’t IJ Struis

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Dusty and malty aroma with a cloudy, amber color. The taste is fruity and clovey, and not very bitter. Full, full, full beer. Good stuff. I should mention that I sampled this at the ’t Ij brewery and it was delicious. (Be sure to get there early enough to grad a table. TIP: take the #10 tram there).

Chestnut body with a thin, persistent tan head. Plenty of strong, dark fruit in the aroma. Cherry, appple, plum, orange and mango. The body is fairly full and round, with nice prickling on the tongue. The flavors are really pretty nice. The fruit is accompanied by some nice yeast and alcohol (pepper and licorice). This is a well-crafted tasty beer. The best offering from t IJ yet.

This beer smells great - strawberries and fruits abound! The finish is also quite good - full mouthfeel and nicely balanced bitterness. Many spicy fruits in the flavor as well, and the alcohol is well masked. The flavor is just a tad too thin for my taste, but overall this is a very good beer.

Flemish sour-type aroma. A lot of cedar wood. Medium brown sugar body with slight hoppy tartness. Malty Golden Delicious apple tang in finihs.

Deep raich mahogany. with thick head. Cherry aromas mingle with toasted malt and yeasty malt. Rich full mouthfeel with light sour sweet finish. Alcohol is present mingling with malt, carmel chocolate, spice and other flavors. Very rich annd actually quite balanced for a 9% beer. I agree with Syd, definatly a keeper!

33 cl bottle, bought in Amsterdam. Brown ale with lost of carbonation, large head. Full, I’d say agressive taste, with a sourness kicking you in the teeth before the full malty taste is allowed in the door. This is certanly not for casual drinker, a beer with hair on its chest. Full malt, including some prunes and dates, lots of spice - cinnamon and pepper. I bought three t Ij bottles, the first two were off, but this one was great!

Pours opaque, dense mahogany...pretty. Heavy, primal aromas of maple, oak, toffee and earth. Dried cherries and peaches swimming in caramel and scotch, with an understated sour finish, when its rich and syrupy mouthfeel becomes immediately dry and bitter. A wild, ancient animal of a beer.

11.2 oz bottle poured into a Duvel tulip produced a good one finger white head on top of a deep reddish brown liquid with the tiniest of little partials floating around the nose on this one is hard to describe musty, fruit, earthy, and yes something I can’t describe. Medium slick mouth feel with an oily finish .Flavors on this beer is incredibly complex as well, dark fruits, spices and some funk? Truly a unique beer enough so I have to try another one to nail the description down