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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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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Niels Boschmans

Ne zwanze me poivre. In Anderlecht, ni in Wavre!

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Dave Giraud

Missed zwanze last year, unique beer

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Mat Carbo

Better on tap than bottle !

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Bier Bauch

Weißer Pfeffer, Kräuter der Provence, gemäßigt sauer. Tolles Aroma.

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Moritz (rhoihessegold)

Last beer of the night. All the tasters in between follow tomorrow.

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Bánk Czelvikker

Way too sour

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Dmitry G

Розовый перец и лемонграсс

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Jeroen

Heerlijk droog zuurtje met een subtiel prettig pepertje

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David Lee

Fresh cracked black pepper crisps. Sounds mad. It is mad. Excellent.

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Simon Pratt

This has mellowed nicely. Big pepper nose, it's more subtle in the taste but it's better balanced than on keg on Zwanze Day last year

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Disco

Very peppery!

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Neil McFarlane

LCI. Smells far too perfumey, but the taste isn't as overpowering. Herbal and sour. Not my favourite, but nice enough.

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Bob Parker

Golden and hazy. Carb is low - 2 year (lower sugar) lambic with black pepper. Nose meets taste with great black pepper notes. Sour hint at the back. Delicious. Not a one-and-done beer.

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Rob T

2-year lambic, minimal carbonation, cloudy amber color, sour pepper nose, first taste is strong pepper which mellows as palate calibrates. A little sweetness shines through tartness. Pepper lingers.

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Daan Nauta

Interesting

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Kevin W

Definitely was not expecting to find this on tap wow. 2yr old lambic with Congolese black pepper.

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Berliner Weib

Why not have another one? While it’s here… Left

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Taco Zuidema

Ground black pepper and some gherkin in scent and taste. Nice.

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Jelle

Verrassend bloemig en kruidig. Heel zacht

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Joe S

Fantastic.

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I Kan

Wow. The pepper tickles your nose a little. So different and unqiue. Love it.

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Berliner Weib

Look what’s on tap! Fun! Hadn’t had this yet. Clearly get the pepper. Nice tart bitter finish, grapefruity. Yum!!

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Nick

I need more of this peppers in my life.

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Patrick Helmold

So much better out of the bottle. It’s green pepper all the way. Could see this working nicely in a food pairing. It will never be one of my favorites from cantillon tho

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Amélie F

Still not a big fan, too much pepper in it

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Edgar Shin

Pepper goes well with lambic. Better than my expectation.

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Cameron C

Latertappd. Unique, restrained tartness and funk in the lambic, with big pepper up front that compliments the juicy grapefruit that dominates the body.

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Kim Lapointe

Unique zwanze beer from last years festival. Nice pepper taste.

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