One of the most anticipated days of the year for fans of Brasserie-Brouwerij Cantillon is finally here.
That is because it is Zwanze Day 2019, the annual event put on by Cantillon being held in various locations around the globe, with each location pouring this year’s release brewed specifically for the festivities by the Brussels, Belgium-based brewery.
The specific beer being poured is 2019 Zwanze, a “wholly unique brew” consisting of a smoked Lambic that incorporates a blend of classic pilsner malt and smoked malt that was brewed on March 1, 2016 and kegged on Jan. 26, 2018.
According to a post on Cantillon’s Facebook page, the locations for 2019 Zwanze Day are:
Australia
- Besk Bar —West Leederville
- Bucket Boys — Marrickville
Austria
- Tribaun —Innsbruck
Belgium
- Moeder Lambic Fontainas — Brussels
- Moeder Lambic Saint-Gilles — Brussels
- Mi-Orge Mi-Houblon — Arlon
- Rose Red — Brugge
Canada
- Dieu du Ciel — Montréal, Québec
- Birreria Volo — Toronto, Ontario
- Bells and Whistles, Vancouver — British Columbia
China
- Beer&Barrel谷木 — Shanghai
Denmark
- Himmeriget — Copenhagen
Finland
- Stadin Panimo Baari — Helsinki
France
- La Fine Mousse — Paris
- La Capsule — Lille
- Brasserie du Mont-Salève — Neydens
- Au Poêle de la Bête — Toulouse
- Le Sur Mesure — Nantes
Germany
- Café Herman — Berlin
- Mon Petit Café — Stuttgard
Great Britain
- Cork & Cage — Birmingham
- Six° North — Aberdeen
- Moor Beer — Bristol
- Beermerchants Tap —London
- Brownhill & Co —Leeds
Italy
- Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fà — Rome
- Abbazia di Sherwood — Caprino Bergamasco
- LambicZoon — Milano
- The Drunken Duck — Quinto Vicentino
- Malto Gradimento — Reggio Calabria
- Ottavonano — Atripalda
- Birre & Mondo Crudele — Crema
- Storie di Pinte — San Lazzaro
Japan
- Wine no Oozisama — Nara
- Kiya — Nagoya
- Popeye — Tokyo
Norway
- Nøgne Ø — Grimstad
The Netherlands
- De Bierkoning — Amsterdam
New Zealand
- Garage Project — Wellington
Russia
- Eric the Red — Moscow
Spain
- Masia Agullons — Sant Joan de Mediona
Sweden
- Zum Franziskaner — Stockholm
Switzerland
- Bière Café Au Trappiste — Bern
United States
- Alewife — Long Island City, N.Y.
- Armsby Abbey — Worcester, Mass.
- Avenue Pub — New Orleans, La.
- Bagby Beer — Oceanside, Calif.
- Beachwood BBQ — Seal Beach, Calif.
- Brick Store Pub — Decatur, Ga.
- Crooked Stave Barrel Cellar — Denver, Colo.
- de Garde Brewing — Tillamook, Ore.
- E9 Brewing Co. — Tacoma, Wash.
- Fonta Flora Brewery — Morganton, N.C.
- Green Bench Brewing Co. — St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Hill Farmstead Brewery — Greensboro, Vt.
- Holy Grale — Louisville, Kentucky
- Jester King Brewery — Austin, Texas
- Monk’s Café — Philadelphia, Pa.
- Novare Res Bier Café — Portland, Maine
- Redlight Redlight — Orlando, Fla.
- Row 34 — Boston, Massachusetts
- Russian River Brewing — Santa Rosa, Calif.
- Sante Adairius Portal — Santa Cruz, Calif.
- Schera’s Restaurant and Bar — Elkader, Iowa
- Side Project Brewing Cellar — Maplewood, Mo.
- The Sovereign — Wash. D.C.
- Spuyten Duyvil — Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Thin Man Brewery — Buffalo, N.Y.
- The Veil Brewing Co. — Richmond, Va.
- Hopleaf Bar — Chicago, Ill.
- Yazoo Brewing Co. — Madison, Tenn.
Last year’s incarnation of 2018 Zwanze was composed of blend of lambic aged in three different types of wine barrels for two years: Amarone, Chianti and Sangiovese.