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IJBok
Brouwerij 't IJ
- From:
- Brouwerij 't IJ
- Netherlands
- Style:
- Bock
Ranked #65 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #23,404 - Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 11.26%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 31, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2005
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 10
Our bokbier that rings in the autumn every year. Dark and full-bodied, but not as sweet as you might expect. The fine, light brown head holds for a long time while the dark, black-brown beer releases aromas of the roasted grains, a bit of coffee and dark fruit. The aftertaste is pleasantly dry.
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Ratings by safaricook:
Reviewed by safaricook from Netherlands
3.81/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The Dutch bokbier style is a big thing here in the Netherlands and though its best days seem to gone with so much more going on on the beer scene nowadays, it is still the number one of all seasonal beers. I myself have never established a real romantic relationship with this usually rather onedimensional style. caramelly sweetnes is in principle the dominating flavor and when the malts and the mash are somewhat off or fermentation is not drying it out enough this can some sweet mess. Not so the IJBok that is generally amongst the better offerings and with their new brewhouse they seem to be finally able to produce a clean bok with caramel malts in interplay with some roastier malts and a drier crisper finish. They made the second place this yesr in the Dutch bokbier festival in Amsterdam. I would say that this is well deserved. Anyway still not a fan of the stile
Blind Dutch Bockbier tasting project fall 2019
Mainly very fine beige foam but also occasionally bigger bubbles, foam is only a thin layer though. Black Body but also ruby against a light source and carbonation is visible 3.75
Burnt malt, coffee but not too much, also toffee 3.5
burnt flavors are present as well, rather dry and crisp, crispness and hop bitter are dominating the aftertaste, a bit watery 3.5
body is on the thinner side but smooth and with some very fine prickly carbonation coming through 4
I am not a big fan of the roast character, but I enjoy that it is rather dry. Not much alcohol presence. My nose is not working at its best but as I do not get any aroma except from the malt this could be a lager 3.5
Oct 05, 2013Blind Dutch Bockbier tasting project fall 2019
Mainly very fine beige foam but also occasionally bigger bubbles, foam is only a thin layer though. Black Body but also ruby against a light source and carbonation is visible 3.75
Burnt malt, coffee but not too much, also toffee 3.5
burnt flavors are present as well, rather dry and crisp, crispness and hop bitter are dominating the aftertaste, a bit watery 3.5
body is on the thinner side but smooth and with some very fine prickly carbonation coming through 4
I am not a big fan of the roast character, but I enjoy that it is rather dry. Not much alcohol presence. My nose is not working at its best but as I do not get any aroma except from the malt this could be a lager 3.5
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.06/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear reddish brown body, tan head and solid crowned lacing. Dark fruit forward nose with malts, toffee and a touch of earth, very sweet. Taste comes back to balance a bit more with still huge dark fruit, plum and raisin in particular, malt though is more earthy and caramel centric, brown bread yeast cuts sweetness decently too. Feel is light and malty the whole way with some finishing yeast, mildly warming and wet
Oct 08, 2022Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.25/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting. Clear brown colour, off-white head. Malty aroma, notes of caramel, but more dryish and "dusty" than expected. Malty and bready flavour with some caramel, but not too sweet.
Feb 23, 2022Reviewed by marcbosch from Netherlands
3.52/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: Deep mahogany, good creamy tan head.
S: Malt and toffee, some dried fruit, perhaps some roasty notes. Good but a bit on the faint side.
T: Following the nose. Malty but not too sweet, just a few notes of toffee/butterscotch and raisin/prune. But basically, toasted bread notes and coffee. Good, just a tiny bit too bitter.
F: bodied and silky. Good for a cold night.
O: Good bok, not cloying. Still, not that remarkable.
Jan 30, 2019S: Malt and toffee, some dried fruit, perhaps some roasty notes. Good but a bit on the faint side.
T: Following the nose. Malty but not too sweet, just a few notes of toffee/butterscotch and raisin/prune. But basically, toasted bread notes and coffee. Good, just a tiny bit too bitter.
F: bodied and silky. Good for a cold night.
O: Good bok, not cloying. Still, not that remarkable.
Rated by Veteranbrew from California
4.31/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Drank some fresh from the brewery. Very tasty Bok
Nov 07, 2018Reviewed by SpongeHop from Belgium
3.3/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
L - clear, deep garnet color. Off-white head that dissipates quickly leaving only some lacing along the edges.
S & T - little dried fruity tart-balanced sweetness of on the attack (blackcurrants?); some roasted coffee tones throughout with the slightest hint of warm spiciness of coriander seed; then finishes with a grapefruity-pithy bitterness.
F - little bit lacking carbonation-wise.
O - as the description says, less sweet than most bokbeers. So if you like your bocks on the bitter side rather than the caramelly, you could try this one. Still, I didn't quite like this one. Even on the less-sweet bokbier front, I would prefer a La Trappe Bok to this one, every single time.
Wouldn't particularly recommend it.
Oct 01, 2017S & T - little dried fruity tart-balanced sweetness of on the attack (blackcurrants?); some roasted coffee tones throughout with the slightest hint of warm spiciness of coriander seed; then finishes with a grapefruity-pithy bitterness.
F - little bit lacking carbonation-wise.
O - as the description says, less sweet than most bokbeers. So if you like your bocks on the bitter side rather than the caramelly, you could try this one. Still, I didn't quite like this one. Even on the less-sweet bokbier front, I would prefer a La Trappe Bok to this one, every single time.
Wouldn't particularly recommend it.
Rated by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Full malty taste, little bit of coffee. Backend is dry and bittersweet
Jan 18, 2017Reviewed by schavuytje from Netherlands
4.42/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Nice malty, pleasantly bitter, fruity plum and dark berries really a topper like to try when it is aged again so a bit patience
and try again with waterteeth
Dec 26, 2016and try again with waterteeth
IJBok from Brouwerij 't IJ
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
35 ratings
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