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.

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5.0

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4.142

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Chris H

Lots of orange and citrus lemony characters

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some hippie

I think this has gotten a bit better with the extra year.

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Jonathan M

Enjoying this less than previously. Has a bit of off-putting rindyness perhaps from the keg batch? Good to have good pizza and friends.

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Thomas Rhodes

Apparently drinking nothing but Cantillon today

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Alex Dannylow

Another elite beer on an elite day. Cool having some vintage. The most orange smelling beer I’ve ever had. Verrrrryyyyy citrusy. 🍊🍑

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Gabriel S

Great fruity orange nose. The beer starts deep fruity oranges, like bitter orange jam with no sugars. Hints of grain, fruits, orange peel. Fantastic sour fruity finish.

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some hippie

Citrus is fading, but still very strong. A bit of a bathroom cleaner edge to it.

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Norman Knyazev

The orange, o peel but also the bitter orange fiber comes through very strongly, perhaps overly strongly. This harshness actually exaggerates the natural lambic bitterness. I can see how lambic + sweeter juicier oranges could work, but this is not great.

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Magnus Ahler

4.10. getting better!

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Thomas Selleslagh

Voor in de zomer meer, culitrus komt goe door

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Ḁlex Ɓomƅɀ ツ

On bottle this time, a tad better than draft as I thought, definitely bitter orange 🍊🍊, zesty & earthy notes, interesting 👍

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Hyeonjae Jeong

오렌지필, 오렌지 즙, 설탕, 약간은 인공적인 느낌 얼씨한 느낌도

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Mark Kemper

Orange, tart

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Sam C

Geuzemosa to start the day. Little acidic, but nice citrus flavors.

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Kevin van Damme

Voor mij de minste van de 3. Toch nog behoorlijk goed, hoor.

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Alex Ek

Still slightly reminiscent of dish soap but it’s getting better for every time I try it.

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Han Solo

Kwas i derka na przyjemnym umiarkowanym poziomie, intensywnie cytrusowy, chyba oczekiwałem czegoś więcej.

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Peter Vad Godtberg Jensen

Lambic is shining more this time, less perfume, more soft funk, more stone fruit, but loads of orange, kumquat & citrus pith. Seems like is benefitting from age, probably will get even better.

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Johnny Cleven

Vorige keer een 4.25, nu een 4. Sinaasappel is toch wel wat aan de heftige kant. Wel een mooi bier toch wel

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Kaingorn

Lepiej niż pamiętam, wciąż takie o, ok

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HopMyLife

Can absolutely see where the idea for Old Fashioned came from. Puckeringly sour orange

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Konrad Fischer

Not the best From Cantillon but great nontheless very unexpected orange but a welcome surprise!

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Phillip Pollard

A little citrusy and more tart than most Cantillon beers

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