Zwanze 2022 - Poivre de Gorilles

Lambic - Other

This year’s Zwanze is a two-year-old Lambic blend with black pepper. For this year’s beer, we worked with Sandrine from Misao: La Maison des Poivres here in Brussels. Sandrine had us try various types of Congolese pepper, and we eventually decided on one called poivre de Gorilles. This pepper grows wild in the forests of the Republic of the Congo. Aromatic, but not too spicy, it blends beautifully with the refreshing acidity of our Lambic. The result is a beer that will pair marvelously with meat or fish. The name poivre de Gorilles comes from the area where it grows, in Likouala Forest, located in the northeastern region of the Republic of the Congo. This forest is home to a significant population of Lowland gorillas – a species in danger of extinction. That’s why we’ll be donating a portion of the profits from the event to Gorilla (https://www.gorilla.fr/), an organization which works to protect these Great Apes.

ABV

6.9

Rating

4.342

Rating count

2,752

Last updated

about 2 years ago

 

ryan

LCI. Zwanze 2024 share

4.5

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Maes

Love the extra pepper

4.5

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Raf

I can finally tick this one, thanks to JVR. An absolute gem but I still prefer batch 2, Ashanti. The latter is much more balanced and easier to drink. The Zwanze could shine in food pairings though.

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Koen Fasen

Geur van zwarte peper, smaak is zwarte peper, friszuur, sappig, hout, bloemig, rozen.

4.25

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Frank Zaal

G: zwarte peper, roos, licht zoet. S: kruidig, zoet, wat zuur, zwarte peper, fruitig, lichte bitter, sprite, roos. f: peper heat, zwarte peper, kruidig, licht zuurtje, droog, earl grey, bergamot.

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Bjørn Due

Had just a taste of the last bit on tap

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jarkko h

Wienin parhaaksi olutbaariksi kehuttu. Tämän hanasta löytyneen superharvinaisuuden perusteella olen samaa mieltä. Nam!

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Frank D

Taste reminded me of the aroma of old school hash. The kind that came in burlap bags back in the day. Was nice to try this.

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Vin

Stoked to revisit this from a bottle. Thanks Ryan. We thought it had even more black pepper on the nose compared to the tap a couple years ago. Very fruity after the pepper earthiness. Great

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aki

飲み損ねていたzwanze 2022ありがたい!ペッパーの強い個性!これまたユニーク 2022年のズワンズはマリアン結婚式で用宗に行ってて行けずじまいでした

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David Pisano

Sansho, evergreen trees, herbaceous AF. Citrusy like lemongrass on palette but also lots of pepper and umami. There’s a lot going on here and very exciting for my palette.

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Tony Tang

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Zhe Chen

胡椒厨房指定餐酒!4.5

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D 龍

胡椒味道,更加持久,后段比Ashanti更强劲

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hcsjakdhvvl

胡椒超明显 有点意思

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Nick Fong

Liked this way better than the bottle on-site

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Rubio

sharp acid, elegant peppery.

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Houyu Yang

胡椒味还挺搭……

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Conan Z

胡椒,挺少见的

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Yiru Jin

气泡微弱。 闻香黑胡椒 柠檬 金桔 生姜,中等酸感,funky味在摇杯和回温后会出现,若隐若现。入口酸度锋利,海盐 胡椒 柠檬 金桔,中段一些盐津 话梅,尾段一些橙皮带来轻微苦感。收口干净,回味绵长优雅。 酒体轻盈,杀口感弱,较为棉柔。 个人觉得酸度还是稍显尖锐,中后段风味持续较短,层次感很棒。

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Amamda Hu

4.35

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Junhua Fan

清晰的胡椒味,明亮的酸度,干香料的香气很足,从没想过有个酸和牛肉水饺这么搭

4.5

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Kodi

胡椒

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João Miranda

Christmas Is coming!

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weilin he

有意思的胡椒味

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Ming Ding

黑胡椒蛮有意思的

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Quentin

Assez hallucinant, le poivre est là, ça se marie grave bien avec le lambic, top

4.5

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Lord Brett Stout

Puntazo de pimienta ❤️‍🔥

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G. Zaniol

Pepper. Spicy. Clover. Basil. Refreshing and extremely aromatic and drinkable. Tart. Intense.

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Maria Cheshmedzieva

4.35 wow, great combination and execution

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Freerk van Dijk

Zo.. heftig. Is het bier heftiger geworden of vielen vorige keer die smaken juist weg met het eten wat we er bij hadden? 😐

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Lambic Rich

No Zwanze Day

4.0

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Saison Si

Right glass

3.75

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Pascal

And that’s 10 zwanze in one evening. 2022 is a difficult year - but not a bad one.

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Funkd_up

Pepper er for dominerende…

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Joona

Sitruunapippurimehua

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Bar Dauwe

Wtf 🤤🤤🤤

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Andy Gniffke

Tolle Pfeffernase, am Gaumen aber schon sperrig und etwas künstlich

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luk kantor

W aromacie pełno pieprzu, dość mocno ziołowego, trochę wręcz w syczuański wpadający, za tym morela, jabłko i nuty dzikie, w smaku mocno, nieokreslono-ziołowo, owoce, funk, ostrość od pieprzu konkretna ale nie zaburza balansu, kwaśność średnia, wymiata

4.75

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Jonathan M

Gorilla killa

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

Krzysztof Bruszewski

Round 2. Pepper hits you like a mothe...r. Body is getting better with age - soft acidity and lemongrass. Mineral finish.

4.25

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Sakarias Kirjonen

Vibrant lemon pepper aroma, very balanced flavour with lambic and peppery vibes. Long finish. Excellent 4.4

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