t IJ Biobok

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

(Bottle 33 cl) Simply comes as " ’t Ij Bock Bier" - no mention of anything Bio here.
Very beautiful, deep amber colour with a pronounced sediment and a small but quite stable head. Lots of sweetish caramel notes, but never cloyingly sweet as a discreet bitterness adds balance. Yet another wellmade Dutch Bock beer. 061003

33 cL bottle, snifter, 10/2002 bottle. Tall, creamy, khaki head sits on a murky, brown-orange body. Powerful and sweet aroma of raisins, prunes, and cranberries. Dust and cobweb contributions from the yeast. Cinnamon and a bready sweetness are subtle. A boquet of floral hops comes in last. A bock with Flemish Sour tendencies, if you would. Moderate sweetness and acidity balance up front with the sweetness yielding to a moderate bitterness in the finish. Marvelous, flavors as if from nowhere! Chocolate, anise, kiwi, and a few other strange ones find their way into the mix of the flavor. Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, slightly drying finish. Absolutely zero alcohol presence (it’s a 2.5 year old bottle). The bottom line is: amazing, simply amazing. How does a 6.5% abv beer play this many tricks on my tongue and nose? How does it stand up to nearly three years of aging? I love this brewery.

(on bottle) Very hazy, light brown. Very good nose of alcohol, malts(hard roasted), nuts and wood. You can spend quite sometime sniffing this one. Strange whaet-ish flavour and big finish with chocolate and malts, again

Hazy cola-brown suntea pour with light tan head. Aroma of hibiscus and lavender. Mouthfeel is rich and mellow, carrying Fresca soda, lime, salt, light sherry, lemons, and cherry popover. Finish is sour--I would say in a blind test that this is a tasty flemish sour ale. My bottle is from October 2002, so it either aged poorly or well. I’ll say well.

Bottled: Orange coloured. Brownish dense head. Malty and light spiced nose. Notes of fruits. Flavour has some caramel, spices and fruit on a malty base. Light alcohol notes. Ends on a sweet note. Quite good.

Very yeasty and spicy nose. Cloudy brown body, with a small off-white head. Lots of yeast in the flavor, tastes a bit infected to me.

Bottle. Brown colour with a big baige head. Sweet malty fruity aroma and a sweet caramel malty fruity taste. Medium body and a sweet finish.

Hazy dark amber with small beige head. Nice malty nose, lots of fruity sweetness and hints of alcohol. Flavor is malty with some fruit and yeast.