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’t IJ Speciale Vlo

Score
9588
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brouwerij ’t IJ
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Amsterdam, Netherlands

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RATINGS: 152   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.56   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Brewed at the ’t IJ Brewery for the Bierkoning bottleshop. A properly hopped beer with coriander and the staff’s choice at the brewery. Vlo stands for Vodden, Lompen en Ongeregeld (translates a bit as rags, bags and bums).


3.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
ads135 (287) - Lawrence, USA - JAN 21, 2012
Not a giant fan of the aroma, but aside from that a pretty solid beer. Hazy orange appearance, good head. Tastes of citrus, some piney hops, and a bit of skunk.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerBaboon (845) - FINLAND - NOV 20, 2011
This beer is dark orange and forms a lot of long lasting off-white head. Aroma is citrus, bananas and peaches. So, this seems very fruity. Flavour is fruity and a little spicy. A little bitter because of the hoppiness. Good stuff.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
jimthechap (636) - Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND - OCT 5, 2011
Hazy amber with a thick fluffy white head. Aromas of Belgian ale yeast, lemon juice, nettles and a whiff of wet cardboard (how can I say that and mean that it’s not in a bad way?). A morass of violent carbonation and dry sourness. Very little bitterness and a persistent sherbert-like fizzing on the tongue. Immediate gas forced me to burp more flavour back into my mouth. I don’t get terribly much of the coriander, just an on-going fizzing on my tongue. A novelty certainly.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Benzai (2296) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUL 11, 2011
Hazy dark yellow color, small white head. Smell a little sourness. Taste is yeast, spicy, malts and a dry finish.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DutchDrebus (1112) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUN 25, 2011
This one scored really low on smell. It kinda smelled like puke or something. Taste actually scored an 8 though. Weird score for a weird beer.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
ibupain (10) - SPAIN - MAR 28, 2011
De aparienca algo túrbia, espuma blanca, firme, esponjosa y abundante. Amarga, dulce, àcida y cálida a la vez, un abuso de los sentidos. En boca, al cabo de un rato, recuerda a un mantecado de canela. Generosa pero no molesta carbonatación que contibuye a una sensación de cuero ámplio. Tambien: Sensación en boca aceitosa. Queda un sabor en boca complejo. Amargo principalmente, pero también un toque meloso y especiado.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
DarkBeerChick (154) - San Antonio, Texas, USA - DEC 30, 2010
11.2 oz bottle that BarZigKin’s parents brought back from Europe. Pours hazy muddled amber. Aroma is sour, spice and marmalade. It’s fizzy and bitter and tastes of moth balls, medicine and cat pee. No bueno! :(

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BarZigKin (510) - San Antonio, Texas, USA - DEC 8, 2010
11.2 ounce bottle. Poured a cloudy, light orange body with an ivory head that was lasting and left lot’s of lacing. Aromas of yeast, candi sweetness, lightly fruity, citrus (orange) and floral hops. Flavors of medium candi sweetness, spicy, orange zest, hoppy in the end. Active, soft carbonation with a medium mouthfeel.


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