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[[File:ZwanzeDayLogo.jpg|right|400px|Zwanze Day Logo]]

[[Brasserie_Cantillon|← Cantillon]]

Cantillon's Zwanze series of beers and events began in 2008 with a bottling of a special lambic with rhubarb added. Since then, Cantillon brewer Jean Van Roy has used his Zwanze series and the celebration days (since 2011) associated with them to bring lambic enthusiasts together around the world. Cantillon's website notes that the word ''zwanze'' in the Brussels dialect refers to a semi-sarcastic style of humor. That sense of humor is often reflected in the experimental nature of the beers, which are not always the most traditional of lambics. In the Flemish dialect, the verb ''zwanzen'' means ''to joke'' or ''to kid'', and this has been reflected in some of the stories associated with the Zwanze beers over time.

There was no official release day or party for Zwanze 2008.

Much like Zwanze 2008, Zwanze 2009 did not have an official release date and was quietly distributed to bars, restaurants, and festivals around the world. [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2009|Zwanze 2009]] is a lambic with elderflowers added. In 2010 it would become [[Mamouche]], a regular addition to Cantillon's lineup.

There was no official release day or party for Zwanze 2009.

As in the previous two years, Zwanze 2010 did not have an official release date and was distributed to bars, restaurants, and festivals around the world. Later, it was available for sale through some online Belgian beer shops. [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2010|Zwanze 2010]] is the first non-traditional/non-lambic beer of the series. It is a spontaneously fermented witbier.

There was no official release day or party for Zwanze 2010.

Zwanze 2011 marked the first major change in the Zwanze Day tradition. Starting with [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2011|Zwanze 2011]], a lambic with Pineau D'aunis grapes added, a simultaneous worldwide release party and tapping would happen on Saturday September 17, 2011. As a reaction to the commoditization of previous Zwanze beers, the brewery decided to not sell any bottles of Zwanze 2011 and instead release it at a worldwide party.

Zwanze 2011 was also the first beer of the series to have the majority of the product placed into kegs for on-site consumption. Approximately 2/3 of the Zwanze production for 2011 was put into barrels, whereas previous years had nearly 80% of the production go into bottles.

'''America - USA:'''

* Monk's Cafe, Philadelphia, PA

* Dolphin's, Osaka, Japan

[[File:BrasserieCantillon-16.jpg|thumb|right|Zwanze 12 Bottles]]

Zwanze Day 2012 took the same basic form as Zwanze Day 2011 with a worldwide tapping and toast to the beer on December 1, 2012 . [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2012|Zwanze 2012]] was a re-brew of Zwanze 2008, a lambic with Rhubarb added. It was available mostly on draught with a limited number of bottles being made available at the brewery for on premises. consumption. The beer that was served for Zwanze Day 2012 was not what had originally been intended for the day. The press release noted: ''"When in early April we brewed a top-fermentation beer which was to become Zwanze 2012, we hoped that it would be ready 3 or 4 months later so that we could organise another Zwanze Day sometime in September. However, since we are working in the very specific environment of traditional Lambic brewery where natural yeast flora reign supreme, even a top-fermented beer can take control of its own destiny. As such, on the occasion of a final tasting session at the end of June it became crystal-clear that the Zwanze 2012 would not be ready in time and that it would, we hope, become Zwanze 2013."''

'''America - USA:'''

* Armsbye Abbey, Worcester, MA

* Embassy of Belgium, Tokyo, Japan

[[File:BrasserieCantillon-3.jpg|thumb|left|Zwanze 13 and Gueuze]]

As in the previous two years, Zwanze Day 2013 was structured as worldwide release party and toast on September 14, 2013. [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2013|Zwanze 2013's]] beer represented the second departure from a traditional lambic for the event. The beer was an Abbey-style ale with lambic blended into it. It was available mostly on draught with a limited number of bottles being made available at the brewery for on premises. Zwanze Day 2013 also marked the debut of another new beer from Cantillon at some participating locations, [[Cantillon_Iris_Grand_Cru|Iris Grand Cru]].

'''America - USA:'''

* Alewife Queens, Long Island City, New York

* TV Asahi Umi, Tokyo, Japan

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