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

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Amanda H.

Zwanze 2022

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Yoshihiko Y

柔らかで軽い酸味😎👍🍺黒胡椒最高か🌴

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Kat W

Pepper. Got better as it got warmer.

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Lauri H.

Peppery

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JVG

Distinctly unique in a good way

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Đeniss Zest

Очень прикольно. Персики в западе. Не очень кислое

4.5

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Luke D

Happy Zwanze Day to those who celebrate

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Katariina

Whoa another year another brew. Black pepper and kitchen spices. Profits partly for the gorillas 🦍

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Kegi Heino

Nyt maistuu. Selkeä pippuri sekä tuoksussa että maussa. Tasapainoinen.

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Patrick

smells fucking wild. fruity black pepper with a tea component. taste is super complex. citrusy tea blends with funk. not spicy but definitely peppery. Happy Zwanze!

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CT Weichmann

Delicious. Thanks Wandering Beer Gal

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Brian S

Zwanze!

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Igor Jeremic

Pretty uniquely tasting, at least for me. Pepper full-on, but not really spicy. Zuper nice

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Christopher Waldo

This is a lot of pepper

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Steven H

Belle robe dorée. Arômes acétique, poivre fruité et un peu de résineux limite cannabis. En bouche explosion de saveurs poivrées, acides et veineuses d'un équilibre magnifique. Une Zwanze de légende. Merci Cantillon.

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Dani

Really cool beer!

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Cezar V.

Tis ge gepeperden, is lekker en ik proef de peper, maar kick me in the nuts next time ( meer peper aub )

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Kuba Witan

Ależ ten pieprz siedzi na lambicu

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Tyler Rodwancy

Great peppery aroma

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Michał

cytrusy, pieprz, lekko ziemisty, lekko pestkowy, świetny, świeży lambik

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doug frazer

Lemony, grassy, with a bite, probably the pepper. Pretty interesting flavor.

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Kyle Bennion

Every year this is an anticipated day for me. This is the first post COVID time trying this and this is absolutely unbelievable. Gentle spice with full hay

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beerscenes

Earlier.

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Bartek Sadowski

A: ale ładny cytrusowy pieprz! Poza tym cytryna i pomarańcza, dzikości S: czyściutkie, cytrusowe, delikatny pieprz, sporo owocowości, świetny balans. Ojjj dobruchne. Niech będzie 4,5

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Greg R.

Shocked by how good this was. Pungent floral aroma, roses, grapefruit, perfume. Pepper on the taste but without the spice. Herbal. About as good as draft Cantillon gets. Hope to try out of the bottle one day. Happy Zwanze! 4.6

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Antoine D.

Nice. Great pepper expression. Very fruity, and no heat. A bold, funny choice that worked. I wouldn't hqve a pint of it but a glass or two were nice. Bizarre and funny, yet interesting. Great zwanze!

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Greg Johnson

Harambe has spoken and he said "let there be pepper". There is pepper alright. It jumps at you out of the glass. The sip is super spicy up front (not pepper, but peppers), but then the finish has a spice like fresh ginger. Perfect food beer!

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Tyler Shanahan

Great lambic flavor with a fresh cracked pepper balance

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Ross Jensen

Zwanze 2022 in the books

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Zack McCarthy

Way better than expected. Peppery, but with a hint of fruitiness that is completely unexpected. Unlike anything I’ve ever had, well worth the pour

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Rob Schoofs

LCI, zeer lekker. Kruidig en limoen, zesty.

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Lci happy Zwanze

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Billy T

LCI - Zwanze 2022

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Trev D.

One of the most interesting beers I’ve ever had. Blind luck to be able to try it. Will be celebrating Zwanze day from now on

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Dave

Last night. Fruity and sour. Getting the black pepper at the end, not too much just right

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Edoardo Bracaloni

La miglior Zwanze degli ultimi 3 anni

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thenext1000beers (Big Pete)

Smooth & bright. In a ken barlow 🤣

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Katelyn

Late check-in. Having too much fun last night 😛

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Jonathan Blanc

Très réussi, énorme aromatique avec une longueur dingue. Le poivre vert, presque végétal est extrêmement présent. Bière à déguster, et probablement à jouer en accord met/bière !

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Francois Flesch

LCI hier. Le clou de la soirée ! J'avais du mal à imaginer ce que cette version pourrait donner et je suis resté scotché 😮 Ça matche tellement bien, et quelle durée ! Elle appelle à grands cris des accords mets/bières 🦍🌋

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Simon Whitehead

A delight of complex flavours. Citrus fruits with a healthy funk as well as the headline black pepper. It really works.

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Siobhan Carroll

Beautifully peppery and sour. Fantastic to be at the first pouring

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Keith Ennis

Very distinctive flavours.

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Freerk van Dijk

Zwanze @ Gebrande Winning yesterday

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Rafał

Fajny lambiczek, nie za kwaśny. Spoko wyczuwalny pieprz.

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Santiago Gonzalez

Pimienta!

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Jeff Lockridge

Nose was overpoweringly pepper but the taste worked so well together and was amazing!!! Cheers!!!

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