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

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Birrotes

Funk, hay, light pepper aromas, like a geuze with pepper. Medium light body. In mouth funk, subtle sourness, lemony, subtle pepper. Much better than expected

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Bob Cataldi

4. Pepper hits you immediately.

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Michael Ch

During Zwanze Day at the Hoppy Pub Thessaloniki. I'm not a huge fan of pepper and spices, but this was really interesting. The aroma was spicy and the pepper was pretty evident. It followed in taste but it was balanced with a herbal essence. Interesting.

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Craig Sammels

Uber fresh (2022) The blend 2yo didn’t really impact the new, still felt Uber fresh

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Paul M.

Who would have ever guessed that I would like a wine tasting peppery soapy beer? It makes one’s mouth feel like it’s had a good wash then the pepper lift’s everything to a new level and the overall white wine flavours dominate.

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Kevin B.

Pepper in the smell, perfume in the taste. Weird

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Andrea

Interesting, green pepper, apple grapefruit

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Wayne J

Lovely black pepper aroma with a 2 year old lambic

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Tom Fogg

Huge pepper flavour, super interesting

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Simon Pratt

Intriguing. Lots of black pepper on the nose. It's less prominent on the taste bur certainly discernible. Reckon that like many Zwanze beers it'll be betrer in a year or two

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Sue F

Weirdly floral, and very peppery. It's like you might sneeze but not quite!!

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Mirko Simoens

Onverwacht lekker

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Kamil W

Still dobre

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Mathieu Payet

Poivre énervé, plus qu'à la pression. Pas mauvais cependant, avec un filet de cabillaud ou de saumon ça doit déboiter

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Lars Wouters

Heel geinig, zoveel peper in de geur. Minder in de smaak, en de nasmaak gaat een beetje tegen staan.

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Gerard dN

Eerste geur is echt peper. Tweede keer ruiken deed mij aan zeepsop denken. Toch wel een flink zuurtje erin maar dit wordt flink tegengewerkt door de peper. Opwarmende afdronk. Op temperatuur gekomen is deze eigenlijk best lekker. In elk geval apart😅.

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Dmitrii

А чего вы все так возбудились? Щекочет нос, это да, а так совсем слегка изысканный гусь с кисловато яблочным после. 4.1

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Samuel Tessier

Nice one , je la verrais bien en pairing avec de la viande blanche ou du poisson . Tres expressif au nez et en bouche . On a le coté fruité et floral du poivre sans le heat

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Marcus Tein

Still the best pepper Lambic, if that's saying anything.

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Bhav

Wow this is still super peppery

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Rob V

Big pepper, tart and mild sweet grape . Floral goodness.

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Todd Sharp

Wonderful peppery nose. The pepper is less evident in the taste, which is citrussy and very sour. Nice finish.

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Kim Lapointe

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

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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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Daan Nauta

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