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

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James Roberts

Delish

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Mike A.

Amaze-balls

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Gael G.

Wow, so much better than I expected, one of the best Zwanzes imho, especially on tap (bottle still need time to mellow). Tons of pepper on the nose with all its nuances, lemon too, flagrant but no bite. Palate is similar but more complex, ....

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Sebastian K

Fajne to ☺️Jak dla mnie ciutke mniej tego pieprzu mogło by być. 4.60

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Carlos Moro

Fondo de barril, con todo su fundamento. La mejor zwanze!!!

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Mike Rosinia

Still on tap lol

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High Grade Harry

Incredible beer & what a way to be introduced to lambics, distinct floral pepper on the nose, the sourness & acidity balance perfectly, funky but in the best way possible, beautiful.

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Robin van Kampen

2022, wow wat ern bloemige geur. Heerlijjw combi. 4,75

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henrik van Wingerden

Vol in de neus peperige aroma's. Zurig, appelig, wat is deze fantastisch. Heb denk wel liever de fles variant ipv tap

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Teo St

Poivreee

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yi Y

黑胡椒味和兰比克 好喝的一

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Marcin Donaj

Zwanze w listopadzie? Jak najbardziej, jeszcze jak. Pyszne piwko, bardzo zyskuje po ogrzaniu. Mocno pieprzne, ściągające, stajenne, drzewne. Mógłbym mieć takie perfumy.

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Maciej Moszczyński

Superb treat, aroma is sweet, peppery and a little acidic. Flavor is peppery, a little spicy but not overwhelming. Really glad I had chance to try this!

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Patrick Klupe

Super late check in. Loved it though

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James Trujillo

This works so well. Black pepper on the nose, earthy and herbal but not overpowering, acidic, smooth

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Ayrton Polfliet

Pepper! Surprisingly pleasant in a lambic

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John Lindgren

This beer tastes like Christmas vacation

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harm van iersel

Minder zuur, maar met zwarte peper. vreemd maar lekker

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Bas Witlox

De peper gaat me na een paar slokken een beetje tegenstaan

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Ruben van Gameren

The nose 😍😍 the taste 🥰🥰🥰

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Graham Reed

That’s still good… maybe even just a little better than on Zwanze Day

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kjell henning thon

Enda mer kompleks etter at peppersmaken har dempet seg litt. Ypperlig!

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kjell henning thon

Regner med at denne vil være fantastisk med sterke matretter. Håper å finne det ut en dag. Nå er flaska i seg selv strålende. Pepper, aroma, grapefrukt.

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martin giger

nice Gueuze and pepper and floral nose. less peppery but more dominantly floral in taste. Jasmin? doesn't matter, simply delicious!

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Jeremy Mathews

Wasn’t sure about this one going in but you know what? It kinda slaps. the pepper adds a lot of character to both the nose and palate.

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Kyle Robinson

West African Pepper. Very peppery aroma.

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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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Dan Sekelik

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

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Ryan C

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

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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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Youri Etc

WLCI. Dîner pairing Cantillon pour la PBF#10. Incroyable de longueur et subtilité. Passion poivre.

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Dan Beltran

Incredible black pepper on the nose and beautiful black pepper flavor without any negative aftertaste

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Filip D.

Love it 😍

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Côme Zellmeyer

This is the PERFECT sum up of the zwanze vertical. So many spices in one. Amazing

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luk kantor

W aromacie pełno pieprzu, dość mocno ziołowego, trochę wręcz w syczuański wpadający, za tym morela, jabłko i nuty dzikie, w smaku mocno, nieokreslono-ziołowo, owoce, funk, ostrość od pieprzu konkretna ale nie zaburza balansu, kwaśność średnia, wymiata

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G. Zaniol

Pepper. Spicy. Clover. Basil. Refreshing and extremely aromatic and drinkable. Tart. Intense.

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Lord Brett Stout

Puntazo de pimienta ❤️‍🔥

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Raf

I can finally tick this one, thanks to JVR. An absolute gem but I still prefer batch 2, Ashanti. The latter is much more balanced and easier to drink. The Zwanze could shine in food pairings though.

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Aaron

Pepper is light. Great citrus notes. Super drinkable. Cheers!

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Malt Does More

Looks innocuous enough but packs a whale of a peppery nose: ground black pepper, distant gueuze. Palate brings mouthwatering gueuze tartness in, and it all works surprisingly well together. Did not expect to like this as much as I do. At Perry’s

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Rory Martin

One of the most obscure beverages I've had, but extremely well executed. Got all elements of black pepper, from the flavour to the spice heat itself. Classic gueze flavours after the pepper fades.

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Zwanze 2022

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