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.

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6.9

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Otto

I managed to get hold of this year's edition finally. The Congolese pepper is added in just the right amount to add life and complexity without overwhelming the rest of the quite nuanced palate.

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Chris Avedissian

I'm a bit obsessed with pepper, so this particularly hits the spot for me. The nose alone is amazing, but it tastes even better. Lots of the usual and wonderful pink peppercorn notes, but a few additional layers on top

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Sebastian K

Fajne to ☺️Jak dla mnie ciutke mniej tego pieprzu mogło by być. 4.60

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Patrick Dolan

Nice change of pace but overbearing dry black pepper to me; would love to try this in a few years #Backlog

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Fran C

Jengibre a saco.

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Taylor V

LCI- Zwanze. White pepper, floral camomile, soap.

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Kristen Acquarelli

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Aaron Mayo

Actually pretty good!

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Gael G.

Bottled version. Tried directly after opening and a couple hours later. At that point it's a little rough, everything is more intense than on tap, greener, more lemon, more of a peppery bite. Palate is in between and better but still need a few months

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Gael G.

Wow, so much better than I expected, one of the best Zwanzes imho, especially on tap (bottle still need time to mellow). Tons of pepper on the nose with all its nuances, lemon too, flagrant but no bite. Palate is similar but more complex, ....

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Sunup Hwang

후추의 매력이 그대로. 아주 실험적이면서도 맛까지 잡은 좋은 맥주.

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Josh B.

Weird at first but I started to like it by the end

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Mike Lopez

Zwanze Day 2022 at Bagby

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Rick

An acquired taste, so much pepper! Love it

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Mike A.

Amaze-balls

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Gery V

No pic, still waiting for the pic from Yves G. So until then, a screenshot of his check. 😜

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Mark Bishop

Ppppppppppppppeeeeeerrrrrrrr The Gorillas 🦍 Gonads

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Nathan le Gueux Cohen

Ça marche toujours aussi bien, beau poivre avec des notes de citronnelle et de pamplemousse et un bon lambic, un peu jeune, derrière, peu acide, bien puissante et bien équilibrée

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Andrea

Interesting, green pepper, apple grapefruit

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James Roberts

Delish

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Bob L'Humain

Holy fuck, white pepper! THAT'S the kind of pepper I want in my beer. Stunning as always, glad I still made it to get one

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Bojan Grdinic

4.3, nicely done. Papreni sljub s lambicom par excellence!

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Mathias Pedersen

Så var den der. Den er ikke god

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Kevin B.

Pepper in the smell, perfume in the taste. Weird

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Jordan S

One of the weirdest beers I've ever had, and I don't hate it

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Amélie Forest

Chanceuse de pouvoir y regoûter. La deuxième fois est plus concluante pour moi. Vraiment belle balance poivre-acidité-rondeur dans cette bière. La table à côté est la table la plus loud que j’ai jamais entendu de ma vie.

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Tom Parkbrau

Great to have this during Zwanze day @ Brick Store Pub! Nice pepper on the nose, very interesting, perfumy. I liked it a bit better colder than when it warmed up. Nice variation on lambic from Cantillon. Very fun!

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Paul M.

Who would have ever guessed that I would like a wine tasting peppery soapy beer? It makes one’s mouth feel like it’s had a good wash then the pepper lift’s everything to a new level and the overall white wine flavours dominate.

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John O'Connor

Still got to have some zwanze day beer even though I was out of town last weekend good stuff cheers

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Craig Sammels

Uber fresh (2022) The blend 2yo didn’t really impact the new, still felt Uber fresh

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Chris Young

So much pepper on the nose! Like sniffing a pepper shaker. But the taste is not spicy like you’d expect, but more subtle. Quite interesting brew.

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Michael N.

This not only grew on me with each sip, but became quite good, IMO. It's divisive w/ the initial (powerful) black pepper aroma & first few sips, but the palate adjusts & a citrus and mild floral component emerge. The pepper nose should taper off in time.

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Alexey L.

Very interesting. Nice perfumy notes from pepper.

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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. I thought I would not like this version, the black pepper did not sound appealing. Then I tried it. Wow, it works.

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Aude Legrand

C'est quelque chose ! Le poivre est là à 100% et ça fait plaisir !

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Michael Ch

During Zwanze Day at the Hoppy Pub Thessaloniki. I'm not a huge fan of pepper and spices, but this was really interesting. The aroma was spicy and the pepper was pretty evident. It followed in taste but it was balanced with a herbal essence. Interesting.

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