’t IJ Columbus

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Pours light amber coloured with a nice lasting and lacing off white head. Aromas of dried fruit, yeast, orange fruit and cereal. Flavours of caramel, dried fruit, warming alcohol and banana. Tasty brew.

Bottle. Dark orange colour with a huge lasting off-white head. Fruity aroma with hints of yeast and malt. The flavour is quite sweet with some spices, yeast, malt, fruits and slight sourness. Medium-bodied and smooth mouthfeel. Quite tasty beer.

Bottled 33cl- dainty bottle as shown on this panel. Murky orange with a huge head. Faint unpleasant rotten grass showing up in the nose. Slightly astringent- poor palate. Sweet with aroma hops all the way through. Mediocre yeasty finish. Tripel-style in my opinion. Interesting but rather dissapointing and far from being really pleasant- I really love the t IJ Struis.

Pours a murky amber color with a very thick solid off-white head. Initially the aroma was quite overwhelming acidic, but it quickly became better. Some citrus, a bit spicy, quite hoppy. Flavor is slightly sweet, but mostly bitter. Actually quite good. Very creamy carbonated texture. Long bitter finish.

At the brewery. Hazy amber with a low head. Incredible malty aromas: chocolate, walnuts and berries. The flavour is very balanced, being primarily sweet but also bordering on a bit of acid/citric hoppiness towards the end.

Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color wit ha small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy and slightly alcoholic aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy finish.

Had this on tap at the brewpub, Amsterdam, 27th Oct 2009 Pours hazy orange/mid amber in fact a touch puddly looking, there is a slim white head. Light spicy nose with possibly a touch of ginger powder. Wonderfully fruity and spicy beer, nice warmth from the alcohol, lovely citrus tang, some tropical fruit, good thrusty bitterness. Lovely beer in a great brewpub. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov16 3.9

Bottle. A nice red / brown color with a large white head. Wonderful fragrance of mainly fruit, yeast, and various spices. Spicy taste with particular coriander and some cinnamon. Also some citrus and apricot. Quite a bit of sweetness. A beer that was easy to drink, medium body.