Cantillon Zwanze Day 2024

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  1. swid

    swid Pooh-Bah (1,834) Jun 5, 2004 Missouri
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    While the US location list leaked a couple weeks ago, Cantillon announced the full list of worldwide hosts earlier today. This year's Zwanze Day will be Saturday, April 20.

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    Australia
    • Wildflower Brewing and Blending - Sydney
    • Belgian Beer Café - Westende - Perth

    Austria
    • Tribaun - Innsbruck
    • Ammutson - Vienna

    Belgium
    • Moeder Lambic Fontainas - Brussels
    • Moeder Lambic Saint-Gilles - Brussels
    • Le Comptoir Mi-Orge Mi-Houblon - Arlon
    • De Gebrande Winning - Sint-Truiden
    • Café Pardaf - Antwerpen
    • ‘t Brugs Beertje - Brugge

    Canada
    • Dieu du Ciel - Montréal, QC
    • Birreria Volo - Toronto, ON
    • Île Sauvage Brewing Co. - Victoria, BC

    China
    • Beer&Barrel谷木 - Shanghai

    South Korea
    • Coolship Korea - Seoul

    Denmark
    • Himmeriget - Copenhagen

    France
    • La Fine Mousse - Paris
    • La Capsule - Lille
    • Malt’In Pot - Viry
    • Le Bièrographe - Toulouse
    • Le Sur Mesure - Nantes
    • Orgao Beer House - Lyon

    Germany
    • Café Herman - Berlin
    • Mon Petit Café - Stuttgart

    Great Britain
    • six°north, The Marine Hotel - Stonehaven
    • Moor Beer - Bristol
    • That Beer Place - Chester
    • Beer Huis - Southampton
    • Hanging Bat - Edinburgh
    • Beermerchants Tap - London
    • Parish - Huddersfield
    • The Free Trade Inn - Newcastle

    Greece
    • The Hoppy Pub - Thessaloniki

    Italy
    • Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fà - Roma
    • Abbazia di Sherwood - Caprino Bergamasco
    • LambicZoon - Milano
    • The Drunken Duck - Quinto Vicentino
    • Bluebeat - Lecce
    • Birre & Mondo Crudele - Crema
    • Storie di Pinte - San Lazzaro
    • Mosaik Beer House - Catania
    • Diorama - Firenze

    Japan
    • Cafe Lembeek - Nagoya
    • Champ de Soleil - Tokyo
    • Craft Beer Base Mother Tree - Osaka

    New Zealand
    • Garage Project - Wellington

    Poland
    • Biala Malpa - Katowice
    • Szynkarnia - Wroclaw

    Portugal
    • Catraio - Porto

    Spain
    • Masia Agullons - Sant Joan de Mediona
    • Chinaski Lavapiés - Madrid
    • Homo Sibaris - Barcelona
    • Cierzo - Zaragoza
    • Desy, Donostia-San Sebastián

    Sweden
    • Zum Franziskaner - Stockholm

    Switzerland
    • Bière Café Au Trappiste - Bern

    United States
    • Armsby Abbey — Worcester, MA
    • Beer Study — Durham, NC
    • Beer Temple — Chicago, IL
    • Bottlecraft Little Italy — San Diego, CA
    • Brick Store — Atlanta, GA
    • Craft Wine & Beer — Reno, NV
    • Crooked Stave — Denver, CO
    • De Garde Brewing — Tillamook, OR
    • DeCiccio's — Somers, NY
    • Delaware Supply — Albany, NY
    • Great Northern Bottle Shop — Bellingham, WA
    • Holy Grale — Louisville, KY
    • Lupulo — Santa Cruz, CA
    • Monk’s Café — Philadelphia, PA
    • Novare Res Bier Café — Portland, ME
    • Pour Company — Moscow, ID
    • Redlight — Orlando, FL
    • Russian River Brewing — Santa Rosa, CA
    • Sante Adairius Portal — Oakland, CA
    • Schera's — Elkader, IA
    • Side Project Brewing Cellar — Maplewood, MO
    • Silver Stamp — Las Vegas, NV
    • Spuyten Duyvil — Brooklyn, NY
    • The Sovereign — Washington D.C.
    • The Veil Brewing Co. — Richmond, VA
    • The Whale — Greenville, SC
    • Village Beer — Honolulu, HI
    • Yazoo — Madison, TN
     
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  2. swid

    swid Pooh-Bah (1,834) Jun 5, 2004 Missouri
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    As to the actual Zwanze beer...it appears we're getting a sea lettuce lambic this year.

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    A little over a year ago, we were in Brittany to submerge a few dozen bottles of Gueuze in the sea as a collaboration with Sylvain, an abalone farmer in Finistère. These bottles are still fermenting at a depth of 10 meters in the company of his charming creatures.

    Once a month, Sylvain brings up the cages to add various types of algae for the mollusks to feed on. We tasted these same algae in tartare during our visit, and the idea came to us to try them in maceration with lambic to create a partnership between the brewery and Sylvain's company. After several attempts, it turned out that seaweed, specifically the sea lettuce, gave the best result.

    The beer is, of course, very different from the fruity, vinous, or floral tastes traditionally found in our products. This Zwanze 2024 exudes aromas of exotic fruits; it has notes of iodine with a slight salinity reminiscent of oysters. In short, a very different beer from what we are used to discovering at Cantillon - a true Zwanze!
     
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  3. EnronCFO

    EnronCFO Pooh-Bah (2,193) Mar 29, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Hey babe, going to bar. Gonna drink some seaweed beer. Be back in 7 hours
     
    #3 EnronCFO, Feb 16, 2024
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  4. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    After two years of the scamdemic and two more years with Elkader, IA, out of the lineup, it's finally back. Unfortunately, as things stand right now I won't be able to make it. Maybe in another two years. :slight_frown:

    Has anyone ever seen the Zwanze beer available in the states after Zwanze Day? I'd really like to try the 2024 version. It sounds... interesting.
     
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  5. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    I have to admit that it doesn't exactly sound like something I'd like. At the same time, I really liked the beet one and the black pepper zwanze is up there with my favorite Cantillon pours of all time. I'll give 'em the benefit of the doubt, and if it sucks at least there should be other pours available. Crooked Stave has always had at least 2 other Cantillon kegs and 3-4 bottles as well.
     
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  6. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Not under normal circumstances (I won't count the COVID year where they held the kegs a year), but they do bottle the Zwanze beers. I bought some in Belgium. There could be circumstances where a US bar is able to buy some or someone visiting happens to bring one back.
     
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  7. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    What if, say, the keg doesn't kick? Can they still sell it? As it happens, I'm going to be out of the state visiting family that day, and there aren't any Zwanze Day venues anywhere near where I'll be. I certainly wouldn't be loath to drive a hundred miles out of my way to get it on the way home. (I've done stupider stuff than that.)
     
    #7 dcotom, Feb 16, 2024
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  8. swid

    swid Pooh-Bah (1,834) Jun 5, 2004 Missouri
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    I spent more time than I’d like to admit scrolling through 2022 Zwanze Untappd checkins to see how many venues may have either held on to a non-86’d keg or got another one at some point and…I wouldn’t wager on any remotely convenient-to-you location having pours after the event.
     
    #8 swid, Feb 16, 2024
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  9. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    I kinda figured that would be the case.
     
    #9 dcotom, Feb 17, 2024
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  10. Vitacca

    Vitacca Pooh-Bah (2,250) Sep 15, 2010 Montana
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    Hoping to make my 9th Zwanze appearance this year. Moscow, Idaho here I come!
     
    #10 Vitacca, Feb 17, 2024
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  11. BeerGuy2173

    BeerGuy2173 Initiate (27) Feb 28, 2024

    There are 8 total kegs this year for each location including the Zwanze keg.
     
    #11 BeerGuy2173, Feb 28, 2024
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  12. MutuelsMark

    MutuelsMark Grand Pooh-Bah (5,787) Jan 23, 2015 Kentucky
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    Somehow that does not sound very good...however, I would try it :slight_smile:
     
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  13. kodt

    kodt Pooh-Bah (2,286) Mar 6, 2013 Illinois
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    I don't think I have ever heard of Zwanze not kicking at a Zwanze day event.
     
    #13 kodt, Feb 28, 2024
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  14. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    They had the Zwanze keg pouring for a few days at DeCicco’s in Somers NY from the last Zwanze Day.
     
    #14 jhavs, Feb 28, 2024
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  15. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Got my ticket for the event in my town. Coincidentally, it happens during my towns 'Beer Week', so I splurged on the VIP ticket, which gets me in early, and hopefully out early, before it gets stupid crowded.
     
    #15 BBThunderbolt, Mar 12, 2024
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  16. kodt

    kodt Pooh-Bah (2,286) Mar 6, 2013 Illinois
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    Beer Temple Zwanze could be in jeopardy as our Cantillon distributor was acquired but not all the brands will be moving to the new distributor. Hopefully they work it out in time for the event.
     
    #16 kodt, Mar 12, 2024
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  17. snaotheus

    snaotheus Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,924) Oct 6, 2008 Washington
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    As of right now, I plan to attend in Tokyo
     
    #17 snaotheus, Mar 12, 2024
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  18. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    That’s because they’ve never made a sea lettuce beer before.
     
    #18 HouseofWortship, Mar 12, 2024
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  19. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    I don't get the skepticism of this year's zwanze beer. To me, the salty umami flavors you find in seaweed are a very logical compliment to a geuze.
     
    #19 unlikelyspiderperson, Mar 12, 2024
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  20. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    Spuytin Duyvil closing down day after Zwanze. Sad to see it go.
    Hopefully another NYC spot will be able to have Zwanze moving forward.
     
    #20 jhavs, Mar 13, 2024
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