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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J C

lovely beer. intense aromatic zesty citrus. great underlying lambic

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Alican Koc

Absolute domestic cleaner hell in the best way. Citrus fucker. Vitamin C+. No funk, only vitamins.

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droogs

Hope y'all had a spectacular day of drinking, Cheers!! Skål amigos!!!

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Treat

Happy to get the last of this

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Ian W

I got a ton of orange rind and maybe some ginger typ

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Katy E.

Probably not my favorite Zwanze, but I’ll take it.

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Antoine H

Petit jus d'orange au nez, agrumes pressés en bouche, lambic un peu écrasé donc on passe à côté de ce qui aurait pu être intéressant

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William

Lemon nose, orange forward with some cedar notes. Happy Zwanze!

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Kurt K

Getting ready for the Worldwide toast. This was fantastic 4.8

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Bobby Kenis

So interesting how opinions are so varied. I love it. Clear orange peel, light funk/astringent on the back of the tongue. Could drink a lot more of this.

4.25

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matt sherman

Now this one is a fantastic beer for the day. Bright, hopeful, zesty, full of orange flavor. My favorite of the four Zwanzes I’ve had.

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Bryan Robinson

Needs time. Very citrus forward

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Andy Abramson

Lemon pledgy

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Stefan S

Lovelly. citrus orange zesty

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Evan G.

Wasn’t a favorite of the day. Light in flavor. Citrus starts to really shine through when the beer warms

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Seokjin Jeong

Orange, kumquat, passionfruit, and clove in the aromas in a very mild wild-funkiness. Nicely carbonated. Smooth mouthfeel. Bubbly and effervescent texture. Light-bodied. Refreshing and juicy! Nice acidity with citrusy juiciness.

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Nick Bigelow

Wasn’t sure about this conceptually, but this is very well executed. I’m a convert.

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Bob L'Humain

I'm all about this.

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Dylan L

LCI

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Carlos C.

big cedar, yet beautiful. I sat around with this one for a moment while the others got brought to the table. Reminded me of skin contact wine yet some crazy alsatian experiment

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Anton Norell

When zwanzeday happens to collide with your trip to Rome 🤪

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Jon (.

Light and zesty. Kinda like Fanta mixed with Guezue 😅

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Steven M

Forgot to check this in last night. Happy Zwanze!

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David Mann

Candied oranges

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Jens

Tvål och apelsinskal.

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Zacsko Doboz

Tastes like a melted Calippo

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Chester Hung

橘子香 但不太搶味 酸度中和

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JMikePOW

Needs more time. Least fav of the offerings

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cejae v.

Sprite

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Valentin F.

J’ai une grosse gueule de bois à cause du galopin d’hier soir…

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Yannick F.

Zwanze Day in Biercafe au Trappist

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Roger Espinosa

Volvemos a cumplir como cada año! Las naranjas valencianas son las protagonistas, aportant una amargor ligera y el citrico de la fruta que recuerda a su piel.

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Chris

Poured from a jug rather than straight from the tap. A bit flat. Don’t think it’s how it was meant to be served.

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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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марк п

Have been trying and failing to attend Zwanze for years, now I've made it! Not massively in love with this, sour Robinsons squash, some bitterness, not hugely complex. Fine! Cheers! [Left]

3.5

over 3 years ago