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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just Michael™️

Fantastisk 🦍

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Sander Lazyknife

Amazing beer. Great to have a growler from my local pub who reconnected their unfinished zwanze keg. Amazing experience how the fruitiness of the pepper is in this beer. Lovely. Looking forward to a bottle To try.

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Amit Rai

Floral, peppery aroma and taste. Long pepper finish!

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Peter Vad Godtberg Jensen

Massive fruity pepper nose, apricot, apple, flavor follows, pepper is forward yet balanced, like pepper geuze almost. Floral, Earl Grey tea notes. Unique and awesome, one of my favorites this time. Will age really well!

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Francisco José Molina Martínez

I don't usually comment on the beers I drink. But this is yet another remarkable one. It has a pepper scent and it also tastes a bit like it. It leaves the flavour behind in your lips. 100% if you're looking for a creative, different experience.

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Karl Roskamp

Wow, in a decade of drinking, I have never encountered a beer laden with freshly cracked black pepper. This is fun. Might have diminishing returns but I’m here for it

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Franco Oud

On a bien le poivré, de l'épice, de l'agrume, du sureau.

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Niels Dopter

Poivre surpuissant, au nez comme en bouche. Un piquant incisif mais pas persistant, des arômes mélés de gueuze et poivre ! Ça tire sur l'agrume ❤️enfin une bière au poivre que je pinterai

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Reggie

The pepper is so strong lol. Not for me

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Andrew Munns

If you could make a cologne out of the aroma…

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Enzo Sagona

Ouf. Très belle réalisation. Les notes végétales du sureau s'accommodent parfaitement avec le funk, et le kick de poivre apporte une belle fraîcheur.

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Ryan C

Pepper beer?! Floral af! Very good. Would love to eat with steak 🥩

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Dan Sekelik

Black pepper all up in the nose. So good. Pairing this with a steak would be life changing.

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Thibaud Sens

Alors là c’est une claque ! J’aurais jamais pensé retrouver aussi proprement un ajout. Au nez c’est poivre pleine balle, en bouche idem mais parfumé. Attention toutefois le palais est HS par la suite

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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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Kevin Yelland

Could there be such a thing as a perfume sour?

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Vincent Delale

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

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Manon Cpf

Trop trop bon, on sent bien le poivre sans que ce soit agressif, équilibrée de ouf 😍🥰

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Mathilde Broquet

Poivre en assiette : non Poivre en zwanze : oui @kettlone 😉

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Valentin Amani

Magnifique. Très intrigué et déçu de l'avoir raté lors de l'événement dédié. Plus que curieux de voir l'epice réutilisée

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Franck

Bien fait, on retrouve bien le poivre!

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Al S

This is more peppery than I remember on Zwanze Day. That’s not a bad thing, and the lambic works well with the black pepper. But it’s more notable to me.

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Kyle Robinson

West African Pepper. Very peppery aroma.

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Filip D.

Stunning . Superb

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Alex Winner

Amazing black pepper aroma. The flavor is not overpowering but really complements the acidity. A lovely tart sipper!

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Jeff Thomas

I didn't expect how much I would love this brew.

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Sean Thomas

Flabbergasted. Freshly ground black pepper on the nose, with wonderful citrus mid palate and just a hint of spicy pepper on the lingering finish. Amazing.

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Jon Crookes

Extraordinary. Pepper pepper pepper.

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Bob Brooks

Peppers

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Hanna Vikhed

Denna ihop med lite cacio e pepe och vi är hemma 🍝🤌

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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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Timothy van Damme

Wie verzint het nou om Lambic te combineren met peper? Nou, de mensen van Cantillon dus. Bijzonder, maar ook apart.

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