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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Michael M

Happy Zwanze Day, all

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James Murayama

I don’t mind it. Lots of brine. Tastes like a dirty martini without the gin or vodka.

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hhzx2217

oyster juice disappointing

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志越 廉

这JB是啥啊?蒸海蛎子海虹的汤啊???闻着就有痛风前兆。

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Kegi Heino

Suolainen, funky. Ei erityisen miellyttävä.

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naplimak

no i zamykamy zwanze 2024 weizenowym lambikiem 😁

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Lasse Kallioniemi

Hanasta. Tosi mielenkiintoinen merilevällä ryyditetty lambic. Suolainen karvas maku. Eroaa selvästi perinteisistä lambiceista. Siiderimäinen tuoksu.

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Marko H

Odotuksiin nähden ihan hyvä 😆 Aika dominoiva loppumaku

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Paul Somers

Zeer speciaal maar niet mijn ding.

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Alex

Unique. Definitely smell and taste the seaweed. Lightly sweet

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Sarah G

Delayed reaction

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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!

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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.

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Abby

Controversial view but the worst Cantillon I've had

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Alistair S

I dunno about this!

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Alice B

Jäst på 10 meters djup 🌊 Havsöl? Algöl? Luktade läskigt men smakade gott!!!!

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Luminous Linda

Not really sure about this one... Does it have to taste like a sour Bloody Mary Martijn K. ??? 🍅

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Ilse Wouters

Idd volop rauwe oesters in neus (ben dan wel een fan mosselen en scheermesjes, oesters vind ik maar meuh), ziltigheid in mond vergt aanpassen, maar't is best ok.

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Shmupi Koto

Thanks dima Yana O.

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Stas Pruchansky

Salty, pickle brine, some lemons, bit weird. Thanks dima

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Jonathan Mudge

Probably the most insane nose of any beer I've had. Taste is a lot milder thankfully. Edit: as it warmed, became intense. Tons of funk, but not in the good way. Glad I tried, not my jam.

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Jef V.

Draft @ La Capsule, Arras. Hazy golden colour, white foam. Funky nose with salty notes, seaweed, some fruitiness, citrussy and lemony. Strange.

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ryan

LCI. Zwanze Day 2024

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Jeen Broekstra

Happy Zwanzedag!

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James Lanaghan

Zwanze 2024

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Christophe

Oysters and olives

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Michael Hart

Glad I got, not sure I need more

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Daniel Young

Wow. Very ocean-y. Loads of salinity & minerality. Oddly sweeter than you'd expect.

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Graham H

Quite MOR this year - despite the tiny sushi roll at BMT not really that much salinity?

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R S

Seaweed smell but couldn’t taste much. A balanced gueze with mineral texture. Light and gentle.

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Manny D

3.8

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L.A. Shizzle

I smell Overripe Apricot,Pears and Bananas.Taste I Can't Describe.I'm Stumped.Don't Hate It But Don't Love It.Just So So For Me

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C Dulay

Brine, mineral-rich, zinc, saltwater, barnacles. Super weird but respect it. Def fun one to sip.

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Meng Zhou

......生蚝挤柠檬,咸鲜 不讨喜,邪门

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Mark Armstrong

Well this one divided opinion! Sea lettuce infused lambic is very strange tasting, not so much saline but funky fermented apples, it’s hard to describe, you’ll just have to seek it out

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Vin

nose is a little off putting. lactic mustard, weird funk. Not enough seaweed or oceanic minerality. Some stone fruit, but also a fair bit of VA. We weren’t into this for the most part

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Daniel Mesa

Trobo a faltar el pebre...

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rich p

Happy zwanze day!

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Ashley

First Zwanze Day!

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Henrik Carleson

Rather special taste, much fruitier than I expected with some lemon and a rather big dust of peach in nose. Clear prescence of the maritime ingredient with umami and light saltyness.

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Ric Boyer

Zwanze Day 2024, beer #3: The actual Zwanze beer, and very much stuck to the brief. Bizarre and utterly bonkers, this tasted of the sea. Elevated with gouda and celery salt!

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