Zwanze 2021 - Parasol

Lambic - Fruit

Here at Cantillon, we’re no strangers to experimentation. In the early 50’s, Paul Cantillon tried blending Lambic and oranges. The result wasn’t exactly spectacular. The refermentation in the bottles was so strong, that the brewery workers at the time were forced to sprint past the bottles through the cellar in order to avoid being hit by popping corks and drenched in beer. Our grandfather Marcel Cantillon loved this story, and often loved to tell it to us as children. So 70 years later, inspired by our great-grandfather, we’ve made a special blend of Lambic and citrus (a blend featuring mostly oranges) in his honor. The acidity of the beer and the fruit and the freshness of the citrus in contrast to the bitterness of their zests makes for a particularly thirst-quenching Zwanze. The name Parasol will remind my fellow Belgians of a certain age of the orange-flavored soft-drink of the same name we used to drink back in the day.

ABV

5.0

Rating

4.142

Rating count

3,447

Last updated

over 1 year ago

 

Vincent Glas

3.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Kalle Schwanen

3.75

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over 3 years ago

 

Bojan Grdinic

Jutarnja naranja.

4.25

Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

over 3 years ago

 

de Joan

0.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Graham M.

3.5

No checkin location

over 3 years ago

 

Kevin Balm

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Neil M.

3.75

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over 3 years ago

 

Ronald R

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

ScarsLH

3.75

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over 3 years ago

 

Graydon G.

Late Zwanze check in. On the right. Really enjoyed this years vintage. Lots of orange rind and citrus on the nose. Taste followed but was so refreshing. Fantastic balance of acidity here

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Leon

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Jochem Nekkers

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Ruben van Gameren

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Wim V.

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

john 510runner

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Hunter Reehm

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Ambre D-n

Much more kumquats and citrus forward than the draft version

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Mike R.

4.25

Sante Adairius Santa Cruz Portal

over 3 years ago

 

David Ochoa

Last pour.

4.5

Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse

over 3 years ago

 

Robin S.

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Richard M.

4.0

Untappd at Home

over 3 years ago

 

Thomas Olofsson

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Aki Mäntylä

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Ryan J.

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Marcos

0.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Santinelle Z.

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Melanie L.

5.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Sebastian Stengel

LCI I was a fan! Very zesty-spicey, maybe some more fruit-sweet components had brought it more into Fou Foune direction. Digging it.

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Fabricio V.

3.75

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over 3 years ago

 

CosbySweater

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Kev Kefke

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Thomas

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Do V.

🇧🇪 ❤️

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

fox yun

4.25

Dabos (ダボス)

over 3 years ago

 

July K.

#late

0.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Bjørn V.

3.75

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over 3 years ago

 

Timm Hamann

Easy, sunny and with nice company from Texas

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Azusa H.

4.5

ベルジャンビアプラス ドルフィンズ umeda

over 3 years ago

 

Shu

4.5

ベルジャンビアプラス ドルフィンズ umeda

over 3 years ago

 

Anil

Lucky to find it still at UR! Delicious!

4.5

Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse

over 3 years ago

 

Coen van Dijk

4.0

The Hoppy Pub

over 3 years ago

 

George Alexakis

5.0

The Hoppy Pub

over 3 years ago

 

Emilie

4.5

No checkin location

over 3 years ago

 

melome m

0.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Emilie

4杯目．堪能しました(๑¯◡¯๑)

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Yuki J

10/23 おいしい！

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Emilie

3杯目(๑¯◡¯๑)

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Emilie

2杯目(๑¯◡¯๑)

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Emilie

飲めて幸せ(๑¯◡¯๑)

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

mklgk

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Anthony Kuhl

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Ethan J.

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

kage musya

時間経って樽の位置が変わったせいか、柑橘の皮の苦味の印象が強くなったな。バランス好みになったな。

3.25

Cafe LEMBEEK

over 3 years ago

 

Jens Renneboog

3.75

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over 3 years ago

 

Jens H.

Top

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Samuel Moyson

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Nils Bierens

3.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Nick van Kempen

Hoppig, herbaal, sinaasappelschil

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

sarada maki

4.5

Cafe LEMBEEK

over 3 years ago

 

Theo Chao

CDCPTSD

4.0

Cafe LEMBEEK

over 3 years ago

 

masayo h.

0.0

Dabos (ダボス)

over 3 years ago

 

kage musya

オレンジ。洗剤を彷彿と。ジューシーでかなり濃い味わい。後口は少し苦味。泡立ちが強い。オレンジ、レモン、金柑を使っているらしい。

3.0

Cafe LEMBEEK

over 3 years ago

 

fox yun

4.25

Dabos (ダボス)

over 3 years ago

 

gatch jp

0.0

Dabos (ダボス)

over 3 years ago

 

Josh R

0.0

No checkin location

over 3 years ago

 

Benjey Van Beers

Wat een topper! Sinas komt goed door. 👌

4.5

Bemdkaffee

over 3 years ago

 

Marco Mammoli

4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Simon Broderick

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Ryan Abad

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Chad Faber

Plenty of citrus on the nose and drinks about how I’d expect it. Orange does linger around a bit too. Seems like this has some modern inspiration but also heard that this is inspired by a beer from here 70 yrs ago w fruit that refermented and popped corks

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Laulo

4.25

No checkin location

over 3 years ago

 

Ryan

Tasty!

4.25

The Porter Beer Bar

over 3 years ago

 

JOSE MANUEL

0.0

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over 3 years ago

 

JOSE MANUEL

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Jason H.

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Charlie Jennings

4.5

The Porter Beer Bar

over 3 years ago

 

Brandy Blaylock

Orangey and herby (mint? Sage?). Great.

4.5

The Porter Beer Bar

over 3 years ago

 

Yulia & Rachard =)

Упс, потеряли виновника торжества) но ничего, тут вещь явно не по сезону, такое летом да в жару, возможно будет прям ок, но молодым воспринимается как что-то химозное и коктейльное...горчинка на послевкусие и куча цедры. С натяжкой

4.0

Untappd at Home

over 3 years ago

 

Diego Alvarado

Very interesting. Shocked the keg last this long.

4.25

Chinaski Lavapiés

over 3 years ago

 

Sebs N.

0.0

Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman

over 3 years ago

 

Beer Thursdays

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Carlos G.

5.0

Craft Wine & Beer

over 3 years ago

 

MsoBeer IsBetter

0.0

de Garde Brewing

over 3 years ago

 

Bianca H

3.75

Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman

over 3 years ago

 

joe galia

4.5

Craft Wine & Beer

over 3 years ago

 

Conor A.

🍁

3.75

de Garde Brewing

over 3 years ago

 

Ash

4.25

No checkin location

over 3 years ago

 

N C

4.25

Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman

over 3 years ago

 

Serra Alink

4.5

Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman

over 3 years ago

 

Kent Wang

No particular ftuit

2.25

Chinaski Lavapiés

over 3 years ago

 

Bojan Grdinic

Interesting stuff.

4.25

Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

over 3 years ago

 

Hartley S

LCI

4.25

The Masonry

over 3 years ago

 

Brick

Well well, first draft Zwanze beer after all. Tangerine perfume cefdinir nectar tonic. As others have mentioned, this would work great in a cocktail ie. Old fashioned, or any egg white fizz.

4.5

Craft Wine & Beer

over 3 years ago

 

David B.

4.5

Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse

over 3 years ago

 

Carlos 'Veio' Lima

4.0

No checkin location

over 3 years ago

 

Chris Badolato

4.4-4.5 easy drinking and oh so tasty

4.5

Craft Wine & Beer

over 3 years ago

 

Adri Roaster

🚀🚀🚀

4.25

Homo Sibaris

over 3 years ago

 

Kris De Meester

Much better than the comments I heard so far. Outspoken agrumes, blood orange. Nice colour.

4.5

Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

over 3 years ago

 

Adnan Abdulally

Waaaay better than on tap at zwanze. Not sulfuric.

4.0

Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

over 3 years ago

 

Brian A.

0.5

No checkin location

over 3 years ago