Zwanze 2024 - MMXXIV

Lambic - Gueuze

A little over a year ago, we were in Brittany to submerge a few dozen bottles of Gueuze in the sea as a collaboration with Sylvain, an abalone farmer in Finistère. These bottles are still fermenting at a depth of 10 meters in the company of his charming creatures. Once a month, Sylvain brings up the cages to add various types of algae for the mollusks to feed on. We tasted these same algae in tartare during our visit, and the idea came to us to try them in maceration with Lambic to create a partnership between the brewery and Sylvain's company. After several attempts, it turned out that seaweed, specifically the sea lettuce, gave the best result. The beer is, of course, very different from the fruity, vinous, or floral tastes traditionally found in our products. This Zwanze 2024 exudes aromas of exotic fruits; it has notes of iodine with a slight salinity reminiscent of oysters. In short, a very different beer from what we are used to discovering at Cantillon - a true Zwanze!

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James Tweed

Better than expected. Briny but not over the top, banana on the finish.

4.0

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Alistair S

I dunno about this!

3.5

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Abby

Controversial view but the worst Cantillon I've had

3.5

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Priscilla Colares

What a WEIRDO! Very mineral, some fruit layers also… kind of yellow & white fruits (banana chips) with a sea breeze.

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Tom B

A treat to find this on tap

4.5

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Adnan Abdulally

More balanced out of this bottle. Lots of variation

4.5

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Patrick Helmold

Way bottle from the bottle. Reminds me so much of Japanese sea grapes. Super interesting tbh

4.0

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Andrea W

Still dreaming about this beautiful beer! Sea lettuce 😍 Oceans in a glass 💙

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jason shaver

🤷‍♂️

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Mark D

Very interesting. Hints of seaweed? I think so.

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Zack Benedetto

This beer has sea lettuce in it. Why is this so weirdly good?!

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Elliott Jenkins

Had to get a couple Cantillon tries on while here while it’s on the menu. Wow what a complex beer. Very acidic and salty. Sort of wrecks the palate but has a nice citrusy and clean finish.

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Julian Goding

The sea character was actually cool.

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Marko Maaniitty

Loman alku ja Zwanze 2024. Päivähän oli jo 20.4, mutta vielä oli tarjolla. Hyvin erilainen ja persoonallinen Cantillon, mutta valitettavasti jää valtaosasta panimon tuotantoa. Mutta on silti noin yleisellä tasolla erittäin hyvä

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Iris Eickert

Mit Algen und unter Wasser gelagert. Läuft.

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T G

A little bit like a hose from the brininess. IMHO best of recent years:

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Leslie Wolfstark

Tart, deep acidity musty and lemony. Intense 😊

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elise cips

Lci lol

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Steve Hall

Not actively unpleasant, but a third is plenty!

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Richard Anson

Had to get a third of this at an extortionate price. The beer is fantastic, almost a cider edge with clear apples balancing the lambic funk. Beer is ace, bar is ace, glassware is horrific for this style. Cheers

4.0

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Xavier COUMOUL

Nez de coquillages 🐚 très marin, bouche plus ronde vineuse avec des pointes de gentiane amères mais salines sur le temps long. Originale 🇮🇳 et niablement !

4.25

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Dav'74

Proiezione verso l'oceano atlantico, dove la predominante acida lascia spazio a sentori marini con finale leggermente amarognolo. Ovviamente lontano dal mondo Cantillon classico. Grazie per la condivisione alla miss Colorado🇺🇲

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Kris De Meester

It takes some adjusting of the mind but hey this is Zwanze! Cheers!

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Ty J

(For the last time)….

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Sebastian Grządka

Nie chcę być inaczej… banan. Gdy pije się na spokojnie kwasowość jest wyraźniejsza, cytrusy, sól morska, może jest nieco tego umami z wodorostów. Posmak ostrygi. No ale dominuje banan, multiwitamina.

3.5

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Żółwik

Pachnie jak bimber z wody po oliwkach. Smakuje lepiej niż pachnie bo lekko goryczkowym lambikiem z nutą brudnego martini

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Travis Booth

Smells like the ocean, tastes slightly apricot-pith, some bitterness. Very interesting. Glad we tracked it down.

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Rory

Crazy they've still got this left. Bizarre beer. Definitely some medicinal notes. Almost savoury.

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Dirk Breedveld

Light iodine indeed, oysterjuice, still nice ripe fruity pineapple? Pommygranate, sumak? Delicious! Inspiring beer for chefs I think.

4.75

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skrip

Bottle is definitely better but fuck lol

3.75

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Berliner Weib

About to depart to London, but just have enough time for a quick taste of this year’s Zwanze. Really smells like oysters, the flavour more towards lemon, and bit of apple juice in terms of mouthfeel. Fun!

3.5

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T M

Really interesting with the notes from the seaweed. We did not know what was in it but were pleasantly surprised by the flavor.

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Naiyi Zheng

lci 海的味道我知道! 就是纯纯的海边的味道,喝进去很简单的柠檬酸,剩下就是咸感。没那个那么邪门变态,但不吃海鲜的我还是算了吧😃

4.0

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海洋 周

很好玩

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Sarah G

Delayed reaction

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Gary P

Salty and a little sweet, goes well with the charcuterie board.

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Amélie Forest

Copenhague. On arrête au Himmeriget voir ce qu’il y a. C’est quoi les chances de tomber sur Mike le Queb (qui est maintenant proprio) et il reste encore de la Zwanze. Je l’ai encore mieux aimé parce que l’acidité était + présente que la 1ere fois.

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