Cantillon Zwanze Day: Difference between revisions

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."''

===Locations, 2012===

'''America - USA:'''

* Armsbye Abbey, Worcester, MA

'''Asia:'''

* Embassy of Belgium, Tokyo, Japan

==Zwanze Day 2013==

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]] 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-premise consumption. Zwanze Day 2013 also marked the debut of another new beer from Cantillon at some participating locations, [[Cantillon_Iris_Grand_Cru|Iris Grand Cru]].  

   

===Locations, 2013===

'''America - USA:'''

* Alewife Queens, Long Island City, New York

* TV Asahi Umi, Tokyo, Japan

Zwanze Day 2014 took the same basic form as the previous Zwanze Day celebrations. The beer brewed for the event was a second batch of [[Cantillon_Cuvée_Florian_(Zwanze_2014)|Cuvée Florian]].  The beer is [[Cantillon_Iris_Grand_Cru|Iris Grand Cru]] (the base beer for Iris, without being dry hopped, then aged for three years) with cherries added. It was available mostly on draught during the celebration as well as in bottles for on-site consumption at the brewery.  

===Locations, 2014===

'''America - USA:'''

*Brussels Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan

*Keller Keller Kranz, Osaka, Japan

==Zwanze Day 2015==

Zwanze Day 2015 took the same basic form as the previous Zwanze Day celebrations. The beer brewed for the event was the [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2015|Wild Brusssels Stout]], a spontaneously fermented stout first brewed in 2013. It was available mostly on draught during the celebration as well as in bottles for on-site consumption at the brewery.  

===Locations, 2015===

'''Australia:'''

*The Dutch Trading Company, Perth

*The Trappist, Oakland, California

*West Lakeview Liquors, Chicago, Illinois

==Zwanze Day 2016==

Zwanze Day 2016 took the same basic form as the previous Zwanze Day celebrations. The beer brewed for the event was the [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2016|Cantillon Framboise]], a raspberry lambic with blueberries and vanilla added. It was available mostly on draught during the celebration as well as in bottles for on-site consumption at the brewery.  

===Locations, 2016===

'''Australia'''  

*The Scratch Bar, Brisbane

* Trillium Brewing Co., Canton, Massachusetts

* West Lakeview Liquor, Chicago, Illinois

==Zwanze Day 2017==

Zwanze Day 2017 took the same basic form as the previous Zwanze Day celebrations. The beer brewed for the event was the [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2017|Zwanze 2017]], a lambic with Oolong tea added. It was available mostly on draught during the celebration as well as in bottles for on-site consumption at the brewery.  

===Locations, 2017===

'''Australia'''

*NOLA, Adelaïde

* Trillium Brewing Company, Canton, Massachusetts

* West Lakeview Liquors, Chicago, Illinois

==Zwanze Day 2018==

Zwanze Day 2018 took the same basic form as the previous Zwanze Day celebrations. The beer brewed for the event was the [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2018|Zwanze 2018]], a lambic aged in Italian wine barrels. It was available mostly on draught during the celebration as well as in bottles for on-site consumption at the brewery.  

===Locations, 2018===

'''Australia'''  

* Carwyn Cellars, Melbourne

* Thin Man Brewery – Buffalo, New-York

* West Lakeview Liquors, Chicago, Illinois

==Zwanze Day 2019==

Zwanze Day 2019 took the same basic form as the previous Zwanze Day celebrations. The beer brewed for the event was the [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2019|Zwanze 2019]], a two year old lambic brewed with a portion of smoked malts. It was available mostly on draught during the celebration as well as in bottles for on-site consumption at the brewery.  

===Locations, 2019===

'''Australia '''

* Besk Bar, West Leederville

* Hopleaf Bar — Chicago, Illinois

* Yazoo Brewing Co. — Madison, Tennessee

==Zwanze Day 2020==

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Zwanze Day 2020 was limited to locations in Europe. The beer brewed for the event was the [[Cantillon_Zwanze_2020|Zwanze 2020]], a lambic with beetroot. It was available mostly on draught during the celebration as well as in bottles for on-site consumption at the brewery.  

===Locations, 2020===

'''Austria '''

*  Tribaun, Innsbruck

'''Switzerland '''

*  Bière Café Au Trappiste, Bern

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