Ashanti '25

Cantillon is Brussels’ most revered spontaneous fermentation brewery — a living museum of traditional lambic production operating continuously since 1900. Ashanti is one of their rarest and most intriguing releases: a lambic refermented with black pepper, produced in extremely limited quantities and released only in exceptional years.

Named after the Ashanti people of Ghana — a nod to the spice trade routes that brought black pepper from West Africa to Europe — this is a beer of extraordinary complexity. The black pepper brings a warm, aromatic heat that is subtle and layered rather than sharp: peppery and floral, with a dry, spiced finish that intertwines beautifully with the wild, funky acidity of aged Cantillon lambic. Bracingly sour, deeply complex, and unlike anything else in the lambic world.

Open with care, sharedwith people who will appreciate it, and pair with aged hard cheeses, charcuterie, or oysters.