Ashanti
Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Fruit Rotating|
Score
7.94
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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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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, bottled 23 May 2023. Color: Lightly hazy orange amber, thin off-white head. Aroma: Peppery, some fruity citrus and funk. Taste: Clearly present yet subtle peppery, notes of lime, lemon, earthy, funky hints and some oak wood. Nice spicy and refreshing tart fruit combination from start to finish. Very well balanced. Medium body, below average carbonation. Moderate to over moderate tart. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2024
at 13:49
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750mL bottle, pours a hazy bright golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with intense black pepper and moderate funk. Flavour is loaded with very fine black pepper, light tartness, and moderately funk. Very peppery but never overwhelming. Wonderful stuff — as good as I remember Zwanze 2022.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2024
at 15:54
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 14:40
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at source, a light hazed mid golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is big white peppercorn, lemon rind, spicy citrus,. Flavour is composed of spicy pepper, white peppercorn, big spicy pepper, lemon rind, funky lacto, perfume. Palate is spicy, tangy tart, highish carbonation. Very unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 13:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at the loon factory. Hazed gold. Sturdy ring of white. Big black pepper notes. Lemon rind. Soft oak. Anderlecht yeasty funk. Taste has some sweetness up front. Mostly dry tart and lightly bitter. Foamy carbonation. Dry tart finish. Out of the ordinary and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 13:39
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Cantillon thanks to Garrold. Pours hazed old with a decent white cap that fades a little. Aroma is oak, white grape, black pepper, light funk. Taste is oak, white rape, light funk, black pepper, some floral herbal notes. Really nice with a peppery finish. Cracking stuff
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 13:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Cantillon on RTV's 50th bash, 09/02/2024.
Moderately hazed orange with an off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is funk, lemon rinds, white peppery spice, damp cloth, wood must.
Taste comprises hay bale, grains, big white peppery spice, grains, balsa wood, funk.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced puckering edge.
Tidy.
Moderately hazed orange with an off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is funk, lemon rinds, white peppery spice, damp cloth, wood must.
Taste comprises hay bale, grains, big white peppery spice, grains, balsa wood, funk.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced puckering edge.
Tidy.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2024
at 00:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Spicy, peppery and funky with some farmyard sourness, tartness, earthiness and floral notes, hints of lemon and citrus. Quite similar to Zwanze 2022
Tried
on 21 Jan 2024
at 19:36
8/10
Sour, tart, peppery, floral. Black pepper and lemon pepper, a bit of funk, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2024
at 17:57
8/10
Spicy, peppery and funky with some farmyard sourness, tartness, earthiness and floral notes, hints of lemon and citrus. Quite similar to Zwanze 2022
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2024
at 17:55