Ciel Bleu Double IPA
Brouwerij 't IJ in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
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7.22
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The third beer we brewed with the chefs of the famed Ciel Bleu restaurant. A Double IPA with Sudachi, a Japanese kind of lime, and Buddha’s Hand, an odd yellow claw-shaped fruit. The juice and oils of these Eastern fruits provide a slightly exotic layer of taste, which nicely blends with the soft but prominent hoppyness of this beer.
We boiled Centennial and Chinook hops and dryhopped with Galaxy for some additional citrus. A hop mix that makes for a remarkably soft type of bitterness. Combined with the citrus influences, it gives this light-bodied double IPA a pleasant touch of complexity.
We boiled Centennial and Chinook hops and dryhopped with Galaxy for some additional citrus. A hop mix that makes for a remarkably soft type of bitterness. Combined with the citrus influences, it gives this light-bodied double IPA a pleasant touch of complexity.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Maakun. Hazy pale amber. Sweet malts, biscuits, white bread crust, toast, lime, caramel, the distinctive aroma of buddha fingers (nudge nudge wink wink), very nice fruity notes, dank hoppiness all around but not as prominent as thenfruitiness. Big sweet and mild bitter. Over medium body and soft carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 14:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to Sjogro. Bit hazy darker golden with off white head. Nice smell of citrus up front. More citrus in the taste with lime peel, grapefruit and what I guess is the Asian fruits. Some fresh baked bread, caramel, quite some herbs and grass. Medium sweet with a long lasting quite strong citrus peel bitterness. Medium bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 14:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
33cl bottle from the brewery. Mostly clear amber color (just a swirl of the yeast). Big, dense off white head with good retention and some lace. Aroma’s: hops, fruit, a bit yeasty. Retronasal it’s sweetish, yeasty, hops, some bitterness, light resin, spices (not sure which). Flavor is moderate to full bitter with some sweetness and spices. Medium bodied. Firm bitter finish, somewhat herbal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2017
at 14:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from het Biermoment, batch 342 BB 08-2017, 33 cl sample. Slight hazy orange to amber color, medium frothy head. Aroma has fresh citrussy hops, slight caramelly malts and a hint of flowery menthol. Dry firm bitterness in taste, slight candy and caramel sweetness. A bit harsh in the finish. Interesting addition of fruit to this DIPA. Quite unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2017
at 15:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1st January 2017
Almost clear amber beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Malts are light, dry and mildly sweet with a vague lager character. Mellow pine. Mild pithy bitterness. A little ripe lemon and hop spice. Trace of tropical fruits. Smooth and fairly dry finish. Mild bitter linger. Not bad.
Almost clear amber beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Malts are light, dry and mildly sweet with a vague lager character. Mellow pine. Mild pithy bitterness. A little ripe lemon and hop spice. Trace of tropical fruits. Smooth and fairly dry finish. Mild bitter linger. Not bad.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2017
at 05:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Spicy nose. Clear pale amber colour, good two finger frothy, off-white head, recedes slowly, good lacing. Aroma pale malts, orange peel, tangerine, passion fruit, light spices and pine. Smooth mouthfeel, taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, citrusy. Hoppy bittersweet aftertaste, spicy notes, dry herbal finish, medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, nice soft and mellow IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2017
at 12:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home, 27th December 16. Pours Amber, aroma is floral, fruit, lovely. Taste is fabulous, floral, maybe the kafir lime, perfume, sweet and bitter, good hops. Love it
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2016
at 15:09
7/10
Tried
on 20 Dec 2016
at 23:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Bottle, thanks Potje! Clear orange-amber colour, yellow-tinted head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, herbal, peel, hint of pine, tropical fruits. Flavour is light to medium sweet, citrus, lime, peel bitterness, some tropical fruit, hint of pine, grass, quite herbal bitterness underneath, a bit of caramel, hint of toast, herbal bitter finish. Medium bodied at best. Not fully convinced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2016
at 02:58