t IJ Zatte

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

This bottle conditioned brew poured a medium sized head of frothy white colored fine to medium sized bubbles that left behind a hazy slightly carbonated body with fine yeast particle floaties. It had a mild malty floral aroma and a very good lacing. The mouth feel was initialy tingly and malty with a mellowing in its finish and a mild fruity aftertaste. The flavor was fruity in a flowery way with a solid malt base.

Murky light orange color, small head. Sour, yeasty, fruity (apple) aroma. Quite original, sourish flavor with orange-peel and apple/lemon. Medium-bodied, sour and oily palate.

Apologies, but I can not remember who opened this at the Cellars tasting. Thanks, though! Gold color with a thin head. Both the aroma and the flavor are packed with sugary malt. No real hop bitterness, no spices, no yeastiness... Just sugary malt. Tasty enough for me!

Bottle. Dark golden / orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is fruit, yeast, apple. Flavour is fruit, yeast, sour, apple, sweetness, hop. Untypical tripel, but still a nice beer..

First rating - On bottle at The Rover in Gothenburg on January 14. Tasted it from the glass of a fellow beer lover. Very acid smell and taste, but in a nice way. Refreshing. 7/3/7/3/13=3.3 - Rerate - (Bottle at het Amsterdamertje, Göteborg, Sweden) Cloudy orange color. Acidic fruity scent. Sweet taste, also spicy. Moussy mouthfeel, low bitterenss. 7/2/6/3/12= 3.0

Rerate
(Bottle at het Amsterdamertje, Göteborg, Sweden)
On February 23, 2009
Cloudy yellow color, white head. Orval like acidic and spicy scent. Acidic, spicy, fruity taste, some sweet canned pineapple in the aftetaste. Moussy mouthfeel, low spicy bitterness.
8/3/8/3/15=3.7

330ml bottle (Cracked Kettle, Amsterdam)
Opens with a slowly moving foam snake. Rich orange, hazy, healthy tight head. More yeast darkens it significantly, and makes it basically turbid. Salty sour aroma, almost sweaty and crotchy. Initial taste has that too, but decent malty body too. Sweet and slightly spicy, but dominated by the crotch that builds up as it warms. Plenty of hops in the finish too - hallertau or similar detected, I’m sure. More yeast softens the aroma, making it less crotchy, and likewise the taste. Still a little acidic in the finish. I’m not sure this beer knows what it wants to be, it’s not an abbey tripel with the sourness we had, more like an ubersaison - spoilt bottle?

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

Bottled. Hazy golden, large white head. Grassy, hoppy flavour. Dry and sourish flavor. A bit geuze-ish.