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== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||
For Zwanze 2016, the brewery decided to loosely follow a recipe that was used for [[Cantillon_Framboise|Cantillon Framboise]]. According to Jean, "now the Zwanze 2016, I think, will be a beer we used to produce in the 80s and 90s: the old framboise Cantillon. When we used raspberries from Belgium, the taste was nice, but the color was not so beautiful. It was a bit old rose. To get a bit more color to the beer, we blended the raspberry beer with 25 | For Zwanze 2016, the brewery decided to loosely follow a recipe that was used for [[Cantillon_Framboise|Cantillon Framboise]]. According to Jean, "now the Zwanze 2016, I think, will be a beer we used to produce in the 80s and 90s: the old framboise Cantillon. When we used raspberries from Belgium, the taste was nice, but the color was not so beautiful. It was a bit old rose. To get a bit more color to the beer, we blended the raspberry beer with 25% of cherry lambic and a bit of vanilla." <ref name="Zwanze 2016"> [http://www.bierversuche.ch/blog/2016/05/interview-with-jean-van-roy-of-brasserie-cantillon Interview with Jean Van Roy] - bierversuche.ch </ref> | ||
For Zwanze 2016, raspberry lambic was blended with blueberry lambic with a small addition of vanilla added for flavor. The ratios are 82% rapberry lambic to 18% blueberry lambic with .05% vanilla added. | For Zwanze 2016, raspberry lambic was blended with blueberry lambic with a small addition of vanilla added for flavor. The ratios are 82% rapberry lambic to 18% blueberry lambic with .05% vanilla added. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 11 November 2025
Description
Cantillon Zwanze 2016 is the ninth release in the Zwanze series of beers. This series has been released every year since 2008, and beginning in 2011, with a coordinated celebration around the world at various beer bars, breweries, and restaurants. The 2016 edition is a lambic with raspberries, blueberries, and vanilla added. It was served around the world for Zwanze Day on October 1, 2016.
History / Other Notes
For Zwanze 2016, the brewery decided to loosely follow a recipe that was used for Cantillon Framboise. According to Jean, "now the Zwanze 2016, I think, will be a beer we used to produce in the 80s and 90s: the old framboise Cantillon. When we used raspberries from Belgium, the taste was nice, but the color was not so beautiful. It was a bit old rose. To get a bit more color to the beer, we blended the raspberry beer with 25% of cherry lambic and a bit of vanilla." [1]
For Zwanze 2016, raspberry lambic was blended with blueberry lambic with a small addition of vanilla added for flavor. The ratios are 82% rapberry lambic to 18% blueberry lambic with .05% vanilla added.
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
Cork Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/02/2016 | 2016 | 750 mL |
Label
References
- ↑ Interview with Jean Van Roy - bierversuche.ch