Trillium zwanze day

They'll have plenty of beer there and there's no reason to line up before they open. The lines end up forming at the bars inside so there isn't really a way to avoid that. Last year, the line was big at the one pouring kriek/zwanze and the other bar was easy to get a drink at. They split different cantillons between the two bars so you could go to either.

 

Curious on what bottles were available last year? Fou Foune?

 

As I recall, the bottles were only Trillium. I think they had Classic, Iris, Mamouche, and Kriek from Cantillon on draft and the rest were their own (both draft and bottle).

 

180 tickets so it shouldn't be overly busy.

Tilquin was pouring and Iris was grand cru. Other than that it was all trillium.

 

I think at the easy line the Cantillons were Iris Grand Cru and Classic. From Trillium, I can only accurately say there was double red stonington. Probably a Soak and some IPAs on the other taps.

I also remember the Kriek pouring slow AF. Maybe from foaming too much. So that could've been the whole reason that line was so long since most people were ordering it.

 

Instagram said a zwanze day info email will be sent out shortly. A buddy of mine just sent the Monks Zwanze draft list and it included, gueze,nath, st hilles, st lamvinus, vigneronne, kriek, zwanze. Hopefully we get quite a few as well.

 

What are the 8 teasers?

 

Draft:
Zwanze
Classic Geuze
Cuvee St Gilloise
Vigneronne
Nath
St Lamvinus

Bottle:
Kriek 2017
Rose de Gambrinus 2017

 

Damn, that is lightyears ahead of last year's draft list.

 

Anyone going to Seymour, or have thoughts on how the Seymour event went last year? Going there with some friends for the 2:30 session.

 

Yes it is and the entire approach this year seems much better than last year in terms of cost.

Last year was $100pp for 2 glasses, 30 total oz of beer, 1 pizza, and an ice cream. This year is $15 for 1 glass and 1 beer (guessing 5 oz?) so unless the draft pours are exorbitantly priced this will end up being a much better deal.

 

Sad to say, but I very much disliked it. They did all beers as courses, which kinda took forever, and they didn't tap the Zwanze at the specified time all are supposed to tap it. Overall bad experience.

 

Fingers crossed. I'm a little worried about the pricing.

 

My type of event, the perfect amount of people, plenty of beer to go around and prices on certain beers that people can't complain about. Hopefully I can win the lottery again next year.