Koyt
Jopen in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Traditional Beer - Koyt / Kuit Regular|
Score
6.89
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Jopen Koyt is brewed according to the Haarlem Brouwerskeur from 1407 (city recipe). This beer is brewed with gruit, a medieval spice blend with ritual-picked gale. According to a myth, gale can be hallucinating, to avoid this, gale must be picked by naked witches at full moon. You bought the ingredient gruit from the gruit gentleman (later corrupted to the Gruijter = grocer). Picked gale is decisive in the herbal mixture of Jopen Koyt.
This reddish-brown beer has a strong spicy (menthol) aroma and a mildly sweet taste. The dark malt provides caramel tones. The spicy aspect appears again in the aftertaste.
This reddish-brown beer has a strong spicy (menthol) aroma and a mildly sweet taste. The dark malt provides caramel tones. The spicy aspect appears again in the aftertaste.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Colonial Spirits. Hazy deep brown color with a decent sized tightly bubbled tan head that slowly recedes. Lightly herbal on the nose with plenty of brown sugary maltiness to counter. Light pine in the flavor with a bit of bitterness and sweet bready caramel and brown sugar maltiness to counter. Light earthy spicy notes round this out nicely. I’m not usually a fan of gruit but this one I kind of liked.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2017
at 14:00
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2017
at 16:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, big bubbly head, cloudy very deep orange color, aroma of cola, shrubs and ginger, flavor of caramel, plums, mint, some cola and melon, light to medium bitterness, lively carbonation. Very good and interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2017
at 14:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap @ Boulevard Café, sample size. Hazy dark brown color with dense off white to light beige head. Aroma’s: spices and herbs, notably ginger and gale/bogmyrtle. Retronasal ther’s also some fruit and sweetness. Flavor is moderate sweet, light sweet drop (licorice). Medium bodied. Quite tasy, but I do miss the hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2017
at 14:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe, Kings Lynn, historic rating. Pours a clear red/brown with a long lasting creamy beige head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, dark fruit, quite yeasty, with subtle light spice/herb. Fairly heavy sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slick texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2017
at 09:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Liebesbier Bayreuth thanks to Alian. Hazy dark brown colour no head. herbal spicy aroma. minty aroma. OK strong dark beer in the mouth. not my thing to be honest. interesting. some chocolate some brown malt. some sting on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2017
at 13:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Color: Reddish brown, fast disappearing off white head. Taste: Roasted malt, caramel, lots of spices / herbs. Spicy, lightly metal finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2016
at 13:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap Pours a clear dark brown with light head. Aromas of dry Xmas spice and toasty malts. Flavors of same with cinnamon and anise plus bread crust and light herbal notes. A great break from big hoppy beers. Very dry. Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Oct 2016
at 16:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Pizzeria Paradiso Georgetown. Poured a brown color with a off-white head. Aroma was light sweet malts, sweet spices - a touch strange, but interesting. Holly berry, spices.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Oct 2016
at 14:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nice beer. Malt and some caramel. Dark brown pour with decent head and lacing. Light sweet finish. Nice malt complex. Light tangy finish. Tap at pizza paradiso.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2016
at 20:25