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

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2,752

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Don

Från igår. Riktigt grym lambic i grunden med en rejäl dos peppar som gav en ganska blommig och parfymig ton. På ett bra sätt

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Anders Q

4.30. Bottle version. The same.

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FENG JIAN MING

来康帝龙喝个瓶子,入口柔和的醋酸和一丝梅子果香接着是存在感很强的胡椒感,个人感觉还是你喜欢这个胡椒的香气,不算太重也和兰比克混合的很好

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Fabio Bonacina

That's the other half of the label!.. of course..

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Radosław Milewski

BL. Bardzo ciekawe. 4.3

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Richard Stark

Late checkin from Saturday (monks)

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Matt N.

Thank god I was warned else I could have sneezed this right out of my hand. I love the smell of this

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Beerstalk

Lime zesty sourness, fruity tea flavors and very strong black pepper shaking hands brilliantly with the base lambic. This is obviously not very complex compared to some of the Cantillon greats but as a Zwanze it’s quite awesome and enjoyable. 💊 🦍 43/50

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Josh Silva

First time doing Zwanze Day in Belgium! At Moeder Lambic. Very cool Zwanze blend.

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Edoberos

Una làmbica molt lleugera amb aromes de pebre aromàtic amb fruits i un picant molt lleuger, poca acidesa i poc toc característic de la làmbica de Cantillon. Molt bon producte, però sóc partidari d'un gust làmbic més fort i major acidesa.

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Marco Antonio Marmugi

Il pepe risulta più attenuato e rende la bevuta più piacevole e invoglia il sorso successivo.

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Charles D.

ca sent le poivre ca goute le poivre touche un peu sucré à la lambic c’est bon

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Brian R.

Huge pepper nose with floral notes. Flavour is floral, a lovely pepper character without crazy spice. It's very different and I'm liking it.

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Ḁlex Ɓomƅɀ ツ

#4 Confirmed with clean palate, this is nuts! 👊😋Good pepper balance on nice 2yo gueuze base, herbal & citrusy notes 👍 4.3 🦍🦍🦍🦍

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Agata

lavender fields

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Aki M.

Here’s to a hoping this becomes a seasonal in the future! 🍻

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Michael Gargiulo

Digging it more a few days later. Still on at DelSup.

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HvK

Bright floral pepper and citrus zest aroma; inviting. Mixed peppercorns, wood, hay, white grapefruit and tangy funk. Medium tart and body, light sweet. Pleasant, drying herbal pepper finish. Super easy and very nice.

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Jamie Burkes

Zwanze Day at Side Project. A lot of people weren't feeling the black pepper element on this, but I really enjoyed it. Would love to try this one again years down the road.

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Alexey L.

Very interesting. Nice perfumy notes from pepper.

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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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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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Jordan S

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

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Bojan Grdinic

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

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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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Gery V

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

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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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Anton P

Late Zwanze day

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Mark Schepers

Much better from bottle than from draft. This is actually balanced now. Still heavy on the aromatics but some overkill is required for a Zwanze release right

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Quentin Rougemont

from yesterday

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Marylie O.

Zwanze en retard

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Kasper Grundlehner

leuk experiment. mega kruidige peperneus.

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john kingsley

Thats floral and subtle. excellent

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Louis J

LCI after BAL#22

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Bernal Z.

Easy drinking perfect to have with some oysters

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Lisa R

All those barrels filled with goodness

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Lindsay Smith

I had to miss Zwanze this year. A kindly gentleman just gave me a glass of it as consolation. This is really nice. The pepper comes through as it warms, but it's subtle. Probably my favourite Zwanze beer for a while.

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David D.

Verassend lekker. Gekregen van onze buren, mooie peper smaak zonder pikant te zijn.

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