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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Tom Leysen

Zwarte peper sterk in de neus, like it. Zuurtje in de smaak met de peper toch wel de bovenhand.

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Vincent Delale

Incroyable et faire une bière aussi douce et poivrée à la fois

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Kevin Yelland

Could there be such a thing as a perfume sour?

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Babu 1er

Poivre au nez à fond, en bouche plutôt citronnée et poivre en finale mais léger, ça passe carrément bien

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Brian Liddle

Unique and enjoyable

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WENHAO SUN

有趣但不戳我

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Jakob Stammler

Better late than never.

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Chester Hung

4.3 胡椒香好重啊 喝起來平衡 草本檸檬草香

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Krzysztof Bruszewski

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

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Bar Dauwe

Wtf 🤤🤤🤤

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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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Ming Ding

黑胡椒蛮有意思的

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有意思的胡椒味

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Kodi

胡椒

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Amamda Hu

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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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Conan Z

胡椒,挺少见的

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Houyu Yang

胡椒味还挺搭……

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Rubio

sharp acid, elegant peppery.

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Koen Fasen

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

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Satoshi Ouchi

ラッキーで入れた!岡野氏thx. 初aglio。ゴリラペッパーっていうコンゴのゴリラ保護地区で手積みされた黒胡椒を使ってるそう。かなりハーブ感あってアフターに胡椒の爽やかさ。ケムカーあたりでありそうな味

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Kati Huu

Aromaattista pippuria, jasmiiniteetä. Hapan, tasapainoinen, miellyttävä.

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Callum C.

Peppery and herbal. Very different. A savoury beer

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Mahul Dahya

Pepper forward, nice finish.

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Elliot Jenko

Of course the peppercorn dominates. Low acid. Fruity.

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Jacob Aagaard

Interesting with the black pepper - TTO

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Risto Klemola

Intensely peppery and not too sour

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Karen T.

Wow, the pepper is definitely prominent, and the floral notes comes out. Happy Zwanze Day!

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Kyle

Pepper lambic. High rating for the uniqueness. Won’t be trying a beer like this again!

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Zachary Dodson

Definitely not for everyone, but I enjoyed the black pepper addition

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Jason Jokerst

Zwanze

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Chuck S.

All too happy to return to Zwanze for the first time in too long. This year's version has huge pepper on the nose, and lemon taste that wavers between legit and detergent. Pic generously donated by Andrew D. because I forgot to take one

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jim g

Jeff always puts on a great Zwanze event. Looking fwd to next year

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Paul Ramsey

Novel. Better than expected for sure.

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Oliver Smolle

Also ein Glas reicht davon... Pfeffer Pfeffer Pfeffer

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Luis V.

En la línea de las Cantillon modernas, tiene menos funk y acidez que los modelos clásicos, pero muy buen equilibrio entre adjuntos (aquí, pimienta) y cerveza. En todo caso, es elegante, especial y muy bebestible

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Paulina Gómez

Con un sabor marcado de pimienta, muy original

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Kevin Sterckx

Serieus peper in de neus, kruidig, pompelmoes, gedroogde sinaasappelschil.

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Corey Burgess

Not my cup of tea! LCI

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