t IJ Biobok

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

Bottle. Didn’t really like this. Quite a yeasty bock, sslight estery banana, yeastyness and a sticky brown sugar/caramel sweetness. Warming alcoohol in the finish. No depth.

Bottled. A hazy reddy brown coloured beer with a thin veil of off-white coloured head. The aroma is fruity and malty with a little berry. The taste is fruity and bready. A tasty beer with a nice body but I’d never call it as a bock in a blind tasting. More a Belgian Ale.

Draught: Copper, bit of haze. Tight beige head. Subdued berries, mild sweet fruits. Sweet raisins and berries with a touch of caramel. Quite full bodied, smooth too. Interesting but certainly not a bock as I’m used to it.

Bottle
Attractive crimson brown with a big fluffy amber head. Orangepeel and herb aroma. Fruity base, slightly stale hops, minerally yeast. Creamy mouthfeel. Minerally and herbal finish.

12oz, Best before october 02 (I had not noticed), bought at Somerville SuperSavers, NJ in October 2005. Some liquid paper reminiscent markings indicate #300 on the back of the bottle. Spectacular bloodied copper pour raises a lacing landmark of a head, without a single off-bubble, light beige and forever lasting as a 1-inch perfect cover. Gentle small sediments bathe at the bottom of this jolly pool, possibly smiling at the invasion they comitted. Indeed, this is completely gone wild, tart and hugely fruity with powerful brett notes. Immensely packed with fruit esters, strawberries and cider, bananas, cranberry, blood orange and pomegranate. Sweet out of the gate, but the advanced attenuation becomes far more apparent in mouth. Nutty malts and spicy oldish hops spawn a tornado of socky, tea-like, band-aidy juicy minions. Medium bodied with smooth and soft carbonation that evolves into creaminess as it fades off. Finishes weak and oddly astringent with an out of place yeast derived dry leafiness that sticks to the cheeks and reduces the grandiloquence of an otherwise jaw-dropping experience. Alcohol sneaks in to introduce a warming feel in our heart. Infected... crazy... and gorgeous. I love it.

Dark orange, brown, amber colour. Very nice sweet yeastyand malty aroma. Sweet flavor, very nice bock. Nice malty touch, good balanced and nice palate.

Dark Brown Coloring with Sandy Head. Very Sweet Candy Aroma. Very Sweet with Malty Notes, Dry, Rich Heavy Mouthfeel.

Deep amber in colour. Thick long lasting off-white head. Sweet aroma of raisins, caramel and malt. Flavour is bitter and fruity, but a little dry aftertaste. A little thing mouthfeel. The bottle i had was best before 2004-07 and not stored in a perfect place. Some hints of raisins in the aftertaste aswell. Very nice.