t IJ Struis

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Ruby with off-white foam head lacing to glass. Little aroma, may be because I drinking this outside with farmer smell around me. Taste is barley with little sweet aftertaste. (Velp 201206)

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Aroma was nice with canned fruits, yeasts, and sweet, nutty malts. A deep brown body with ample carbonation, a thick light tan cap that left heavy lace. I drank this one to warm so the flavor wasnt as complex as it could have been, i got a slightly sweet malty beer with some yeast notes. Overall it was a nice beer that i would drink again.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

From the bottle at the brewery, after exhausting all the draught offerings. An attractive reddish-brown pour with a thick tan head. The same aroma I've found to be typical for 'tIj: sour fruity-veggie and yeast. Dry palate, both initially and at the finish. Well-carbonated; the bottle foamed forever upon opening. Very appealing flavors, well-balanced; sweet, nutty, malty, with some fruit and spice and a touch of sharp bitterness. Very nice.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

hey good beer. Aroma is intriguing and kinda sensual--flowery sweet and yeasty. Copper orange color, big soft head and easy lacing.... Taste is long and smooth especially for the abv, with a lot of support, its not heavy, but filling in the mouth.... It shows a lot of bottle fermentation. Citrus candy, Hayish grains, cookie like, some nuttiness (peanuts) it really displays the grains, which are rich and mild and basically just smooth. good balance too...i enjoyed this a lot

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Hazy dark brown colour, topped with a fluffy tan-coloured head. Yeasty and biscuity aroma with notes of black cherries, black currant, alcohol and caramel with a light sourish undertone. Quite dry flavour of yeast, cherry-skins, dried figs and oily hops. Long finish of orange-peels, yeast and cherry pastilles. A very interesting ale.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Sheesh. Possibly one of the worst beers from this region I've ever had. Everything seemed to be off with this beer. I was really expecting much more. Aroma was vegetative. Appearance wasn't bad. Flavor was malty sweet. I have another bottle of this, so I will have to re-rate. I think the bottle was bad.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

4/07 Re-rate: Numbers bumping up. This time the aromas and flavors came through better, more balanced: grapes and apples, coriander, significant floral touch, spicey, yeasty and dry, leathery (even a touch of that brett / burnt rubber taste I get in some gueuzes) finish. Original rating: Poured a reddish brown color with a large head that wouldn’t fit in one pour. In fact, this was one of those bottles that just exploded upon opening, making a big mess for the unsuspecting opener. Aroma was of caramel and spices. The flavor was caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and candied apples. Finishes with a light spicey bitter touch, keeping it from being too cloying or sugared. Reminded me of the N’Ice Chouffe I had: good, but nothing to long for. Mouthfeel was moderately bodied with significant carbonation.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

outta the bottle at the t'IJ....I was looking forward to this. Pours a light dark brown but not really see through. nice aroma. great smooth first sip. a mellow alcohlic brew that goes down very easily; and complex too.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Garnet brown (pretty hue). Ok head. Caramel and toffee. Molasses cookies. Overripe fruit. Not as good as some of their other beers because of a bit of unpleasant sharpness in the aroma.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 8

Bottled. Hazy brown colour, huge brown creamy head, lacing. Strong bitter fruity aroma. Sweet caramel as well as fruit and berries in flavour. Sting of alcohol also present as it gets a bit warmer.