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

 

Erik O

Saturday.

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4.5

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Edward Thurmond

I thought this was a great Zwanze day brew! It has an interesting light but deep body and and a very tasty and balanced citrusy orange zest flavor with great notes of overripe funk and tart lime to it that brings it all together.

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Johan

Vachement plus cool à boire juste avec @loicblue C'est fin, c'est bon, orange/pamplemousse. Pintable au max. 💚 on my man @samerhelwe pour m'avoir gardé le dernier litre.

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HvK

Candied orange, carambola and barnyard aroma. Slightly tannic citrus zest and mildly earthy brett. Medium body, light tart and sweet. Clean, zesty orange finish. One-dimensional but quaffable.

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Carlos Luengo

Gracias DIEGO G.

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M M

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Nelson L.

Amandelen,bloedsinaasappel,groene kiwi,zuur die het gehemelte doet prikkelen = Hijsen was heel rap op Hop hop hoop Hap

4.5

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skrip

Round 2!

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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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Nelson L.

Ronde 2 Wilt ni Of kujt ni At da iere nog lange duurd Alsek op men knieën ga zitten Biddend Voor iets dat ik niet wil Niet heb gevraagd Maar hier toch is Dan ist prijs En staak klaar Stopt met je praatjes En beterweetjes Tonijnsalade zonder groentjes

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Clément Deflandre

Œil : orangé, col fin. Nez : agrumes, kumquat bien présent, oranges. Bouche : grosses notes d’agrumes, oranges/kumquat, acidité très très légère, acidité string encre en fin. Côté lambic fort effacé mériterait peut être de vieillir un peu.

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Miguel S.

I Am Kurious Oranj

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Rod Craig

Lemon lime, orange zest, kumquat.... Light, funky, refreshing..

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Birx .

Apelsinikoored on olemas, aga maitse tiba seebine nagu.

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Sean Brook

Soapy orange peels. Slightly floral

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Grze

A little too fragrant, some pine-sol notes action, but tasty overall.

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Steve Reynolds

So much flavor. The fruit shines

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Eric Jacobsen

Hot boy summer

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SemifreddoFascistChris

Finally....lovely easy drinker @ not so lovely price. Oh well....

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Ben P.

Liking this more than I expected

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Charlie Chu

Thanks Ben P.

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Kevin B

Works better than I expected, but still not stellar

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David Mys

Zwanze Day leftovers 😱 Nice citrus but tart

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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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Hal A.

Light and refreshing, slightly tart, citrusy

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John Rodo

So much orange!

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Mike F.

From last weekend

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James Reardon

So disappointed….so so so disappointed. Worst beer out of every Cantillon at Zwanze Day. Would be happy with it for a lambic shelfie, not happy for what it is.

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CDCNAM

Kinda one note. Probably could use some age. All citrus, not much funk. Easy drinking 4.4

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Ivo Boers

Mooie bieren hier in het proeflokaal

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Boshaar

Love for the orange, dominant, best smell ever in the morning, kinda Vitamin water recognize, positive meaning!

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Eric Borlaug

Nice to have some Cantillon on tap, as always.

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DeVareo George

Some Zwanze Day check-in’s that I forgot to post from Saturday

4.5

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Eric Borlaug

Lowering score a bit. 4.35. Lovely texture. I actually like the flavor profile but citrus is a little too much. Agreed, Matt.

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Marten H

Pesuvahend, äädikane citrus

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Juhan S

Aroomis tsitrusekoore üleküllus ja seebisus, mis lambicu puhul on pigem eemaletõukav. Maitses ülitugev C-vitamiini üleküllus, mis jätab lambicule omase happe ja kerge maaläheduse ikka väga tagaplaanile. Minu hinnangul on siin tsitrusega liiale mindud.

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Yuri Gryaznov

Первый Cantillon на кране, очень вкусно. И неожиданно похоже на бочковую серию Варвара, Kyiv, что ли

4.5

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Carl Malina

BL Zwanze

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Kati Sondra

Juhtub ka parimates peredes. Kunstlik apelsini lõhn, kunstlik liimi maitse (oleks siis et naturaalne). Kerge kääritus. Ei ole oma suguvõsa väärikas esindaja. Aitäh annetajale kes maitsta andis.

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Justin K

First cantillon draft

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over 3 years ago

 

Michael B.

Much better

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Jeremy Krantz

Holy citrus Batman! Intense! I can taste each distinct fruit used: lemon, kumquat and orange. This is nice and the carbonation is creamy but again - very intense - probably because of the pith and the natural oils it contains

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Tyler K

This is so strange. Intense orange. Like orange extract. Orange hard candy. Almost medicinal but.. also delicious?

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
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