Zwanze 2019

Lambic - Gueuze

Lambic brewed March 1st, 2016, with a twist on our classique recipe of 35% unmalted wheat and 65% malted barley. The twist on this particular brew is that we substituted 15% of the pale malt for a smoked malt, which of course isn’t traditionally used in Lambic. Historically, grains used for brewing were dried over a wood-burning, and so in all probability many beers would have had a slight smokiness to them a few centuries ago. Could this be the case of the precursor to Lambic? Maybe, and it’s this possibility that inspired us to dream up the beer. We only used a small quantity of smoked malt because we wanted to keep the flavor of the beer balanced – we didn’t want the smoked malt to overpower the traditional characteristics of the Lambic. The beer was blended after two years of barrel aging, on January 26, 2018. After 20 months of bottle conditioning, this beer has developed the classic flavors and aromas typical of a Gueuze, a subtle woodiness, a slight fruitiness and a dry finish with a fine acidity. The delicate smokiness principally on the palate, brings a touch more complexity to this beer, without smothering the typical character of our Lambic. So, have we reproduced this ancient style of beer which existed during the time when wood-smoked malts were commonplace? Nobody can know for sure, but what we do know is that the delicate smokiness of this year’s Zwanze marries well with the specific aromas and favors of Lambic. Santeï

ABV

5.5

Rating

4.30271

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André Gunnarsson

Spännande med tillsatsen av rökmalten

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steffen sand

4.3 great beer. Don’t be afraid of the smoked malts. It is vey subdued. Tastes like a beautiful gueuze

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Ambre D-n

Très funky, notes fumée agrumes apportées par le funk, goût de fumé supplémentaire si semble assez léger, légèrement acide Nice to be back!

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Nikita Vershinin

Very gentle smokiness

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Marek Słowiński

Bardzo milusie, z minusem

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Kamil Wiśniewski

Uff nie czuc tej wedzony

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Alter Beer

Zapach lekko wędzone, cytrusy, pestkowe, herbaciane, derka, średnio intensywne. Smak pół wytrawne, kwaśne, cierpkie, pestkowe, cytrusy, wędzone lekko, derka, ok.

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Filip Kochan

Fajne w sumie, spoko gueuze z goryczką, tej wędzonki nie ma

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Dardar Burn

Tej wedzonki jest co kot napalkal, troche serowe aromaty, glownie kwasne, slodowe i dzikie, sporo stajni, siana, lekkie owocki, po prostu ok, 4,0, s: slodkie, slodowe, owocowe, grejpfrutowe, serowe, ale od lambika, a nie wedzonki, wedzonka subtelna, 4,0 o

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dederr

Bardzo przyjemne i miłe piwko

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Kaingorn

W aromacie dzikie, octowe trochu, gronowe, kapinka wędzonki. W ustach ciuteczek wędzonki, kwaśne mocno, lekko octowe, ściąga intensywnie, drewienko

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Yael Flament

Fumé intéressant!

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Collin A.

I'm surprised at how much I like this. The smoke works surprisingly well. It's subtle in the nose but pretty prominent in the taste.

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Daniel Grün

Not smoky at all, a decent geuze, maybe a bit sweet for me

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Christopher Signer

Going strong

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Henning J

Sweet, no smoke

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Tom Yoo

All the smoke is gone

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Jens

Gott men ingen røyk.

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Anders Q

4.20. Light smokiness. As the brewer's intention, it's balanced with light smokiness on palate and it works well with lambic natures.

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Issam Eid

Mild smoke more of Spicy oak with solid geuze backdrop

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Ḁlex Ɓomƅɀ ツ

I didn't really get the smoked side, still a good lambic tho, oak & funk, dried and woody, all good 😋 Bottled 26.01.18

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Céréale Acide Pas fumée

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Jon

Love this.

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Kacper Ch

Backlog. Minus za brak wyczuwalnej wędzonki

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Alin Sas

Changed a bit, wow

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MAIA

Hm fairly delicate! Mild smoke for sure, very pleasant. Way better than this year’s zwanze 😬

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Michael Humphries

The smoke is light, just enough to add an extra note without being overpowering. That's really well done, earthy.

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Margaux H.

Smoky yet fruity. Very pleasant!

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Bailey W.

A great lambic, the smoke is very subtle.

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joe w.

Has really developed nicely.

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George M.

1 year on. oooooooof

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Paweł Nowicki

4.1 W butli brak wedzonki ;(

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