IJndejaars
Brouwerij 't IJ in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
6.94
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A splendid, maroon-coloured beer with fine aromas of spiced fruit, orange peel and well-roasted malt to delight the nose. The flavour is a spicy balance of caramel, citrus and slightly bitter hops to restore that warm feeling during the dark days of winter. If stored in a cool, dark place, IJndejaars will keep for years.
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9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
2 years over the best before-date… brown-orange in the glass, plum in the nose. Or caramel apples. The beers is intense. Lots of plums, caramel, brown sugar. The mainpart is full flavoured. Deep. Smooth. The 9% are not present all the time! Caramel apples. Milk chocolate. Very fruity. Highly drinkable and full of aroma! The aftertaste is long, very long. Very smooth and full of aroma. The caramel apple and the smooth yeastiness lasts very long in the mouth.
--> an absolutely great beer! --> 14/13/15/15
--> an absolutely great beer! --> 14/13/15/15
Tried
on 09 Jan 2014
at 13:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Mitra, Wijk bij Duurstede. Hazy brown with an off-white head. Malty yeasty aroma. Semi-sweet taste. Not very special in my opinion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2014
at 15:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2013 version. Cloudy dark amber colour, small beige frothy head, dissipates rather quickly, thin rim remains. Sweet and sour fruity aroma, orange peel, syrup, caramel, raisin, coriander, earthy hops, basement aromas, yeast. Taste medium sweet, light bitterness, bit peppery on the tongue, full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, bittersweet finish, with a light sour bite. Needs some ripening.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2013
at 09:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the molen. Thin creamy white head. Hazy amber pour. Slught sweetness and some herbs.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Dec 2013
at 09:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at De Molen. Pours hazy golden amber with an off white head. Aroma of yeast, caramel and fruits. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Dec 2013
at 09:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 9%. Unclear brown/dark amber with small tan head. Aroma is malt, yeast, dried fruits, caramel and hop. Flavour is malt, yeast, dried fruits, medium sweet, little plume, caramel, hop and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2013
at 11:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
rood/bruin van kleur. aroma: van toffee, chocolade, karamel smaak: mout, toffee, chocolade, karamel, kersen, gerstemout. afdronk: licht bitter/zoet, niet bijzonder
Tried
on 10 Jan 2013
at 11:57
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
dark, brownis-gold, cloudy colour (with some small particles) with creamy head; candy sugar aroma and greatly ballanced taste of roasted sugar, some minimal bitterness and alcoholic (however not too intensive) sweetness with some strange spycy aftertaste. Great Christmas ale.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2012
at 06:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Clear reddish dark amber colour with average frothy lacing off-white head. Caramel malty aroma with dry leather notes, a touch of alcohol. Sweet caramel malty taste, yeasty overtone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2012
at 12:04
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle bought by my father in Rotterdam. Shared with Marsiblursi. 1999 vintage. Pours hazy brown with a fizzy brownish white head that quickly dissipates without leaving any trace on the glass. Smell is sweet with pumpernickel, leather, white pepper, prunes, raisins, dates, brown sugar, dusty cocoa and hints of yeasty esters. Taste is sweet, malty, yeasty and oxidized with dark bread, wood, vanilla, brown sugar, cloves, allspice and dark fruits. Mouthfeel is round and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet with dark bread, spices, brown sugar and dusty cacao. Very interesting, oldest beer I’ve tried so far and it held up real well. Oxidized in a good way...
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2012
at 01:26