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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Anders Q

The smokiness is really light. Could be more interesting if it's just a little bit more.

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Robin van Kampen

2019 hele lichte smokyness. Maar het bouwt op naarmate je drinkt. 4,25 zuur zit er ook mooi in

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Yael Flament

Fumé estompé! Ressemblance avec la bouteille dégustée en 21

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Ambre D-n

Le côté fumé s'est largement estompé

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Chester Hung

4.3 煙燻烏梅汁 微清草味

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Funkd_up

NZD, moeder lambic

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HopMyLife

Good grief. The smoke gives a completely different layer of aggressive flavour. Almost too much but pulls in and rounds out on the tail

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Paweł Nowicki

4.1 W butli brak wedzonki ;(

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Margaux H.

Smoky yet fruity. Very pleasant!

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Kacper Ch

Backlog. Minus za brak wyczuwalnej wędzonki

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Jeep

Céréale Acide Pas fumée

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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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Kaingorn

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

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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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Filip Kochan

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

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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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Mark Bishop

Lightly smoked

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Mart

Hapu, happeline, kuiv, tsitrus, sidrun, seistes tuleb lõppu rohkem suitsu. Ok kraam, pigem happelise poole kaldu.

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Côme Zellmeyer

Good, expected more smokiness tho

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Mike

Still smokey. Maybe not as smokey as in 2019

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Saison Si

Left glass

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Yorrike

Has a smoky tone, for sure. Not a huge fan of smoked beer, but it’s subtle enough to be drinkable.

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Valentin Leroy

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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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Slime

#LCI #ZwanzeDay yesterday. Bonus pours of either 2018 or 2019 Zwanze variants. I guess there are always left overs down here, nice suprise though. I must have missed 2019, and the smoked malts sounded interesting, so it was an easy choice.

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