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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over 1 year ago

 

yuchu wang

Smell 5.0 drink 4.0

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Marc L

Way better this time around. Way less on the cleaning solvent flavor. Very delicate and bright now

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Cesar M

Zwanze Day … late check in … orange bomb … gracias Bryan

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about 1 year ago

 

Sinjamin Bentek

Really great

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Rob M.

Fantastic

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nat nat

Acidic as it should be, citrusy, more tangerine than orange, peel bitterness, fresh and light

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Robin Lundkvist

Zwanze Day! Let's do this!

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Dan Wiegand

Love the citrus

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Molly B.

What a time to be alive

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Erik

Thanks to Gavin E. for letting me know about this event. Shockingly this might be the best of the day. I’m glad I brought Christina so I could have most of hers 🤪

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J C

lovely beer. intense aromatic zesty citrus. great underlying lambic

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Rich M

Some people were saying that they got a “lemon pledge” vibe. I got mostly orange peel and orangey citrus.

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Steve S.

From Zwanze at SP yesterday.

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Addison Denenberg

Love the funky orange and kumquat flavor

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over 3 years ago

 

Jorge Villaro

Llegamos tarde al Zwanze pero llegamos. Nivelazo de cantillon como se espera. Acidez en su punto, con ese toque de naranja. No le saco ninguna pega.

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BeerDad S.

Great nuanced citrus and minerality. Light and refreshing

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Jeff Roach

Very light body. Crisp. Brett character very light. Light oak. Citrus grapefruity bomb. Would be a summer crusher. Perfect Beach ⛱️ beer. Happy Zwanze Day!!

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Mark Borenstein

Fucking sublime

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over 3 years ago

 

Josh West

What a day.. Hats off BR J.!

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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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Stevin V.

Cantillon does it better than the rest hands down. Smoothest lambic I think I’ve ever had with the perfect touch of citrus and kumquat

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Pedro Copado

Muy rica con ese toque de naranja

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Russ R.

I get more lemon than orange, but still pretty amazing

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ROY J.

Pinte

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Mats G.

Orange but not sweet grym många lager av smaker. Det kan ju inte finnas bättre ställe att dricka den på !

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Peter D

Bit of a splurge for unique checkin 7000 and to punctuate a hell of a week (and I guess year for that matter)

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Kim Lapointe

Superb beer made with bitter orange and Kumquots. Very nice beer.

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Bob Parker

Orange-gold and crystal clear. Funky bitter orange nose. Taste is dry, with a strong citrus orange character. Crisp. Dry, but not astringent. Citrus lingers. Excellent.

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Bob Parker

One more time. Because they made me stay here. Yes, it is 10:40AM local.

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Koen Fasen

Zure, fruitige geur, tropisch, sinaasappel, passievrucht, licht zoetig, heel fruitig

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over 2 years ago

 

Tom Yoo

Way better in bottles, still smells like soap

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over 2 years ago

 

Frits van de Wiel

Lekker tart en heel duidelijk de sinaasappel, heerlijk

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Bob Parker

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

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Kayla

Strong sense memories of Zwanze 2021 at The Veil. Where is my Lyft to The Answer?!?!??

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Paul L.

Zwanze Day 2021

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brendan

Happy Zwanze Day y’all 🍻🍻🍻

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Kevin G

Happy Zwanze day!! Orange bomb 🍊

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Emmanuel L.

On Zwanze Day. A second one. Confirm first impressions. Orange! “Parasol”. On the Cantillon base. (Biased note)

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