t IJ Columbus

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

Bottled 33cl- dainty bottle as shown on this panel. Murky orange with a huge head. Faint unpleasant rotten grass showing up in the nose. Slightly astringent- poor palate. Sweet with aroma hops all the way through. Mediocre yeasty finish. Tripel-style in my opinion. Interesting but rather dissapointing and far from being really pleasant- I really love the t IJ Struis.

Pours a murky amber color with a very thick solid off-white head. Initially the aroma was quite overwhelming acidic, but it quickly became better. Some citrus, a bit spicy, quite hoppy. Flavor is slightly sweet, but mostly bitter. Actually quite good. Very creamy carbonated texture. Long bitter finish.

At the brewery. Hazy amber with a low head. Incredible malty aromas: chocolate, walnuts and berries. The flavour is very balanced, being primarily sweet but also bordering on a bit of acid/citric hoppiness towards the end.

Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color wit ha small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy and slightly alcoholic aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy finish.

Had this on tap at the brewpub, Amsterdam, 27th Oct 2009 Pours hazy orange/mid amber in fact a touch puddly looking, there is a slim white head. Light spicy nose with possibly a touch of ginger powder. Wonderfully fruity and spicy beer, nice warmth from the alcohol, lovely citrus tang, some tropical fruit, good thrusty bitterness. Lovely beer in a great brewpub. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov16 3.9

Bottle. A nice red / brown color with a large white head. Wonderful fragrance of mainly fruit, yeast, and various spices. Spicy taste with particular coriander and some cinnamon. Also some citrus and apricot. Quite a bit of sweetness. A beer that was easy to drink, medium body.

Medium head a real good carbonated drink,nice orange/gold pour,aroma clove coriander yeast fruit,flavour fruity orange lemon clove very smooth mango cinnamon,nothing special about the ale,finish hop flavours bitter strange a little sour.

33cl bottle at home: Lightly hazy pale amber beer with a massive yellowed head. Foam starts out quite creamy but breaks up with bigger bubbles. Big tropical fruit aroma full of pineapple juice, over-ripe mango and something more earthy and green. Almost a mango skin rather than mango. Mixed herbs come in as some of the fruits blow off. Overall sugary sweet aroma makes you think that it is going to be quite sticky. Thankfully its not as it seems. CO2 assaults your tongue with pins and needles. Dark green herbs and yeast burst off your cheeks with mixed fruits trailed behind. Candied orange peel sprinkled with dried earthy hops and a dose of spice. A low peppery note stays in the back but wants to be more active. There is malt in there but it has a light oxidized note and that paper-like quality blends in with the leafy herbs. Quite an herbal bomb since the high CO2 really drives that through. There is some great citrus that comes through if you can swirl out some of the CO2. Just dry enough not to be sticky but it wouldn’t hurt to be a little drier.