot at 3 Fonteinen
Spelling van het Lot / Twist of Fate at Open Beer Days
Beers being shared at Open Beer Days
When beer lovers come together, the bottle shares may occur
Not only stouts are shared at these events
Not only stouts make the rounds

The beers available for drinking at the lambik-O-droom during “OBD” are usually more exclusive than the normal menu offerings. Along with the normal offerings, there are often special and vintage editions of beers such as Zenne y Frontera and the Spelling van het Lot (Twist of Fate) series of special experimental batches. In 2025, there will be four Cash Finishes releases, of unique geuzes finished in barrels that previously held a local spirit from around Europe, as well as a new release called Zotte Kadeeën. Zotte Kadeeën is a la,bic-cider blend, with a rhubarb-macerated lambic blended with Famille Dupont’s Triple Cider.

3 Fonteinen Zotte Kadeeën for Open Beer Days 2025
3 Fonteinen Zotte Kadeeën for Open Beer Days 2025

There are also often vintage and exclusive bottles available to buy in the shop during the event. While the lambic world has changed a bit and lineups such as the one at the 2013 Open Beer Days may never be seen again, great bottles will definitely be available during the weekend.

Also, in addition to the beer, there are also food vendors and entertainment to make this more than just a beer tasting, but a full-scale weekend event!

Relaxing at 3 Fonteinen labik-O-droom as evening approaches at Open Beer Days
As evening approaches, Open Beer Days carries on.

How to get to 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom

The 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom is located in Lot, Belgium, around 10 miles southwest of the center of Brussels. You can get there by train in under 30 minutes. You can also drive there, but parking can get crowded during the event.

By Train, take the S2 Hal / Halle & Braine-le-Comte / ‘s-Gravenbrakel from Brussels Central Station or Brussels Zuid/Midi Station to Station Lot (4 stops from Central, 3 stops from Zuid/Midi), then it is a short 5-10 minute walk to the lambik-O-droom.

How much does 3 Fonteinen Open Beer Days Cost?

Admission to the Open Beer Days at Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen is free. The tour of the brewery is also free. Workshops are ticketed events, with a fee of 90 euros for the “Blend Your Own Geuze” workshop. Bottles for drinking at the event can be purchased with cash or credit card inside the lambik-O-droom and picked up at the tent outside. Bottles are also available for purchase to take home in the shop. Bringing outside beers is discouraged, at times even forbidden, so it may be wise to leave your own bottles at home.

Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen | lambik-O-droom
Molenstraat 47, 1651 Beersel, Belgium

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By day, Brett is an Enterprise Business Architect for a large Dutch corporation, but he spends the majority of his free time scouting out craft beer, food and wine around the globe. In the past 10 years, he’s primarily lived in the Netherlands, with a few years in Taiwan in between. Brett is the co-founder of Our Tasty Travels. Despite maintaining a full-time job outside the travel blogging industry, he’s managed to travel to over 70 countries and is preparing to pursue his Cicerone certification.

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2 comments
  1. Louie Vargas says:
    August 20, 2022 at 11:48 pm

    Is Zwanze Day celebrated in Copenhagen?

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    1. Brett Domue says:
      September 14, 2022 at 3:18 pm

      Indeed. It is celebrated at Drikkeriget. in Copenhagen

      Reply

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