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Zatte
Brouwerij 't IJ
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- From:
- Brouwerij 't IJ
- Netherlands
- Style:
- Tripel
Ranked #180 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #20,829 - Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 12.37%
- Reviews:
- 80
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Wednesday at 09:45 PM
- Added:
- Mar 15, 2002
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 35
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Notes:
The first beer to come out of our vats, back in 1985, making it the classic beer of Brouwerij ‘t IJ. It is a ‘tripel’, the category reserved for the stronger, blonde beers in Belgian tradition. Zatte more than lives up to expectations in this respect. It is a full-bodied, golden beer with a scent of fresh fruit mingled here and there with a hint of grain. The flavour is slightly sweet, ending with a fine, dry aftertaste. A delicious beer that can be enjoyed in all seasons.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.25/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Spicy and yeasty aroma, not unpleasant, but not your typical tripel. Dry flavour, okay but not very interesting, mild spicy notes, but again: not your typical tripel.
Feb 23, 2022
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.11/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
375ml bottle from Taste of the Lowlands. Pours out dark, clear golden, one finger, soft, fluffy head. Aroma is bready, buttery, mild savory characteristics. Taste is buttered sourdough bread, toffee, fruity, white pepper and gentle Belgian yeast. Creamy, smooth, full. Enjoyed this a lot.
Feb 23, 2022
Rated by ThaneMcC from Germany
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great Belgian blonde- triple- cloves, coriander and pleasant astringency- good on a warm sunny day
Jul 05, 2019
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
More on the bright side of the tripel spectrum, but one of the better "blone" tripels I have had. Very well made, with hay, flowers, and a fruit bouquet of apple, lemon, grapefruit among other, intermixed with the belgian spices, malts, honey and yeast. Medium bodied, and drinkable.
Sep 13, 2018
Reviewed by D1noB from Oklahoma
4.6/5 rDev +21.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +21.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A hoppy spice that isn't overpowering. For the strength it is quiet giant. A great beer that leaves you wanting more. Slight dryness on the end little bit of a lot.
Taste rating in words: a boxer with equal parts balance, speed, and power.
Aug 30, 2018Taste rating in words: a boxer with equal parts balance, speed, and power.
Rated by bloodsky from Georgia
4.6/5 rDev +21.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.6/5 rDev +21.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
absolutely delicious, wonderful aroma, and it even looks great in a glass
Feb 25, 2018Rated by BeerTastesGood from California
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
My first Brouweij't IJ beer. Very tasty, as Belgians are, but not extraordinary. I would drink again.
Jan 08, 2018
Reviewed by Zet from Netherlands
3.68/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Light orange haze with an average head of foam. Lots of clove in the smell with some malt, yeast and orange notes. The taste is also quite clovey at first, but develops as the beer warms up. It's actually quite herby and spicy after a while. It's quite dry, and it even tastes umami to me, which also gives this beer's taste some mushroom characteristics, probably due to the yeast flavour. Mouth feel is medium to full bodied and gentle. I'm giving this beer some extra points overall, as i liked it originality. Might not be everyone's cup of tea though.
EDIT: Had another one, but this one tasted as a decent but pretty standard tripel. Pilsener hops, orange, clove and malt in the nose and mouth, with a medium body and nice carbo. A little sweet, a little sour, a little bitter. Nothing extraordinary here. Has the recipe changed? Has the previous beer been maturing for a while? Was I another person a year ago? Ah well, all in all: decent but standard, score has been lowered a bit to reflect this.
Jul 24, 2017EDIT: Had another one, but this one tasted as a decent but pretty standard tripel. Pilsener hops, orange, clove and malt in the nose and mouth, with a medium body and nice carbo. A little sweet, a little sour, a little bitter. Nothing extraordinary here. Has the recipe changed? Has the previous beer been maturing for a while? Was I another person a year ago? Ah well, all in all: decent but standard, score has been lowered a bit to reflect this.
Rated by cistercienzer from Netherlands
3.7/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.7/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Full-bodied, caramel/liquorice hint, low carbon, bit too sweet, but overall balanced tripel.
Jul 13, 2017
Rated by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands
5/5 rDev +31.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +31.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Ongefilterd bier, altijd vijf reeten!
Jan 18, 2017
Reviewed by PlutonowyManiek from Belgium
3.66/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.66/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Color: yellow-orange, slightly hazy with yeast particles. White foam, not too high, on average lasted.
Aroma: Malt, where fruit is mainly oranges, slightly spicy.
Taste: fruity, again sweet orange and candied orange peel, coriander, spicy and even notes of yeast.
Gentian not very high, slightly herbal and grassy. High saturation, appropriate.
Jun 19, 2016Aroma: Malt, where fruit is mainly oranges, slightly spicy.
Taste: fruity, again sweet orange and candied orange peel, coriander, spicy and even notes of yeast.
Gentian not very high, slightly herbal and grassy. High saturation, appropriate.
Zatte from Brouwerij 't IJ
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
204 ratings
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