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

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RATINGS: 334   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.6   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Dubbed a barleywine style by the brewery, but with added complexity and a strong Belgian twist. A powerful, dark beer.


4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
thewolf (8243) - Kolding, DENMARK - APR 9, 2007
Bottle. Pours a dark, slightly muddy amber. Head is yellowish white, a tad foamy and quite big. Stunning aroma! Lots of red apples, some caramel, vanilla and candy sugar. Oily mouthfeel. Very nice flavours - lots of spices. Vanilla again, ginger, pepper, oak, caramel and much more. Quite vinious as well. Well-rounded, powerful and great. Still sweet in general.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Fukito (610) - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA - APR 5, 2007
Tap at T´Ij, march 07. Strong caramel, candy and burnt sugar aroma. Strong malt, caramel flavor with a nice nutty ending an aftertaste. MF is medium with a full creamy fiinnish. Dark, murky brown with some golden hues and a thin white rim. Tasty, strong malty brown.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
faroeviking (8598) - Kongens Lyngby, FÖROYAR, FAROE ISLANDS - MAR 23, 2007
Bottle. Pours a nice hazy mahogny colour with a thick creamy long lasting light brown head. Strong aroma of fruitiness and alcohol, malt, yeast, plenty of sweet caramel. Very good soft, sweet, malty, caramel, malty, fruity, alcoholic and bit yeasty flavour. Nice long lasting sweet finish of dark fruits. Warms the belly up!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
TheDog (465) - Aarhus, DENMARK - MAR 20, 2007
Bottle. Dark unfiltered amber color. Large creamy head. Sweet nose from dark sugar and toffee. Excellent balance and wonderful taste of fruits, sugars, coffee and caramel. A bit like Chimay Blue only much better finish and mouthfeel. Found at frits P Århus DK.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
hopscotch (7285) - Vero Beach, Florida, USA - MAR 17, 2007
Bottle... Saint Patrick’s Day 2007... Murky amber ale with a large, rocky, off-white head. Everlasting, creamy retention. Earthy, sweet nose provides notes of rawhide, brown sugar and wine with a whisper of acidity. The flavor has excellent balance. Sweet, but not cloying. Bitter, but not harsh. Acidic, but not tart. Medium to full-bodied with crisp (but not prickly) carbonation. Crisp, lightly bitter finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
altonbrownd (3419) - Brussels, BELGIUM - MAR 16, 2007
Bottle at home. Sweet aroma and flavour, marshmallow like. Citrusy, grassy and sweet. Hoppy. Marsapin finish. Warms at the end. Nice. Alchol is well-hidden.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
joebrew (608) - Farewell Minny; Hello Puyallup, Washington, USA - FEB 23, 2007
Pours a hazy burnt brown. Nice ripe fruit nose with brown sugar, nuts, toffee. Nice full slighltysour edge with a nice ripe fruit, slight hops, toffee, and a nice soft finish. Great frickin beer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Beerdedone (2188) - Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 15, 2007
Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours bronze with an off-white head. Aroma of citrus, fruit, and yeast. The flavor is sweet, fruit, and citrus.


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