Paasij
Brouwerij 't IJ in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Bock - Heller Bock Spring|
Score
6.72
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Our bokbier for Easter; soft and slightly spicy taste, thereby producing a fine flavour. The flavour and aromas give a nicely balanced mix of fruit, coriander, yeast and hops. An enjoyable combination in which the bitter element gets an additional boost from the lightly roasted malt. The aftertaste is slightly sparkling, with a long-lasting, fresh, sweet flavour. An excellent beer for celebrating the arrival of spring!
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled
Hazy orange color, very nice cloudy head. Very fruity aroma (dominating aroma is apricot). Very fruity mandarin flavor. Light spices, sugar and light alcohol. Great beer! Mixture of Belgian trippel and American saison.
Hazy orange color, very nice cloudy head. Very fruity aroma (dominating aroma is apricot). Very fruity mandarin flavor. Light spices, sugar and light alcohol. Great beer! Mixture of Belgian trippel and American saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2007
at 06:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
The final beer of my Low Countries vacation. Sour fruit and citrus in the aroma. A cloudy yellow beer. Flavor has some malt, but this is more sour than anything else. Acidic finish. Like everything from this brewery, it is kind of weird but I like it.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2007
at 15:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Beautiful, dark golden, quite hazy with floating impurities. Dense, retentive head. Has an odd not so pleasant aroma, but this doesn’t spill into the flavour. Very, very delicious almost perfumy flavours without being very sweet - or bitter for that matter. Actually very harmonious. This is how an Easter brew should be made. 190203
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2005
at 07:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Fruity, flowery, yeasty aroma. Orange, golden colour, quite some floaties. The head is big, white and creamy, nice and stable. Nice full flavour, a little sweet. Hint of tea. Nice bitter aftertaste. Full mouthfeel. Carbonation could be softer, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2005
at 11:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
An unclear orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of yeast and coriander. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of yeast and lesser notes of caramel, orange, coriander, and other spices. It prickles the tongue, and has a dry end.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2005
at 04:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Hazy, orange body. Off-white rocky head, mostly lasting. Spare lace. Hops and yeast (lightly) in the aroma. Lightly bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Moderately bitter finish. Very well-balanced, lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2005
at 15:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Cloudy dark orange apperance. Strong yeasty flowery aroma. Sweet with sharp, spicy flowery flavour. Ann odd one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2003
at 23:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This Easter brew is one of the best Dutch beers I’ve had, even if the style isn’t my definite favourite. Had it on tap in Amsterdam, very enjoyable indeed. Pleasant spicy aroma with hints of leather and wood, the yeast is not as dominant as with some other beers of this style. Some sweetness in flavour and aftertaste, but not too much. Apparently this is a "you either like it or you don’t"-beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2002
at 14:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
New rerate 2014: Tap @ cafe Derat, small sample. Almost clear golden color, medium head. Aroma of spicy yeast, some coriander, bit grainy malt, hint of bubblegum. Bit bitter, bit sweet. Refreshing blonde beer. My earlier ratings showed obvious signs of infection, which t IJ used to cope with a lot. Nowadays they have it under control a bit more. Ok brew. Rerate: Copper color, short but lasting head. Aroma of sweet flowers, bit yeasty. Taste of sweet malts, butter, bubblegum. Remaining palate. Odd t IJ brew. 1.9 Original rating: The sourness is dominant in this beer. Like the label says (you probably cant read cos it’s dutch) ’luxury nature beer of high fermentation’, in which luxurious i cant apply, but the naturebeer thing is way too dominant, and i just dont like it.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2001
at 18:45