t IJ Columbus

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

Sweet and sour aroma. Cloudy red brown colour with fair head nad lacing. Sweet and sour flavour with strange aftertaste like metal. Smooth palate.

Pour is murky brownish amber with a big bubbled off white head...smell is overwhelming at first with yeast and must, something astringent too...lots of citrus as well...not intensely pleasant, but still not aweful...taste is sweet at first, turning vegetable bitter and alcoholic...drain pour...

(bottle) Hazy and pale amber coloured effervescent hue with a giant foamy off-white head. Yeasty, fruity (orange) and moderately sweet doughy malt aroma with cloves. Candied sweet malty initial flavour and orange fruity and yeasty taste, medium to full bodied, lively carbonated mouthfeel; almost dry, fruity and slightly bitter hoppy coriander-spicy finish with a tart aftertaste. Complex and powerful brew, but slightly unbalanced. (Thanks bierkoning for this one !)

Bottled. Hazy orange colour, mediumsized foamy head. Weak barnyardish caramellish aroma, which is a bit weird. Flavour is sweet malty with wheaty hints. Pleasant flavour.

This beer offers an aroma full of the fragrance of wheat with strong citrus undertones. A cloudy graham cracker color that pours a good thick head that quickly dissipates to thick glaze. This beer is very thick and heavy beer grabs the tongue and lifts it with the flavor of sweet wheat. The sweet wheat taste fades leaving a nice nutty citrus flavor lingering on the palate and in the throat.

Poured a murky amber orange, lots of floaties as seems to be typical of this brewer, good head that fades slowly to a thin, lasting layer. Aroma of tangerines and orange marmalade. Marmalade flavors up front, quite fruity, with a somewhat bitter, mineral finish. Alcohol a bit obvious. Sort of like a Belgian take on an IPA. The orange and tangerine flavors are quite upfront and dominate the profile, a refreshing change of pace. Good stuff.

A nice bready feeling to this one, no alcohol burn at all. Caramel.., abit of fruit. Nice one!

16 June 2005 (Maastricht-Fallstaff) - Sweet sour earthy and steel aromas. Cloudy brown-red colour, good lacing, but low head. Sweet sour flavour that is reminiscent of a Orval with steely notes. Lingering steely flavour and thickish mouthfeel.