’t IJ Columbus

Brewed by Brouwerij ’t IJ
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Draught at the brewpub.
Pours a orange amber colour with small white head and fresh fruity nose. The aroma is malty, fruity and slight yeasty with notes of alcohol and spices. Some sediment at the bottom. Very good beer for the beginning of my Amsterdam beer hunt.

Bottle @ Beer Circus, Croydon. Pours reddish / brown. Aroma is nutty / citrus / cloves. Taste is spicy / yeasty hops make an appearance as it warms. Some bitterness in the finish.

Cobber of color with a beige head. An aroma of oak, spice, caramel and yeast. A flavor of oak and spice.

Red amber hue. Foaming head, malty nose. Medium body with a thick viscosity. Cloves and malt taste. A very good bitter sweet beer.

Draught at brewpub. Yeasty acidic nose. Light citrus. Pretty, clear amber-orange with an impressive head. Flavor is sweet, citrus and caramel. Hops show up as it warms, balancing the sweetness nicely and giving the beer a wonderful finish. Palate is creamy and fullbodied.

bottle @ Gollem, Amsterdam. Hoppy aroma, amber color. hoppier than most Belgians. Belgian yeast flavor mixes well with hop bitterness. Nice offering

2/1/05 330ml. Plaza liquor. Amber with small white head. Spicey hoppy aroma. Sharp yeasty spicey taste with some alcohol burn.

Date: 09/02/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

opaque light orange, whispy white head, touch of lace, yeasty bread aroma with light fruit, big yeast flavor, light bitterness, touch of dry fruit,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4