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t IJ Columbus

t IJ Columbus - Belgian Strong Ale

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87
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Brewed by Brouwerij ’t IJ
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Amsterdam, Netherlands

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2653.5/5.03.48/5.09%69.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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 Hunsell (400), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 2, 2005  
Orange colour, large frothy lasting head, lots of floaties. Orange and spices in the nose, slightly sour taste, developing into a bitter finish. Pretty dry, very IJ-ish.


 maupie (593), Roosendaal, Netherlands
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 29, 2005  
This beer has a amber body - hue apperance and a coarse white scum collar. I have drunk the beer from the bottle and it had a medium carbonic acid. The initial flavor taste is fruity with a little bit sweet afther tast.


 ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/514/20
Jan 26, 2005    Updated: Mar 29, 2005
Just hit the shelves, this must be a 2004 bottling. Deep orange-copper pour, very murky, with lovely large bubbles bursting to the top lazily. Foamy white head, which sticks around in clumps. And now for the single most exciting word in brewing: UNPASTEURISED Yes, ungefiltered and unpasteurised it proudly (well I’m proud anyways) displays on the label. Great, this should be fun. As I slowly swirl the beer to reduce some large head formations, a scent of strong yeast, candi sugar and curacao greets my nostrils. In for the ride are the plentiful malt sweetness (honey, lightly toasted almonds, sweet peaches), and a ever so faint touch of alcohol. Being encouraged, I begin to drink quickly. Mmmm, live beer. Plenty of funky yeast notes collide with a whopping dose of sweet malt and much of the citrus from the aroma, though it is a more sweet orange flavor, not bitter. Alcohol is only slightly evident for a 9% beer, and the body is medium-full, with a pleasant bottle conditioned carbonation. Finish has some light tropical fruits, hints of caramelized sugar, more candied oranges and a big dose of pepper, perhaps grains of paradise. Damn, I’m angry I’ve waited this long to enjoy this brewery. And while this beer may be overall, a bit too sweet and prone to using force to display its flavors, I am instantly a fan of the brewery and will be hunting their other beers down. Bet this ages wonderfully (will be testing that theory).


 marcus (1826), Sacramento, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 21, 2005  
This darkish golden ale pours with a short off-white head. The flavor alternates between bitter and sweet, tasting more like a Belgian strong ale as it warms.


 beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 11, 2004  
Light orange gold color, slightly cloudy. Big sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity and sweet, banana and cloves. Nice lacing. A medium bodied Belgian Strong Ale. Malts are fruity and sweet, lots of banana and clove esters. Nice bright yeasts. Smooth taste. Lots of all those flavors that you would expect in a Belgian ale; pepper, banana, orange, peaches etc. Nice solid beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.


 DrunkAsASkunk (847), Lynnwood, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 8, 2004  
This beer poured a fairly clear golden color with a thoroughly massive white head which was half soapy and half creamy and absolutely refused to die. The carbonation level in this beer was utterly unbelievable, yet it died down incredibly when I actually sipped it. The aroma is nice and yeasty as to be expected. No real surprises here aside from the heavy citrus and orange peel. Other than that the standard lemon, banana, yeasty freshness and grapefruitness that we’ve all come to love from belgian strong ales. The flavor begins as a dry fruity, banana meld but leads into a nice, more mellow citrus, apricot and grapefruit amalgamation by the time this beer warms. A little spices come into play later in the beer in both the nose and finish, but there were nice. Mildly dry lemon and fruity ester finish with a hint of alcoholic warming as well...but I mean only when it warms can it be found. Well rounded beer.


 BeerLimey (1873), California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 24, 2004  
Dark amber, lively head formation. Sweet apple, cidery aroma, woody. Puckering sour apple palate, tart fruity finish. Lanbicish in its tart acidity. Not what I was expecting from my last beer of the night.


 kujo9 (1077), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/514/20
Nov 15, 2004  
Fairly clear light amber w/a huge white pillowy head of foam. Light grainy malt & sugary sweetness, toasty, yeasty, oaky wood. Dried apricot fruitiness turns to candied dates as it warms. Very slight hints of buttery diacetyl & pepper from the yeast. Well balanced w/ just a bit of diacetyl at first, them malty sweet as it warms. Bitterness into the finish, but very low. Sugary sweet flavor w/a low fruitiness which is surprising given the nose. Light bready yeast & spicy hop in the aftertaste. Highly carbonated, very smooth, fuller med. body, alc. barely noticeable. This was a damn fine beer! Nice complexities for a lighter colored beer!!!! Props to Brooklynboy for this one!!



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