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.

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6.9

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Mateo Lawrence

So fun. That vinous, fermented lambic flavor cut with pepper and a bit of spice. Still sweet and acidic

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Senior

Absolutely sensational! Peppery but not spicy, quite floral, a truly exceptional beer

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Tianyi Wang

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审美疲劳了,没第一次惊艳

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svein åge berge

Best zwanze tasted, really like the pepper

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E L W

Absolutely incredible and so unique

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Viktor Möller

Top 1 Pepparlambic, väldigt aromatisk och parfymig. Sådär tyvärr.

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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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Levyn van den Hurk

Hij's erg dik en je proeft een fijne peper. Nice.

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Niek Oud

BRUSSEL! Lekker begin van een mooi weekend. Zacht, veel fruit uit de peper, mooi zuurtje, boterig mondgevoel. Lichte peper hint in de afdronk, bijna hartig.

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Sandro Wirth

Not a lot of time for Cantillon this time, but enough to finally fet a bottle of the Zwanze that I missed this year. Really flowery, birät spicy and more brett than usual. Super tasty stuff.

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Phil Carl

At the source 3 months later!! Toned down pepper from September but beautiful black pepper crackle still

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Ruben van Gameren

The nose 😍😍 the taste 🥰🥰🥰

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Björn

still really peppery and herbal, but very conplex and interesting taste. definitely a slow sipper

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Bas Witlox

De peper gaat me na een paar slokken een beetje tegenstaan

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harm van iersel

Minder zuur, maar met zwarte peper. vreemd maar lekker

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Frits van de Wiel

Busje zwarte peper, niet het pittige, maar wel vooral zoals het uit zo'n goedkoop pepermolentje komt. Echt heel bijzonder weer

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Chris Marquez

This is outstanding. Thanks Ty!

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John Lindgren

This beer tastes like Christmas vacation

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Kris De Meester

Nicely balanced spicyness! Acidity + pepper works wonder!

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Filip D.

Oh , much better than I expected. Herbal, floral , delicious 🤤

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Bram Deferme

Spicy, pepper zeker. Onaangename neus. Weinig gas, maar niet flets. Nasmaak is zeker ok

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Hugo DeWit

Speciaal: met peper uit west-afrika. Zou goe passen met harde kaas of vlees.

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Mathias Lasoen

Peper, lavender - licht chelische nasmaak. specialleke

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Ayrton Polfliet

Pepper! Surprisingly pleasant in a lambic

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Super peppery on the nose. Palate is spicy, has a kind of herbal minty finish. Way better in bottles

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