Columbus
Brouwerij 't IJ in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.91
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Een bier voor de fijnproever, dit kopergouden zwaargewicht. De Columbus is een amberkleurig speciaalbier met lekker veel hop en alcohol. De grote hoeveelheden mout en bittere hop creëren een complexe, volle smaak. Een uitgesproken maar fraai uitgebalanceerd bier.
An amber, craft beer with generous amounts of hops and alcohol. This copper-gold beer is a real heavyweight and a must for beer lovers. The liberal quantities of malt and bitter hops create a complex, full flavour. It starts as slightly sweet with malty aromas of chocolate, fruit and grain, while the bitter hops stand out nicely in the aftertaste. A feast for the connoisseur!
An amber, craft beer with generous amounts of hops and alcohol. This copper-gold beer is a real heavyweight and a must for beer lovers. The liberal quantities of malt and bitter hops create a complex, full flavour. It starts as slightly sweet with malty aromas of chocolate, fruit and grain, while the bitter hops stand out nicely in the aftertaste. A feast for the connoisseur!
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5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft - Grainy and earthy. Clear copper with a decent white head. Sweet earthy and a touch of bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2017
at 07:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at BrewDog Shepherds Bush. Clear orange colour lasting cream head. Ester aroma. Banana and peach. Nut shells too. Good Belgian ale. It’s so nice after dipas to get a strong hoppy Belgian. White pepper finish likeable belgian ale well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2017
at 11:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Color: Amber, orangish. Small off white head. Taste: Rather complex. Starting fruity, turning to rather bitter and after that going to the sweet side. Caramel and slightly orange peel notes. Bittery mouthfeel at the finish. Not my all time favorite, but a nice warming beer for once in a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 10:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home, 7th January 17. Pours a light translucent copper. Aroma is yeast, sweet malts. Taste is bitter, yeasty, some caramel. Great bitterness, with some good balance from the malt, almost a bitter Belgian yeasty imperial IPA, complex and drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2017
at 14:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma of malt and fruit. Taste is more malty than a traditional Belgian Strong Ale with hints of spice and yeast. Alcohol is noticeable.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Sep 2016
at 10:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
La ’t IJ Columbus présente une magnifique robe ambrée, d’un orange légèrement trouble. L’effervescence n’est pas énormément marquée et la mousse très peu présente. Le nez se porte sur le malt, le caramel et une pointe d’agrumes. La première attaque est soyeuse, sur le caramel et les céréales. La deuxième, sur l’amertume et des arômes d’agrumes, est arrondie des arômes de caramel voire de banane. Tout cela manque malheureusement d’ampleur et de complexité. L’alcool en arôme brut se fait également ressentir. La longueur relativement bonne mais de faible intensité, laisse en bouche des pointes cacaotées et abricotées. Au final, la ’t IJ Columbus est agréable à boire avec une fraîche amertume (ne lui permettant en aucun cas d’être référencée en Belgian Strong Ale!). Un caractère plus marqué et davantage de corpulence lui permettrait de prendre une autre envergure.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2016
at 01:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33 l bottle from ’Sterk Avondverkoop’, best before May 2017. Clear, dark brownish amber with a medium large, frothy, stable, white head. Sweetish-malty, slightly spicy aroma of caramel, honey, nuts and some spicy hops. Sweet, malty and quite spicy taste of caramel, honey, nuts, cinnamon, some coffee and clove, followed by a medium long, moderately bitter, slightly yeasty and quite spicy finish. Medium to full body, creamy to oily and moderately effervescent mouthfeel, soft to average carbonation. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2016
at 14:59
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Damian. Absolutely unbalanced, with unpleasant amounts of roast and coffee, bitterness serves only to reinforce this impression. Meh. Not my cup of beer at all. HOT FOR A RERATE
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2016
at 14:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, shared by marduk, thanks. Aroma is fruity, sour, berries. Flavor is sweet, berries, malt. Finish has some dry bitterness and alcohol. Overall: weird, but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2016
at 13:02
4.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Ambar, mucho sedimento flotando, y escasa espuma. Feo aspecto. Aroma alcohólico. En boca, alcohol claro. Alcohol predominante. Malta y lúpulo más o menos en equilibrio, pero sobrepasados por el alcohol.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2016
at 15:36