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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2703.66/5.03.64/5.09%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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 iwantalambic (1389), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/518/20
Feb 18, 2004  
11.2 bottle [best before 4/04]: Deep, hypnotizing red-cedar body . . . gorgeous, tight, slowly falling off tan cream. Huge floral esters, along with strong fruit (sweet red grapes, raisins, plums, and sugar coated figs). Smooth, creamy palate with great fizzy carbonation. Wonderful flavours of buttered popcorn, brown sugar coated raisins, dark cherries, milk chocolate, and great yeast. A stand out for me of the t IJ beers. Wow, I am off to buy another . . .


 tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Nov 10, 2007  
Bottle dated 01/05. Fruity aroma. Figs, dates, raisins along with some earthy dryness and some sourness as well. Pours murky brown/amber with a small off white head. Flavor has a lot of malty sweetness with lits of dried fruit notes. Plums and raisins. Some dry leafyness as well. Wet, cut crass. Lots of damp earthiness. Medium bodied with low carbonation.


 Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/517/20
Nov 30, 2006  
Pours opaque, dense mahogany...pretty. Heavy, primal aromas of maple, oak, toffee and earth. Dried cherries and peaches swimming in caramel and scotch, with an understated sour finish, when its rich and syrupy mouthfeel becomes immediately dry and bitter. A wild, ancient animal of a beer.


 Bullit (1377), Glasgow, Scotland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 4, 2008  
Cloudy brown colour, tan head. Aroma had caramel and dark fruits. Flavour is of dried fruits, malts and some caramel. Very nice!


 NoiZe (1372), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Nov 6, 2005  
Nice dark coloured. Brown. A lot of yeast, malts and fruits. COmplex flavour gets better when you let it rest for a while in the glass. Nice.


 Sully (1367), Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 22, 2004  
Good appearance on the glass even though there do appear to be some floaties here and there. Good rich nose which complements the weather outside in the northern hemisphere. There is a warming undertone that finishes off well in a dry after palate. From the bottle regretfully as I didn’t get to the bar.


 apoptosis (1316), Long Island, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 14, 2004  
This beer smells great - strawberries and fruits abound! The finish is also quite good - full mouthfeel and nicely balanced bitterness. Many spicy fruits in the flavor as well, and the alcohol is well masked. The flavor is just a tad too thin for my taste, but overall this is a very good beer.


 henrikb (1303), Aarhus, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Jun 2, 2007  
Draft - Hazy amber body, creamy light beige head, lacing; Small malty sweet fruity nose; Soft fruity bitter body, very soft texture and carbonation; Fruity slightly bitter and very a little sour finish, malty, buttery aromas.



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