Ashanti
Brasserie Cantillon in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Fruit Rotating|
Score
7.91
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Ashanti is the little sister of our 2022 Zwanze, Lambic with Gorilla pepper.
Same recipe, same pepper, but slightly more focused on the Lambic side compared to the first blend.
The spicy, fruity, and obviously peppery side is still very present and harmonizes superbly with the natural power of our Lambic.
The name of the beer comes from the inhabitants of the neighboring land, the Ashanti Kingdom, who were famous traders of this pepper.
This pepper is available to purchase at Sandrine’s store, Misao La Maison des Poivres, in Brussels. She also collected the pepper left over in the tanks after macerations and then dried it. This Lambic-infused version is also available to purchase at Misao.
Same recipe, same pepper, but slightly more focused on the Lambic side compared to the first blend.
The spicy, fruity, and obviously peppery side is still very present and harmonizes superbly with the natural power of our Lambic.
The name of the beer comes from the inhabitants of the neighboring land, the Ashanti Kingdom, who were famous traders of this pepper.
This pepper is available to purchase at Sandrine’s store, Misao La Maison des Poivres, in Brussels. She also collected the pepper left over in the tanks after macerations and then dried it. This Lambic-infused version is also available to purchase at Misao.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Big bottle 2026-02-10 Göteborg
AR: rosé pepper, wee black pepper, sour citron, wee tart, not that Cantillon, wee touch of ceder
AP: hazy coppery, wee white head
F: rosé pepper, wee black pepper, sour citron, wee tart, not that Cantillon, wee touch of ced
AR: rosé pepper, wee black pepper, sour citron, wee tart, not that Cantillon, wee touch of ceder
AP: hazy coppery, wee white head
F: rosé pepper, wee black pepper, sour citron, wee tart, not that Cantillon, wee touch of ced
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2026
at 18:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Be.Re., Rome, Italy. Pours loaded gold, with almost no foam. Aroma is fruity and Himalayan pepper, orange peel. Body is average, with almost no carbonation. Taste is medium sour, with some bitterness and peppery feeling. Final is still pretty intense, pungent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Be.Re. + Trapizzino
on 27 Jan 2026
at 21:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, bottled 26? May 2025. Color: Lightly hazy orange amber, dense off-white head. Aroma: Peppery, spicy, fruity lime and subtle funk. Taste: Clearly present yet subtle peppery, spicy notes, fruity lime and stonefruit, earthy, funky hints and some oak wood. Nice spicy and refreshing tart fruit combination from start to finish. Dry-ish, peppery mouthfeel at the finish. Very well balanced. Medium body, below average carbonation. Moderate to over moderate tart. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from Bierhandel Willems
on 16 Jan 2026
at 19:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2025 bottle. Cloudy rosy amber with a fluffy white head. I love good pepper and the aroma of it is great here, with gentle old lemon and some apricot stones behind. Creamy. Perhaps there's a slight medicinal quality to the pepper/ gentle lemon combination. Only a little sour, not really funky. Refreshing with the pepper providing the finish. Deft, tasteful. Part skill, part imagination and part taste.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2025
at 12:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear golden with a white head. Floral, lightly funky, peppery, rosemary, thyme, and some barnyard bites. Some citrus pops in the finish along with lingering herbs. Bright throughout. Really lovely pour. (Bottled June 2024)
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2025
at 15:02
9/10
Bottle 2023 vintage @ Café Pardaf. Amazingly smooth lambic with mild funk, perfectly balanced acidity, slightly sweet and some pepper in perfect balance with the beer itself. Fine balanced body as well, with a long lasting, smooth and pleasant aftertaste. This was really nice and quite original.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2025
at 13:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Keg at Stadin Panimobaari, 20251120) The beer poured golden and hazy. Its head was small and white. Aroma had black pepper, fruitiness, honey and tartness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were tartness, black pepper, sourness, fruitiness, grapefruit and bitterness. Aftertaste had black pepper, tartness and bitterness. A pleasant blend of strong flavours.
Tried
from Draft
at
Stadin Panimobaari
on 20 Nov 2025
at 13:10
9/10
Bottle, 75cl, at Cafe Pardaf. 2023 vintage. A delicious brew, peppery, perfumed, woody and lightly funky. It has some body too, without being sweet. It's not too tart either, it's just really balanced. And the pepper works just fine here. Love it. 949417 251108
Tried
from Bottle
at
Café Pardaf
on 08 Nov 2025
at 15:53
8/10
Hapu, musta piprane, funky, niisu, happeline. Hea.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2025
at 20:46
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Gulbrun lett tåkete med hvitt skum. Lukter svovel, hvit pepper og stenfrukt. Lett, smaker svovel, pepper, blomster og noe stenfrukt. Lang.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 05 Sep 2025
at 10:16