India Session Ale
Brouwerij 't IJ in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
IPA - Session Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.18
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The session ales derive their name from the way they used to be consumed: session wise. These sessions often took place in between activities of a more responsible nature. Hence these hoppy ales generally contain no more than 5% alcohol, mostly even less. Despite its low alcohol percentage our India Session Ale is quite a very firm beer. Dry hopped with Chrystal and Nugget it is fresh and it is fruity. Not in the least due to the extra bergamot orange. It is as tasty as it is trendy.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of hops, malts, citrus, tropical fruits, hay. Light sweet flavour, bitter hops. Quite light bodied, as expected. Malty finish, fruity, hops.
(33cL bottle @ De Bierprofessor, Eindhoven. Visited during Glow.)
(33cL bottle @ De Bierprofessor, Eindhoven. Visited during Glow.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2014
at 13:57
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Melgers. Thick white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Lovely refreshing bitterness. Very nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2014
at 09:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle. Slight hazy light golden with white head. Lots of herbs and flowers with a touch of citrus peel and white pepper. Not much of a malty backbone, this is really dry spicy and hoppy ale. Light bitter with tart finish, barely any sweetness. Slight thin feel on a light body. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2014
at 12:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split in Craigs room, Borefts Day 2 after party tasting, 27/09/14 thanks to the person who brought this number. Hazed golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is skunky hops, mandarin, pine, straw. Taste comprises mandarin, grapefruit, more skunked hop licks. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, grapefruit and pine wash in the close. Decent skunky sessioner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2014
at 14:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from de Bierkoning, small sample. Slight hazy yellow to golden color, medium white head. Aroma of citrussy hop, some lychee, slight banana spicy note but not much. Medium bitterness in taste, slight grainy malts. Quite clean, certainly for t IJ. Wonderful stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2014
at 02:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
33cl Bottle from Melgers. ABV is 4.2%. Hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma is really nice and hoppy, tropical fruits, grapefruit, citrusy, weed. Flavour is crisp, juicy and dry at the same time, citrus, light malty, tropical fruits, lychee, grapefruit, decent bitterness, never watery. Light bodied. Could definitely session this..
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2014
at 14:29
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle in hotel room bodegraven 2014... Soft floral citrus nose... Dull thin citrus orange hop nose
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2014
at 13:02
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Label says 4.2% abv. Strong citrus nose. Cloudy medium golden colour, two finger foamy white head, recedes after a while to a thin layer, fine lacing. Aroma of pineapple, grapefruit, orange, lime, spruce, herbal notes. Crisp taste, medium to strong bitter. Light body, sticky texture, mild mouthfeel, finish as in taste, lingering bitterness, herbal notes. Another nice one from ’t IJ.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2014
at 10:21