t IJ Vlo

0,33 l bought in Cracked Kettle, Amsterdam.
Poured hazy dark amber with a superb foamy and creamy off-white head what diminishes to a delicious lacing one. Fine earthy aroma with coriander and malt. Complex flavor with interesting earthy aromas of yeast and malt, some caramel and spicies like coriander and clove. Exciting beer.

Bottle. Pours hazy amber with a big frothy off-white head. Sweet fruity aroma, spices and malt. Strong malty taste, starts sweet, turns bitter and ends with a harsh bite of yeasts.

Draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy, reddish-amber hue. A smooth, foamy, beige colored head crowns the surface. Solid sheets of microfilm lacing show good coverage on the glass. The aroma starts out with a base of sweet, toasty biscuit malt, followed by a layer of dank, grassy hoppiness. Flavors show a bit more hop depth, most notably through hints of orange peel that join the catty, dank grass. Toasted biscuit malt again lends balancing sweetness. This one was lacking in that signature ’t IJ yeast funk that I’ve become accustomed to in their beers. The palate sports a medium body, smooth, yet somewhat sticky on the finish. Solid brew.

Pours dark red/orange with a decent fizzy head. Nose is quite odd & seems a little tart, something i am finding common of t’ij beers. Its not offputting, just seems a little out of character given style and actual palate. Mild pear/apple dominate the nose with spice as well. Palate brings malt into the equation, some mild caramel before yeast character takes hold. Finishes with lively carbonation and some yeast spice.

bottle. rusty coloured with yeast particles floating and medium head. bitter but fruity thin tasting beer, not a long aftertaste. nice brew.

Bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam, consumed at Kemmel campsite, Belgium, 10-06-09 Pours reddy copper colour, hazy with a creamy and touch bubbly head, medium carbonation and some yeast that quickly settled. Yeasty in mouth, malty aroma, taste is tangy with yeast and spices very much in evidence also a litttle tea?. Good clingy bitterness, its a fruity and decent beer. A6 A4 F7 P4 Ov14 3.5

A hazy golden ale with a thick onctuous off white head, lacing and beautiful. A very herbal hops aroma, catnip, some Brett, and lemon notes. In mouth, another fine Orval style ale, with bready malt, light Brett notes, coriander, orange peels, herbal bitterness, very sustained. Bottle bought in Amsterdam, Nov. 2006, so 2.5 years old. Still a treat!!!

bottle at Arendsnest in Amsterdam - I can’t believe I spent six nights in Amsterdam and neglected to go to this brewery. Well, at least I had a bottle of their beer, I guess. Pours dark blonde with a white head. The aroma is of malt and hops with some light citrus notes. It tastes of bready malt, moderately strong hops bitterness, and spice. It’s medium bodied and has a long, bitter finish. Very nice brew.