’t IJ Extra Speciale Vlo

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij ’t IJ
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle from Bierkoning. Murky amber body. Nose is sweet and hoppy. Taste also quite sweet, lots of hops in it. Herbal notes. Nice and bitter finish.

33cl, at 9%Vol, extra sticker mentions ’Extra Speciale Vlo’, new exclusive organic Dutch brew Anno 2010, from De Bierkoning Amsterdam, complex brew, slightly sour, not balanced, cloudy, rocky head, nice brew, Happy Birthday to De Bierkoning!

33 cl bottle @ home, BBE 08/2011
Very foamy stuff. Rather earthy aroma with some sour notes and hints of spices. Flavour is really spicy, sour and somewhat tart with earthy notes. Belgian ale with really stinging spices – and a ’t IJ twist.

On Tap @ the. Brewpub The head is robust and creamy. The taste is defensive alcoholic-flowery, creamy, strong malty and hoppy. A bit like cherry-liqueur. Special, interesting and good! 12/10/9/11/-11

(bottle, 33cl, extra version, 9.0% abv) Cloudy, amber colour with a huge and dense tanned foamy head. Yeasty and peppery spicy cara-malty aroma with wheaty and fruity, shy zesty hops. Moderately bitter flavour, medium to full bodied with a moderate carbonation. Soft cara-malty and wheaty taste with yeasty spice, citric and herbal hops; dry-ish and moderately hop bitter finish with herbal and yeasty spices. Pleasantly hoppy brew. 19.XII.10

Nice. Keeps foaming for ages, has that special IJ flavor. Sweet and nice warming alcohol. Might be the nicest 25th anniversary Bierkoning beer I’ve had.

Courtesy of bierkoning, thanx Edo!!!
The beer in the glass is bright orange, with a fine pearly head. Very yeasty, fruity aroma, slightly sour smell. Starts yeasty spicy, sour and fruity. The middle part shows very yeasty and spicy, with fruity notes and some aroma hops in the background. Goes into a bitter-hoppy, yeasty and sour, slightly fruity finish!

33 cL bottle at GBBF 2010. Fruity and slight yeasty. Slight phenolic and fruity yeasty. Carbonated mouthfeel. Domininantly hoppy and dry. Slight acidic dry hoppyness. Bitter and phenolic finish. Ends dry.

Bottle, tfs Menno. Orange amber, medium off white head. Aroma is yeasty, weird sidenote, candy sugar and some spices. Flavour is yeasty, malty with a medium hop bitterness.

Bottle at Rob’s place - Thanks. Cloudy amber - offwhite head Yeasty. Phenols. Toasted notes. Herbal. Sweetness. Light grassy. Light hopoy. Light flowery. Fruit. Nutty candy notes. Ok.