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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Manny D

3.8

3.75

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Nicholas Borodenko

I legitimately cannot accurately describe that flavour

3.0

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Patrick Navarro

I enjoyed this one

4.25

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Craig Reedy

Stoked to score one of the last pours. I love super briney flavours in food, so perhaps unsurprisingly I’m not hating this. Full on brine for sure, but surprised how much the apricot comes through.

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Florida State Thimnoles

I can see why people hate this but this lowkey tastes like black truffle and sea salt.

4.25

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Sebastien Goodchild

Pretty salt. Like gose lambic. Tastes kind of like mussels

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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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DMC Brew

Well, it was certainly interesting. Very unlike any other Cantillon I've ever had. Ultimately, judging it purely on its individual merits, I found it enjoyable. Very briny, a bit salty, lemony, iodine, and "fresh-from-the-sea" tastiness. 4.25

4.0

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Pedro Calmell

Left: The low ratings are comical, probably people disgusted by the description but this was pretty solid

4.0

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Graham H

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

3.75

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Daniel Young

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

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Fredrik P

Not for me...

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Georgie

Tell me why a seaweed lambic tastes like banana bread??

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Jeff Jones

Such an amazing Gueze. Honored to drink this, as Garden Path/Great Northern was the only establishment in the state of Washington that got this beer. The notes of sea lettuce/salt water were present in the nose, but more subtle in the tasting. Wonderful!

4.5

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Michael Hart

Glad I got, not sure I need more

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Rick Skrip

It was interesting. Smell was strong, but the flavor was well balanced between lambic and abalone. Glad I got to try. Thanks for having Zwanze Day at Pour Company!

3.5

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Joshua Smock

Seaweed? Dark bananas? I have no idea lol

4.0

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Kevin Joshua

Reminds me of Japanese seaweed snacks

4.5

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Matt Varney

Sour seafood broth in the bestish way

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Andrew Kaiser

Salt, lemon and odd fruit on the nose with iodine in the undertone. Tart and bitter on the tongue. As it warms the odd notes in the nose come forward and into the taste. Aggressively salty by the end e with powerful iodine flavors. Weird beer!

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Bill Briscoe

the nose first smelled of the ocean, taste was meh, Zwanze day

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Nate Eisinger

Sour and salty. Quite good.

4.25

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Zack McCarthy

Crazy on the nose, pickle juice!!!

4.25

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Bob Muller

The special release for Zwanze Day, aged under the sea, brewed with oysters and sea lettuce.

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Tristan

🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

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Phillip Waganer

Pickleback esque

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Mike W

Pours 2 and 3. Funky as all getup. Briney as a B.

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J R

Did I just pay to drink the water they washed the dishes with at a sushi restaurant?

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Adam G

Seaweed funk, yum

4.25

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Dakota Mischuk

Nailed it! Happy Zwanze Day!

4.5

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Geert Epping

Afsluiter van de dag en de vakantie

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Allagash Brooklyn

Not my style. But they achieved what they wanted. Saltwater beer. Extreme salinity. Drinking the ocean

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Dennis Danelia

Not gonna lie, not the biggest fan of this year's Zwanze. The nose on this is super seaweed which really throws me off due to its briney umami and saline dominant profile. It does open up after a few sips, smooth mouthfeel, w apricot and mango stone fruit

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Matt McGrath

Happy Zwanze Day

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3.75

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Tom Yoo

Well balanced, light salinity, juicy

4.75

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Daniel Coles

Zwanze. Fruit punch nose with an oyster V8 finish

4.5

about 1 year ago

 

Wiktor Z

Udało się jeszcze dorwać. No bardzo smaczne. Dzikie, słone, z delikatnym morskim akcentem. A nawet nie tak delikatnym. Czuć że ta sałata tu jest dodana. Bardzo fajnie że takie rzeczy się dzieją zaraz obok i oby więcej takich wydarzeń!!!

4.25

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Kimberly Coppola

This was very kelp forward. I couldn’t smell it while drinking it. The smell was worse than the taste. It just became grating to drink after a while.

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Krzysztof Bruszewski

Pouring from the 'outside' bar. Much more complex, more saltiness and umani. The difference between the 'inside' and 'outside' pourings is really disappointing.

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4.25

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Daniel F

Salty. Sour. Briny. Lemony. Sour cherry. Crab chowder. Happy Zwanze Day! 🇧🇪

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Hugo Miard

I tried a few glasses, still tasting apple jam! A hint of salinity and kelp, some umami, but not on the main stage. I quite like it.

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Bojan Grdinic

Neko mi je utopio gambere u pivi

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Román Beer

Aroma a redes tendidas en el muelle de Cangas, algas profundas

4.25

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Christophe

Oysters and olives

3.75

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DIEGO GALAN

Very bad pussy taste.

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