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

Last updated

about 2 years ago

Tom Dearlove

4.25

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Demie

Wow! Pepper

5.0

Zum Franziskaners Bakfickan

almost 3 years ago

Magdalena Butra

Peppery and sour, very experimental

5.0

Zum Franziskaner

almost 3 years ago

Josh Beeson

4.25

Fuggles Beer Café Tunbridge Wells

almost 3 years ago

Gav Jude

My 1st Zwanze and it didn’t disappoint. Masses of pepper on the nose with just a touch on the palate. Fantastic.

4.5

The Cross Keys

almost 3 years ago

Andrew Lane

Very pleasant surprise! Hate that I will most likely never get to have this beer again.

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Federico C

4.25

Diorama

almost 3 years ago

Andrew Finnegan

3.75

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Quaxco

4.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Tara B.

4.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Maciek L

Pyszny ten pieprz jako dodatek.

4.5

Kufle i Kapsle

almost 3 years ago

Elisa Santoro

4.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Adam G

From yesterday, kicked now

4.5

Monk's Cafe

almost 3 years ago

Mike

4.25

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

J B

Mad beer. Green pepper aroma with a sweet herbal taste.

4.0

almost 3 years ago

4.25

almost 3 years ago

4.5

almost 3 years ago

Very unique and peppery. Joked I needed a Cesar salad but enjoyed it and the funky undertones.

4.5

almost 3 years ago

4.5

almost 3 years ago

People were going ape over this beer. Didn’t love, but didn’t hate either.

4.0

DeCicco's - Somers

almost 3 years ago

Todd Hansen

Revisiting with a less fucked palate and digging it quite a bit more. Amazed there’s still some left!

4.5

Moeder Lambic

almost 3 years ago

Simone B.

3.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Jason P.

0.0

Moor Room

almost 3 years ago

Alberto

4.25

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Panagiotis Plastiras

4.25

The Hoppy Pub

almost 3 years ago

Rich B.

Easy drinking!!! With pepper front and centre

3.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Miles G.

Got SUPER lucky this morning!

4.5

Avenue Pub

almost 3 years ago

Tristan B

Post-zwanze cleanup

3.75

La Fine Mousse

almost 3 years ago

Bernardo Marques

4.5

Fuggles Beer Café Tunbridge Wells

almost 3 years ago

Lee Thompson

Second pour

4.5

The Cross Keys

almost 3 years ago

Alfred Sundberg

Tallig, skogsbärsbeska, lite sötma. Jävla gött mos

4.25

Zum Franziskaner

almost 3 years ago

Steve J.

Pepper was delightful and this was the best beer of the even imo

4.5

Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse

almost 3 years ago

Houblonne Moi

Dingue. Le poivre est à la fois puissant avec une forte longueur mais le reste de la bière équilibre le tout. Et surtout chanceux d'en trouver le lendemain de la soirée =)

4.5

La Fine Mousse

almost 3 years ago

Brian b.

0.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

4.5

almost 3 years ago

3.75

almost 3 years ago

4.0

almost 3 years ago

5.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

The Bulb

0.0

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almost 3 years ago

Andy Saulnier

5.0

Armsby Abbey

almost 3 years ago

M C

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

4.0

almost 3 years ago

4.0

almost 3 years ago

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Alex Grig

5.0

The Hoppy Pub

almost 3 years ago

Jonatan Plaza

0.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Vetiver _io

4.25

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Jeff Lockridge

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

4.5

Yazoo Brewing Company

almost 3 years ago

Corey Burgess

Not my cup of tea! LCI

4.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Brody Albergotti

LCI

4.25

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Ilya K

4.5

Kufle i Kapsle

almost 3 years ago

Santiago Gonzalez

Pimienta!

4.5

Moeder Lambic Fontainas

almost 3 years ago

Mikita

4.5

Kufle i Kapsle

almost 3 years ago

nick yusavage

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

James F

0.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Emil B

4.25

Zum Franziskaner

almost 3 years ago

Oskar M

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Marina Meller

zwanze 22 @ beer merchant london

4.75

Beer Merchants Tap

almost 3 years ago

Jacob Ekdahl

0.0

Zum Franziskaners Bakfickan

almost 3 years ago

4.25

almost 3 years ago

4.25

almost 3 years ago

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Christer Andersson

4.75

Zum Franziskaners Bakfickan

almost 3 years ago

Halina

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Bryan E.

0.0

Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fà

almost 3 years ago

Åke Alvin

4.5

Zum Franziskaners Bakfickan

almost 3 years ago

Rafał

Fajny lambiczek, nie za kwaśny. Spoko wyczuwalny pieprz.

4.5

Dobry Zbeer

almost 3 years ago

Niccolò Paoli

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Kurt Secrest

4.75

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Mike Owczarczak

From yesterday

0.0

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

4.0

almost 3 years ago

4.25

almost 3 years ago

Puur zwarte peper in aroma. Peper + verrassend veel citrus (+zeste)

4.25

Café Pardaf

almost 3 years ago

Blake S.

3.75

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Daniel Ciszczonik

Pysznie! Lambik, dzikość, lekka kwasowość, dzikość, do tego ziołowe nuty, lekko pikantne. Doskonale połączenie!

5.0

Dobry Zbeer

almost 3 years ago

Mattias Engström

4.0

Zum Franziskaners Bakfickan

almost 3 years ago

Bryan

Company surrounding us at Zwanze far exceeded the beer. Liem, Nolen, Shannon at MT, the couple from KC... Awesome day. Beer was too black pepper forward. Finish was clean though. Better than expected.

0.0

almost 3 years ago

0.0

almost 3 years ago

4.25

almost 3 years ago

Jo fajne.

4.25

almost 3 years ago

4.75

almost 3 years ago

4.25

almost 3 years ago

4.75

almost 3 years ago

4.5

almost 3 years ago

4,3/5

4.25

almost 3 years ago

4.25

almost 3 years ago

4.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Kevin Sterckx

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

4.0

Café Pardaf

almost 3 years ago

Nathan

Wow. That pepper works wonders.

5.0

almost 3 years ago

4.0

almost 3 years ago

3.5

No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Hans Vercalsteren

4.5

Café Pardaf

almost 3 years ago

Freerk van Dijk

Zwanze @ Gebrande Winning yesterday

4.5

De Gebrande Winning

almost 3 years ago

Katherine Arnold

4.5

The Dead Crafty Beer Company

almost 3 years ago

k h

히노끼

4.5

almost 3 years ago

4.0

almost 3 years ago

4.5

almost 3 years ago

So much pepper on the nose. Like smelling a pepper grinder. Tons of herbal notes, bit of lemon maybe too. Can’t imagine someone doing a better pepper beer. Well done Cantillon.

4.75

Moeder Lambic Fontainas

almost 3 years ago

5.0

almost 3 years ago

4.0

almost 3 years ago