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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about 2 years ago

 

Moritz (rhoihessegold)

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

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about 2 years ago

 

Niels Boschmans

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

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about 2 years ago

 

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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about 2 years ago

 

Hanna Vikhed

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

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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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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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Wout Moens

Niet gedacht dat het te zuipen ging zijn maar gooood

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Johan Andersson

Vitpeppar, vitpeppar, vitpeppar🙈

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almost 2 years ago

 

Alex Ek

EB Frilltessence 2023. Fruity with loads of spicy pepper corns. A small glass is quite fun and good but would have problems finishing a bottle on my own. Tons of potential for food pairings though!

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Philipp

Sauer, süß, ausgewogen balanciert. Affenstark

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Brendan Sharp

Holy pepper. Beautifully aromatic pepper phenol aromas on top of a delicately tart, and sophisticated geuze base.

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Justin Smith

Insanely peppery, but in a good way. Complements the slight tartness really well. Glad I got to try a super rare beer like this one.

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Pascal

And that’s 10 zwanze in one evening. 2022 is a difficult year - but not a bad one.

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Lambic Rich

No Zwanze Day

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Frank D

Taste reminded me of the aroma of old school hash. The kind that came in burlap bags back in the day. Was nice to try this.

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jarkko h

Wienin parhaaksi olutbaariksi kehuttu. Tämän hanasta löytyneen superharvinaisuuden perusteella olen samaa mieltä. Nam!

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영철 장

후추! 스파이시! 허브!! 캬~!!

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Joe Joe

Lots of pepper on the nose but balanced quite well.

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Mike

Tastes like comme black pepper smells. Pepper is strong, which is nice as some lambics can be too subtle

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Aaron Baxter

Sour green apple, herbal, peppery finish.

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Art M.

Tart with a grassy finish

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Hyunggeun Shin

Refreshing, pepper, lemony. Bret.

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tarax

しっかりコショウの香りと飲めばピリリとくる感じも面白い。

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tarax

2杯目はまたちょっと印象が変わったね。他の酸も出てきた。

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Kou S

華やかな香り。 ライム的なニュアンスを強く感じる。 青い柑橘、カボス的な感じも。スパイシー。ペパーの辛味も後に残る。ドライ。 ペパーとランビックが上手くマッチングしてバランスも良い。分かりやすい個性だけど美味しい。

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Brian B

Lemon on the front. Harsh pepper on the back. Polarizing for sure. I like it more than most of the group.

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Pandory Doky

Nez: poivre, un cote herbe de Provence; bouche: attaque etonnament fruite et un peu sucré puis rapidement le poivre ce fait sentir en laissant s'échapper un cote herbe de Provence. Final sur le poivre un cote fruité lambic/cidre boisé sec. Top

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Christine T

Boss pour courtesy of Adair. Strong pepper on the nose, very herbal.

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Jacob Cottreau

Lemon, funky, biscuits, pink peppercorns, floral, lemon meringue pie, would love to try this in a few years

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m w

Pieprz, ziołowość, mydełko, ocet, lekka skóra, zest, cytryna. Jak na zwanze, dobre xP

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Jon Giese

Black pepper, floral, almost a lavender aroma

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David Simpson

I dig it

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Marko Maaniitty

Pippurinen, ihan päällikkö

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Matt Varney

Happy Zwanze children. All the pepper.

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Edward Thurmond

This was a great funky brew! It has a really enjoyable full body that’s got a nice mild heft to it and a well balanced and deep mellow musty herbal flavor with spot on notes of earth pepper and a nice hint of grapefruit to it.

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Indy L.

Aroma of freshly ground black pepper, aged tangerine, a hint of horse barn seeping through, and some Pepsi. Drinks more like fruit juice than a lambic, with a lovely acidity that’s perfect for a hot day like today

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Joshua Smock

Pepper citrus and complex.

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Antoine H

Ça sent et ça goute le poivre, bien aromatique, bien présent, surprise. Funky light mais suffisamment relevée

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Josh R.

🦍

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Hideki O.

Happy Zwanze Day! ハーバルなアロマが心地よい.ランビックとうまくバランスしてて好き

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Hideki O.

おかわり

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Jeff Wilde

Very peppery but I still liked it

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Ronny Dachs

ZWANZE

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