t IJ Zatte

Brewed by Brouwerij ’t IJ
Style: Abbey Tripel
Amsterdam, Netherlands

7th May 2008. Highly aromatic cloudy amber/blonde beer. Smooth with strong caraway - just a hint of fruit coming through in the finish.

Had this on tap at the brewpub, Amsterdam, 27th Oct 2009 Pours a warm yellow colour, quite hazy with a white clingy head. This is spicy sweet with a nice warmth from the alcohol and also with a slight numbness from the alcohol, there is also a nice sweet honeyness. I’ve had six great beers from this brewery, really lovely day here. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov14 3.7

27/10/2009. 330ml bottle from Beerstore. Hazy pale gold. Throws a little jellied citrus fruit on the nose with an underlying herbal alcohol character. Sulphur sneaks a peek. Head fades but laces well. Simple in the mouth, similar to what I expected given the nose but sulphur on the palate detracts even more so than it did on the nose. Agh... if I wasn’t doing my GST return I’m not sure I would have kept drinking this. Somehow the acrid sulphurous yeast character balanced the bitterness of parting with cash that I should have never have received in the first place. Thumbs down.

One of the best non-Belgian Belgian ales I’ve come across. Not my favourite style but a great beer. Huge flavour.

Bottle. Pours hazy golden orange with a big white head that lasts. Aroma is spicy citrus with a hint of caramel. Flavour is fairly similar to the aroma but with more tropical fruit, such as pineapple and passionfruit. Quite fizzy on the palate, this is a fair bit lighter, and more enjoyable, than the other beers I have had from this brewer.

Draught in Amsterdam. Apperance; Yellow, hazy with a medium white head. Aroma; sweet malt. Flavor; a bit sour and still sence af the malt.

Pours hazy golden orange with a decent, fizzy off white head. Nose is typical of t’ij beers, mildly tart frutis with some belgin yeast spice present too. Palate is more in line with what one would expect from a tripel. Lively carbonation that dries up the palate along with significant yeast spice and some relatively mild citrus fruit notes. Another pleasant albeit peculiar t’ij beer. Might have to do some research on the type of fermentation/yeast they use as house style is clearly evident.

330ml Bottle - Hazy amber with a foamy head. Fruity and slightly spicy aroma with hints of apricot. Fruity taste with some spicy and hoppy elements and a slight sweetness. Not bad and fairly enjoyable.