t IJ Columbus

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

Bottle, sampled at The Rover, Göteborg. Dark amber colour. Dark fruity malt nose. LIttle licoricy underneath, bit roasty. Big mouthfeel with notes of sweet almonds, plum and a very round mouthfeel. This is a dry beer, still with residual sugars.

Thank you so much Jorrit for presenting this beer to me. I had this beer many times at the brewery but never rated that - so this time bottled:. Huge frothy white head that lasts for eternally. Hazy dark orange color - nearly light brown. Yeast nose - like rye bread dough. Beautiful taste, kind of peppery first followed by caramel, yeast and chocolate, finishing dry and hoppy.

Cloudy amber coloured. Yeasty and bitter. Nice complex and unusual taste. Get some time to get used to it. Good one.

Large white head. Sediment in beer. Honey fairly clear color. Strong Citrus clove smell. Sweet and creamy initially to the palate. Not to bitter with hops. Uses the same type of hops as the Zatte. Hops are unique tasting and tempered nicely by malt. They are bitter but meaty and well rounded. Believe it or not it’s like liver to me. For a 9% the alcohol is very well hidden. Has a bitter trail.

(Bottle 33 cl) There ought to be hop-alert printed somewhere on this beer, this truly is a bitter beer. Dutch beers this strong are usually malty and sweet, and even though this certainly contains some malty sweetness the hops overpower everything. A spicy, aromatic bitterness - but bitter indeed. Very bitter. Dark amber with a gigantic, beige shaving foam-like head. A truly unusual beer. 210304

300 mL (?) bottle. cloudy amber orange, with strong citrusfruit, yeast, and alcohol aromas. i’m glad it’s nothing i spent a while looking for, because it’s nothing special, mostly just another average belgian ale. don’t go out of your way to get a hold of this....

Bottled (BB 05/2006)
Hazy orange-brown, huge slightly off-white head. Orvasl-like aroma: lemon and leather. Lemon acidy, bitter flavor with long acidy aftertaste with grassy notes and a bit of Jägermeister. Alcoholic punches. Slightly restless palate but otherwise another good brew from ’t IJ.

This must be my favourite IJ beer, but I truly like most of them. Alcohol is well hidden, malty. Excellent ale.