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

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David Mys

Zwanze Day leftovers 😱 Nice citrus but tart

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Charlie Chu

Thanks Ben P.

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Kevin B

Works better than I expected, but still not stellar

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Ben P.

Liking this more than I expected

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SemifreddoFascistChris

Finally....lovely easy drinker @ not so lovely price. Oh well....

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Grze

A little too fragrant, some pine-sol notes action, but tasty overall.

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Steve Reynolds

So much flavor. The fruit shines

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Eric Jacobsen

Hot boy summer

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Sean Brook

Soapy orange peels. Slightly floral

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Birx .

Apelsinikoored on olemas, aga maitse tiba seebine nagu.

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Rod Craig

Lemon lime, orange zest, kumquat.... Light, funky, refreshing..

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Miguel S.

I Am Kurious Oranj

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Clément Deflandre

Œil : orangé, col fin. Nez : agrumes, kumquat bien présent, oranges. Bouche : grosses notes d’agrumes, oranges/kumquat, acidité très très légère, acidité string encre en fin. Côté lambic fort effacé mériterait peut être de vieillir un peu.

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pat w.

Light. Nice orange notes with a little zest. Minor acidity but extremely drinkable. Light body. Great use of orange here. Light funk

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Nelson L.

Ronde 2 Wilt ni Of kujt ni At da iere nog lange duurd Alsek op men knieën ga zitten Biddend Voor iets dat ik niet wil Niet heb gevraagd Maar hier toch is Dan ist prijs En staak klaar Stopt met je praatjes En beterweetjes Tonijnsalade zonder groentjes

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skrip

Round 2!

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Nelson L.

Amandelen,bloedsinaasappel,groene kiwi,zuur die het gehemelte doet prikkelen = Hijsen was heel rap op Hop hop hoop Hap

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Carlos Luengo

Gracias DIEGO G.

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HvK

Candied orange, carambola and barnyard aroma. Slightly tannic citrus zest and mildly earthy brett. Medium body, light tart and sweet. Clean, zesty orange finish. One-dimensional but quaffable.

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Johan

Vachement plus cool à boire juste avec @loicblue C'est fin, c'est bon, orange/pamplemousse. Pintable au max. 💚 on my man @samerhelwe pour m'avoir gardé le dernier litre.

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Edward Thurmond

I thought this was a great Zwanze day brew! It has an interesting light but deep body and and a very tasty and balanced citrusy orange zest flavor with great notes of overripe funk and tart lime to it that brings it all together.

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Erik O

Saturday.

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Ty S.

09/25/21

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Ale Pagani

4.2 Zwanze Day 2021 - Birre & Mondo Crudele

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C M.

Diff but good

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Loric D.

Originale

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tim irvin

LCI zwanze. Smells of bathroom cleaner. Taste was actually pretty good, the cedar gave it a nice dry balance

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Jimmy S

Zwanze 2021

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Anthony Modica

Tastes a little better today!

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Mike Gregory

Zwanze Day 2021

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Jan V.

Da erwartet man Wunderdinge und dann sowa. Dann lieber noch eine Halbe Cuvee Saint Gilloise

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Tomek Mędrek

Pomarańcze, zest, kwiatowo, bergamotka, gówienko + rzeczywiście nieco kibelkowo się to kojarzy. W smaku ładny, cytrusowy kwasik, lekko dzikie, dosyć solidna gorzkość, zest, albedo mocno. Finisz bardzo soczysty i przyjemny. 3.9 na zachętę

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Lord Letoo

Wow, fruchtig, viel orange

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Lars Wouters

LCI. Citrus en lambic is wel een hele aparte combi.

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Patrick Troadec

Orange amère, jolie acidité sauvage, ça zwanze un peu en retard mais ça zwanze quand même 😉

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Tiina K.

Zwanze parhaasta päästä. Appelsiini kuuluu suosikkeihini!

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Ваш Алёшенька

Аромат такой себе, да и содержание не на уровне такого мероприятия

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Baphomet drinks beer

Zwanze 2021 - better late than never!

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Ḁlex Ɓomƅɀ ツ

Way better to taste with a clean palate, super easy, very on bitter orange 🍊, zesty & tart, but no funk, and light aftertaste, still lovely ⛱️🏖️

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Steve Dickman

Backlog. Funky and tart OJ, very unique

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