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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Victoria Krylov

Zwanze Day beer. Had a big peppery nose, but the flavor was on point.

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«там», но душой в Домике..

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Lasse Kallioniemi

Hanasta. Kellarin tuoksua. Hapan vähän omenainen maku. Mielenkiintoinen vähän pippurinen jälkimaku. Pieninä määrinä herkullinen.

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Erkki

Is nice!

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Jesseppi G.

Pungent, pepper nose, fragrant-like, sips like a herbaceous perfume, the low acidity falls over to the permeating fresh-ground black pepper flavors. Not spicy from a heat perspective. This was truly special, wish I had a meal to pair with.

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Josh Silva

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

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Thomas Parisse

👃 Notes poivrées, épicées, végétales 👅 Bel équilibre, le poivre est présent, pas trop acide, belle longueur

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Erik Smits

Heel tof die combi met de peper, werkt verrassend goed

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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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Clément Deflandre

Œil : orangé, col fin. Nez : poivres roses/noires, notes de pommes. Bouche : pommes, herbeux, poivre bien présent. Bien équilibré. Assez spécial.

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Bernie Dee

This was great. Much better than most other Zwanze

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Daniel Cleva

Mina, si sente il pepe ma solo il sapore, il *piccante* del pepe praticamente non viene percepito, veramente ottima

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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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Forgot. Interesting stuff

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Zwanze Day 2022

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Génial ce poivre puissant et délicat à la fois. Pas de piquant mais de l’ampleur sur base souple, lisse et bien acide

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Evidente wittige peper in de neus, maar qua smaak een zeer floraal, zelfs wat zoetige toets van vlier en acacia, zelfs wat subtiel zuur fruit.. eerste zwanze in tijden die ook echt lekker is :-)

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Incredible off beat pepper and lime tones, feels mature and confident but in a completely unique way. Sourness and pepper on the nose, rounded together when it hits the mouth with citrus and I've no idea what else.

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Tommi Tiilikainen

Wow the smell is really something. And the taste is exactly like that. So weird. I guess if you like this style, it's really good. But maybe just not for my taste

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