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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T G

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

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Iris Eickert

Mit Algen und unter Wasser gelagert. Läuft.

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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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Julian Goding

The sea character was actually cool.

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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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Zack Benedetto

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

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Mark D

Very interesting. Hints of seaweed? I think so.

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jason shaver

🤷‍♂️

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Andrea W

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

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Patrick Helmold

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

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Adnan Abdulally

More balanced out of this bottle. Lots of variation

4.5

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Tom B

A treat to find this on tap

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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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Abby

Controversial view but the worst Cantillon I've had

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Alistair S

I dunno about this!

3.5

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James Tweed

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

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Antoine H

Jamais trop goûté un truc comme ca, c'est déroutant mais c'est assez bon avec un côté umami, on y revient facilement.

4.25

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Joris Vermeulen

A lot of sea in the nose. Otherwise there isn’t much that sets this version apart. I had the feeling it was softer than what cantillon usually serves - for me that’s not a bad thing - but I still don’t really understand the Cantillon hype.

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Joe Odden

Cool one, mellow but still pretty unique, slightly briny

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Steve L.

Turns out random ass bar next to my hotel was a Zwanze day host...

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Colin Koop

It’s not Zwanze Day but I’m feeling real lucky right now. Saline and iodine are the notes that immediately jump out, but beautiful exotic fruits back the experience up. Delicious and very weird.

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Christellar Loreena

The little mermaid in me is dying with happiness right now

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Steve R

Smells bizarre, tastes unusual, salty, briney, like a seaside fruit cocktail, 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Douglas Rooney

I have never had anything like this - really interesting but ultimately quite difficult to drink

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Chung Ho

Later in Salty - pairs well with oysters

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Patricia Di Ciano

Cantillon on tap × 10! This one with sea lettuce is very interesting. Don't know how to describe this. A bit like lake water with a tart finish. Can't bieve this was submerged in the sea

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Steve O

Happy belated Zwanze day!

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alan ferguson

Weird and class, different and challenging but tasty like if King Crimson was a beer. You can tell it's Cantillon but the iodine seaweed Brine taste is quite unusual and I like it. I had to swallow radioactive iodine one time then be quarantined at home.

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James F

LCI. Monk’s on the day

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Jonathan M

Bottle is significantly better than the keg. Still quite vegetal and sea-ish

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Ken Heijkoop

Way more intense from the bottle than draft. I still like it a lot!

4.75

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Nomadblake

Surprisingly beyond my expectations. Balanced well between nuanced savory and fruity notes

4.5

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Vihang M

First bottle taste for this. funkier than i remember, maybe that’s a bottle characteristic.

5.0

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WENHAO SUN

波力海苔夹心脆,喝起来一些轻柔的莓果,还不错。

4.5

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