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t IJ Struis

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij ’t IJ
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Amsterdam, Netherlands

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2693.66/5.03.64/5.09%84Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Dubbed a barleywine style by the brewery, but with added complexity and a strong Belgian twist. A powerful, dark beer.
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 hellomynameis (794), Mayer, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Nov 18, 2004  
I really liked this one. Fruity, creamy, a little bit of dryness, some sour taste as well.


 BeerLimey (1873), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/103/513/20
Nov 17, 2004  
Dense deep red appearance, thick head formation. Sweet, strong black cherry aroma, mild yoghurty cheesiness, quite intriguing. Smooth creamy black cherry flavor, overlapped by a dry yeastiness. Heavy bitterness throughout, maybe a little too much so.


 kujo9 (1077), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/515/20
Nov 17, 2004  
Mohogany brown w/ a short lived light beige head, probably from alcohol. Toasty & caramel malt, intense fruitiness like a grape fruit rollup; light clove spicy yeast & perfumey alcohol. Toasty malt flavor, low clove flavor from the yeast, well balanced but malt flavored. Raisin and plum fruit & sugary sweetness. Caramel in between all that. Highly carbonated, medium body, warming alcohol, but very smooth. Very tasty & fruity. More so than the other beers I’ve had from this brewery. I wish I could get my hands on more from this place!!!


 footbalm (1218), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 7, 2004  
Murky reddish brown brew.Nose is complex,toffee candy bar and a plum fruit note also.Flavor at first turned me off until I let this sit for awhile a warm up.The sweetness of the toffee and fruit came in big once this warmed a little.Still a little sour on the palate.


 kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 4, 2004  
Strong caramel in aroma, even a bit of chocolate. Dark brown with a medium head. Full bodied and smooth. Sweet caramel with dark fruits. Also slightly citric and yeasty. Nice.


 Jeppe (2638), Ølbutikken, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 30, 2004  
Hazy dark amber colored, creamy off-white head. Rosted malt and spices dominates the aroma with fruity and citrusy tones underneath. Flavor is extremely sweet fruity and orangy. Notes of plum, yeast and hay. Strange and different and a little cloying in the long run, still tasty.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 24, 2004  
Bottle. Sticky caramel and quite yeasty. Quite a lot of alcohol showing, definitely on the yeasty side of things, perhaps a bit too much so.


 RichardWilding (190), London, Greater London, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 20, 2004  
Bottled at Microbar, Battersea. Described as smelling like "Blue cheese and Christmas pudding", and that is actually right! Very cheesy nose. This was not detected when tasted. A fine dark brown beer, with a smallish white head. Full bodied, fairly sweet. Yeastiness and some hops delevop later.



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