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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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 hopscotch (5493), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Mar 17, 2007  
Bottle... Saint Patrick’s Day 2007... Murky amber ale with a large, rocky, off-white head. Everlasting, creamy retention. Earthy, sweet nose provides notes of rawhide, brown sugar and wine with a whisper of acidity. The flavor has excellent balance. Sweet, but not cloying. Bitter, but not harsh. Acidic, but not tart. Medium to full-bodied with crisp (but not prickly) carbonation. Crisp, lightly bitter finish.


 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.


 Bov (5455), Bienne, Switzerland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
May 1, 2007  
from crackedkettle.com - pours a reddish-amber colour with a giant foamy beige head; nice lace; aroma of gingerbread and apple; some spices underneath; creamy mouthfeel and full-bodied; moderately sweet and bitter, long spicy finish with bready and light fruity tones


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 23, 2005  
Hazy amber colour with a small tan head. Malty and yeasty aroma with a light fruity sweetness. Yeasty earthy flavor with a dry finish.


 JorisPPattyn (5177), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jun 2, 2007  
Hazy orange-foxy beer with a good yellow-beige head. Very perfumed nose, even raspberry. Yeasty, fusel alcohols betraying themselves. Again very perfumed taste, a hint at tartness, and a lot of esters. Fruity, like strawberry flavouring, but a tad artificial. Well bodied, slick, oily, alcohol. Artificial strawberry flavour remaining in the aftertaste. A bit perfumey, and it is not a beer that one would drink at more than one an evening. Would be hard to swallow fast, even discarding the ABV.


 Hildigöltur (5109), København, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Sep 7, 2004  
Reddish brown coloured. Very strange aroma with notes of vegetables, earth and spices. The flavour is also strange and sweet.


 MartinT (5055), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 15, 2004  
Dates and cherries riding the frothy, sweet and yeasty body...Marzipan and maple syrup distribution makes for a very sweet number on the junction of dessert-smacking goodness and issueless sugar...Still a teenager in the world of greatness...


 pivnizub (5037), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jan 21, 2007  
Bottle (Edo, Danke !): Chestnut-amber coloured, a bit hazy with visible sediments, creamy, egg-shell coloured stable foam; strong fruity nose (dried fruit) with caramel and (port-)wine; medium bodied, robust sweet flavour; warming, caramelly fruity finish with a little tartness and a little bitterness. A pleasant, warming ale...........



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