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

Last updated

about 2 years ago

Jonathan Turton

Lots going on here. Black pepper works well. I got a lot of floral flavour. Not sure if that’s the black pepper, something else or just me. Very nice lambic with a twist

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The Cross Keys

almost 3 years ago

Alex M.

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almost 3 years ago

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almost 3 years ago

LCI from yesterday. Peppery. Grapefruit tartness. Paired well withbtge nibbles- great slab of cheese.

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Beer Merchants Tap

almost 3 years ago

GruppoGegia

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almost 3 years ago

Dan M

Loads of black pepper.

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No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

LCI #zwanzeday2022 what a surprise, peppery nose, funky, floral. Best zwanze beer I had, 4.3

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Biercafé Au Trappiste

almost 3 years ago

Karl Fredrik Svensson

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Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fà

almost 3 years ago

Artur Zwolak

4,3/5

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Jo fajne.

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Café Pardaf

almost 3 years ago

Rob Vandeweyer

Puur zwarte peper in aroma. Peper + verrassend veel citrus (+zeste)

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Brody Albergotti

LCI

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almost 3 years ago

Alfred Sundberg

Tallig, skogsbärsbeska, lite sötma. Jävla gött mos

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Zum Franziskaner

almost 3 years ago

Alberto

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almost 3 years ago

Panagiotis Plastiras

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The Hoppy Pub

almost 3 years ago

Mike

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Fuggles Beer Café Tunbridge Wells

almost 3 years ago

Tom Dearlove

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almost 3 years ago

Laura N

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Chinaski Lavapiés

almost 3 years ago

eric bange

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Kyle

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Avenue Pub

almost 3 years ago

Don

Lambic med en massa peppar. Gott

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Marco Acosta

Nice tart finish with the pepper being more in the nose

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almost 3 years ago

Anthony

The pepper!

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Avenue Pub

almost 3 years ago

gabriel morissette

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Vices & Versa Bistro Du Terroir

almost 3 years ago

Amélie Forest

Le nez, wow! Gros poivre. Pineau d’Aunis x1000. Ça semble prometteur. En bouche c’est moins un coup de ❤️ je tombe sur du végétal un peu poivron parfois mais le poivre est là. Les gorgées que j’ai bu dans le thermos que j’ai ramené étaient + équilibrées

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Vices & Versa Bistro Du Terroir

almost 3 years ago

Evan Powell

Pepper. Liked it

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No checkin location

almost 3 years ago

Ḁlex Ɓomƅɀ ツ

Zwanze backlog - Round #2 that's lovely 😋 4.3 🐵

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Zwanze Day - Mont Salève

almost 3 years ago

Ḁlex Ɓomƅɀ ツ

Zwanze backlog - Round #3 🐵🐵🐵

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Zwanze Day - Mont Salève

almost 3 years ago

Guillaume B.

Bien poivre au nez en bouche c'est un peu mitigé on reconnaît le poivre avec un côté très vert et l'ensemble fait un peu savonneux etrange, belle longueur funk rond et discret mérite de vieillir un peu peut être

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almost 3 years ago

Cameron Baguley

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almost 3 years ago

Fabio Bonacina

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Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

almost 3 years ago

Don

Från igår. Riktigt grym lambic i grunden med en rejäl dos peppar som gav en ganska blommig och parfymig ton. På ett bra sätt

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Zum Franziskaners Bakfickan

almost 3 years ago

Anders Q

4.30. Bottle version. The same.

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Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

almost 3 years ago

FENG JIAN MING

来康帝龙喝个瓶子，入口柔和的醋酸和一丝梅子果香接着是存在感很强的胡椒感，个人感觉还是你喜欢这个胡椒的香气，不算太重也和兰比克混合的很好

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Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

almost 3 years ago

Abishek

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New ing

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almost 3 years ago

Henkka

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Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

almost 3 years ago

Fabio Bonacina

That's the other half of the label!.. of course..

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Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

almost 3 years ago

Andris Rasins

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almost 3 years ago

Radosław Milewski

BL. Bardzo ciekawe. 4.3

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Igor Wesołowski

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Glenn Knapen

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Joan Saez

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Homo Sibaris

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Daniele Molini

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Late checkin from Saturday (monks)

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almost 3 years ago

Matt N.

Thank god I was warned else I could have sneezed this right out of my hand. I love the smell of this

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almost 3 years ago

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almost 3 years ago

Lime zesty sourness, fruity tea flavors and very strong black pepper shaking hands brilliantly with the base lambic. This is obviously not very complex compared to some of the Cantillon greats but as a Zwanze it’s quite awesome and enjoyable. 💊 🦍 43/50

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Stadin Panimobaari

almost 3 years ago

Josh Silva

First time doing Zwanze Day in Belgium! At Moeder Lambic. Very cool Zwanze blend.

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Orgao Beer House Lyon

almost 3 years ago

Arnaud Puchelle

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almost 3 years ago

Etienne K.

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Le Sur Mesure - Graslin

almost 3 years ago

Ryan Moyer

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The Beer Temple

almost 3 years ago

Edoberos

Una làmbica molt lleugera amb aromes de pebre aromàtic amb fruits i un picant molt lleuger, poca acidesa i poc toc característic de la làmbica de Cantillon. Molt bon producte, però sóc partidari d'un gust làmbic més fort i major acidesa.

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Homo Sibaris

almost 3 years ago

Marco Antonio Marmugi

Il pepe risulta più attenuato e rende la bevuta più piacevole e invoglia il sorso successivo.

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ca sent le poivre ca goute le poivre touche un peu sucré à la lambic c’est bon

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Orgao Beer House Lyon

over 2 years ago

Brian R.

Huge pepper nose with floral notes. Flavour is floral, a lovely pepper character without crazy spice. It's very different and I'm liking it.

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Café Pardaf

over 2 years ago

Ḁlex Ɓomƅɀ ツ

#4 Confirmed with clean palate, this is nuts! 👊😋Good pepper balance on nice 2yo gueuze base, herbal & citrusy notes 👍 4.3 🦍🦍🦍🦍

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Orgao Beer House Lyon

over 2 years ago

Agata

lavender fields

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Fuggles Beer Café Tunbridge Wells

over 2 years ago

Aki M.

Here’s to a hoping this becomes a seasonal in the future! 🍻

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Stadin Panimobaari

over 2 years ago

Andrew

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The Dead Crafty Beer Company

over 2 years ago

Michael Gargiulo

Digging it more a few days later. Still on at DelSup.

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over 2 years ago

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Garden Path Fermentation

over 2 years ago

Laurence R-F

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Vices & Versa Bistro Du Terroir

over 2 years ago

I-like B.

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over 2 years ago

Hyeonjae Jeong

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over 2 years ago

HvK

Bright floral pepper and citrus zest aroma; inviting. Mixed peppercorns, wood, hay, white grapefruit and tangy funk. Medium tart and body, light sweet. Pleasant, drying herbal pepper finish. Super easy and very nice.

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over 2 years ago

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Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

over 2 years ago

Jamie Burkes

Zwanze Day at Side Project. A lot of people weren't feeling the black pepper element on this, but I really enjoyed it. Would love to try this one again years down the road.

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over 2 years ago

Very interesting. Nice perfumy notes from pepper.

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The Hoppy Pub

over 2 years ago

Chris Young

So much pepper on the nose! Like sniffing a pepper shaker. But the taste is not spicy like you’d expect, but more subtle. Quite interesting brew.

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No checkin location

over 2 years ago

Tom Parkbrau

Great to have this during Zwanze day @ Brick Store Pub! Nice pepper on the nose, very interesting, perfumy. I liked it a bit better colder than when it warmed up. Nice variation on lambic from Cantillon. Very fun!

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over 2 years ago