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

Last updated

over 1 year ago

 

Dan C.

I got to catch up with my best friend after a 3 year year break. We went to Cantillon, these are the ratings as I recall them without any systematic note taking. The kumquat rind was very nice, great citrusy tartness. The second best beer of the day.

4.5

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Mike

Great out of the bottle with a year of age. Lemon, kumquat, orange all balanced. From visit last weekend to Texarkana.

4.5

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Lynne R

Surprisingly refreshing, orange zest and general citrus pith that goes down really easy but still complex

4.5

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Joe K.

To each his own. YMMV. Smells like lemon lysol (in a good way IMO) but tastes like tart citrusy lambic heaven

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Sudsy Magoo

Has mellowed out in a v nice way since last year, dahling 😋

4.5

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Brian R.

750ml bottle @ Cantillon. Pours a clear golden orange colour with a small white head. Nose is filled with orange zest, grapefruit, and light funk. Flavour is super refreshing, bright orange zest, welcomed funk, and orange pith. Light bodied, good...

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Stuart Mayell

Whole oranges plunged into lambic. Deliciously moreish.

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Sarah Autry

Citrus cuts the lambic funk and is an easy drinker.

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Gavin Fury

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

4.5

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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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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!

4.5

about 2 years ago

 

Joe Lozano

The hint of orange makes this pop with flavor

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Keith J

Dld23

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Brian S

Weird, a lot of my friends had this at Zwanze in 2021 and didn’t seem to love it. For me it is great, definitely orange but not overpowering. I’m in on this one

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 
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almost 2 years ago

 

michael xu

橙味香水,喝起来像橙子软糖,皮的味道很浓…喝到后来会有点点咸

4.5

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Simon-David Faust

Kumquat 💦

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Sakarias Kirjonen

Orange and lime aroma, intense orange flavour which is slightly medicinal, long finish. I love oranges

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Levente Szente

Az utóíz narancsos.

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Côme Zellmeyer

Lovely. Tastes like holidays.

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

mike smif

Le oj

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Hyeonjae Jeong

점점 재밌고 맛있어지는 재밌는 친구

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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

4.5

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Sinjamin Bentek

Really great

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Chris P.

Tart but not face puckering. Orange, sherbet, earthy, a hint of funk. So refreshing! An amazing event!

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