Cantillon Zwanze 2014 preview

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  1. ManforallSaisons

    ManforallSaisons Pooh-Bah (1,554) Mar 20, 2008 Belgium
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    Lucky to have a taste of the next edition recently at the brewery... a 3-year-old Iris blended with a bit of kriek, then dry-hopped. Gorgeous and distinctive. Unsurprisingly, a lighter shade than the kriek, which my notes described as cranberry, and not that cloudy, with a persistent scrim of head (foreshadowing a nice cleansing bit of carbonation). Hopping is restrained, just blending with the cherry and the sawdust to give a prairie-like smell, and a bit of grapefruit-zest bitterness. The cherry and the acidity are naturally detuned a bit. Defo a keeper. (Unless of course it was all just another "zwanze" jest at my expense...)
     
    #1 ManforallSaisons, Jun 8, 2014
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  2. DarkMagneto

    DarkMagneto Crusader (491) Apr 17, 2007 Illinois

    Any word on a date for Zwanze day yet?
     
    #2 DarkMagneto, Jun 9, 2014
  3. tacosandbeer

    tacosandbeer Pooh-Bah (1,760) Sep 24, 2010 British Indian Ocean Territory
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    Don't know about a date but you'll be seeing Cuvée De Florian, along with the above described goodness, at Zwanze Day locations.
     
    #3 tacosandbeer, Jun 9, 2014
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  4. jadoinvaoidfnva

    jadoinvaoidfnva Devotee (346) Feb 21, 2012 Massachusetts

    This is a new batch of Cuvée De Florian, I assume?
     
    #4 jadoinvaoidfnva, Jun 10, 2014
  5. ManforallSaisons

    ManforallSaisons Pooh-Bah (1,554) Mar 20, 2008 Belgium
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    Seems to be. I wasn't familiar with the old batch, but it was described as the Zwanze offering and in honor of Florian's birthday. Maybe I conflated the two ideas.
     
    #5 ManforallSaisons, Jun 10, 2014
  6. jadoinvaoidfnva

    jadoinvaoidfnva Devotee (346) Feb 21, 2012 Massachusetts

    I mean....you had me at Iris/Kriek blend....this is just icing on the cake...

    Thanks for the info!
     
    #6 jadoinvaoidfnva, Jun 10, 2014
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  7. mathieu87

    mathieu87 Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2011 Belgium

    Jup! Cuvée Florain will be the next Zwanze beer.
    No date yet.
     
    #7 mathieu87, Jun 11, 2014
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  8. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    I really hope somewhere near me does a Zwanze day this year. In my local there's only a half dozen of us who drink Lambics h. We're currently debating on getting a keg at the bar, however it means we'd need to drink 20 litres between us.
     
    #8 sunnrider, Jun 16, 2014
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  9. aleigator

    aleigator Pooh-Bah (2,684) May 10, 2014 Germany
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    So far that doesn't seem to be the worst :slight_smile:
     
    #9 aleigator, Jun 16, 2014
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  10. Moopband

    Moopband Initiate (0) Jul 20, 2010 New York

    Is there a reason Zwanze is not around the same time every year or announced pretty far in advance? Is it because Jean waits for the beer to be ready rather than force it to be ready for the event?

    Regardless, I'll be going to one in NYC since I can't feed my Cantillon addiction since coming back from Europe.
     
    #10 Moopband, Jun 26, 2014
  11. trevorjk

    trevorjk Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2009 Netherlands

    You must always wait for good beer.
     
    #11 trevorjk, Jun 28, 2014
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  12. Brabander

    Brabander Initiate (0) Oct 10, 2009 Netherlands

    I read you Trevor.....GOOD beer!
     
    #12 Brabander, Jun 28, 2014
  13. LakesideBrewing

    LakesideBrewing Zealot (604) Dec 1, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Looks like it Zwanze Day will be Saturday September 20th!
     
    #13 LakesideBrewing, Jul 11, 2014
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  14. Askchucky

    Askchucky Zealot (528) May 2, 2011 Illinois
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    Pretty excited I guess correctly when planning a business trip. Going to land that morning in Brussels.
     
    #14 Askchucky, Jul 11, 2014
  15. Stevenwings

    Stevenwings Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Belgium

    Damn i am in Orval for the brewery visit ....
     
    #15 Stevenwings, Jul 11, 2014
  16. WarbyJones

    WarbyJones Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2014 New Hampshire

    Source?
     
    #16 WarbyJones, Jul 23, 2014
  17. LakesideBrewing

    LakesideBrewing Zealot (604) Dec 1, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Their Facebook page.
     
    #17 LakesideBrewing, Jul 23, 2014
  18. ManforallSaisons

    ManforallSaisons Pooh-Bah (1,554) Mar 20, 2008 Belgium
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    Ha, jet-lag drinking, good luck with that. I suspect that Brussels, ironically, won't be the easiest place to participate -- I bet the Moeders will be packed. But you can probably easily go there or Cantillon the day following and sample to your heart's content.

    Well, you'll be close to Arlon, if Mi-Orge Mi-Houblon participates again.
     
    #18 ManforallSaisons, Jul 24, 2014
  19. pieman396

    pieman396 Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2013 Pennsylvania

    So when do we find out what US bars are participating this year??
     
    #19 pieman396, Aug 3, 2014
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  20. EnronCFO

    EnronCFO Pooh-Bah (2,193) Mar 29, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Seriously, I thought this was supposed to be out already.
     
    #20 EnronCFO, Aug 6, 2014
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