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

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Hyeonjae Jeong

오렌지필, 오렌지 즙, 설탕, 약간은 인공적인 느낌 얼씨한 느낌도

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Sarah Autry

Citrus cuts the lambic funk and is an easy drinker.

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john martin

Orange tinted, smooth and easy to enjoy. Wonderful.

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Bob Parker

Back in Brussels - had to stop. Simply delicious beer.

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Rob T

Fantastic return visit to Cantillon to enjoy Parasol. C’est Bon!

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Alfred Smedberg

Fruktig

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Mark Kemper

Orange, tart

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Wes Braden

In my happy place

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Gavin Fury

Packed with orange zest, the underlying fermentation really pulls everything down to earth. This is excessively pleasant.

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Sam C

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

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Niels Boschmans

We doen ze nog is vol, ne Cantillon parasol!

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Kevin van Damme

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

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Timothy van Damme

Lambic met sinaasappel. Vult elkaar mooi aan, het zuur van de Lambic en sinaasappel en het wat bittere van de schil in de afdronk.

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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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Sean Thomas

Amazing citrus, with perfect blend of sweet/sour/bitter.

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Maxime Lemyre Lussier

Pas très geuze-like, très sur l'orange pas super mûre, grosse acidité mais sans être désagréable. Tellement le fun et différent!

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Joe Lozano

The hint of orange makes this pop with flavor

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Han Solo

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

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Ryan E

Tons of citrus, verging on cleaning supplies, okay.

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Daniel Grün

LCI with Aperol

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