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.

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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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Auraya

Bardzo dobry lambic z idealnie wyważonymi cytrusami

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Bob L'Humain

I'm all about this.

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Mark S

Amazing

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Roger Pagnoncelli

Late check-in, Zwanze 2021 Bergamo ❤️

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Jeanne D

Zesty (almost bitter) orange and light cedar notes. Slightly astringent. The citrus/orange notes are the focus with everything else showing up on the backend.

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Ryan R.

Fucking love this. LCI

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Sean Coates

Wasn’t sure what I’d think about the citrus but it’s good.

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Hugo Lalumière Roberge

Un coté agrumé bien bien présent et super frais en bouche!! Rafraichissant a souhait, presque comme une limonade!! Excellente complexité!

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b s.

Catching up on Brussels drinks. Pro tip: If you go to the brewery right after Zwanze Day, there might be vintages you can try. The orange in this gave a fresh characteristic, felt almost like a soft drink. Delicious.

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Tyler Rodwancy

Super refreshing. Cirtusy and crisp with that classic lambic tart bite.

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Marple Syrup

Oh buddy. That is really really good. So much orange zest

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Sean Thomas

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

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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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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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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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