Online Biertasting: Live from our Brouwerij
This Friday, the 10th of April we organise a beer tasting live from the brewery. Wouter will tell you everything about our four beers: Zatte, IPA, IJwit and PaasIJ.
Tabrooms temporarily closed
Dear guests, friends, family,
Due to the coronavirus, we decided to immediately close the doors of our tasting rooms in Amsterdam. The health of our staff and our guests is always paramount, and we can best guarantee this now by closing the tasting rooms.New items in the IJshop
A navy-white striped T-shirt, basic white and IJ socks are available on our webshop. The shirt’s are made from high quality soft cotton. Perfect for a stroll around the Amsterdam Canals, but of course also to be worn somewhere else.
18 years IJwit
It’s early 2002 when Kaspar Peterson, the founder and first owner of Brouwerij ‘t IJ, decides that it’s time to brew an extra fresh beer for the summer. Session ales and IPA’s where at that time not yet commonplace in the Netherlands, so he decided that it has to be a white beer in Belgium style: IJwit was born.
From bathhouse to brewery
The bathhouse at the Funenkade, where we brew our beer, opened its doors in 1911. But how dit we get there? We have to travel back in time to found out, time for a history lesson!
Amsterdam tap water: great for beer
We just open our taps and that wonderful water goes straight into our tanks.
New beer: Red Rye Double IPA
“We brewed this with loads of everything”, our brewers say. Result is a firm Double IPA and a mouth full of Indian Summer.
Floris gaat Down Under
Floris heeft niet eens zo lang bij ons gewerkt maar hij heeft een onvergetelijke indruk achtergelaten – en dat komt niet eens door zijn polo. Floris gaat op reis en de polo arriveert snel in onze webshop. Veel plezier in Australië Floris!
Up close: John
Who are all those people drinking our beer? We asked some of them in our tasting room.
New beer: Calypso Lager
We brewed this soft tropical beer with loads of fruit. Let the sunshine in.
Fine-tuned our IPA: less alcohol, great taste
Went from 7% abv to 6,5 and you won’t even notice. Except for the label.
New beer: session IPA
It has a wonderfully strong personality but, with just 4% abv, a soft side too.
Perfect present: our gift card
You can pay beer with it in our tap rooms but you could also spend it on all the other good stuff we sell there.
The brewery at the Zeeburgerpad
Visual impression of what goes on in our biggest brewery.
New beer: Amarillo Red IPA
With a mix of pale and roasted malts, we already painted the colours of autumn but the Amarillo hop provides a summery citrus bite.
Record sum for good cause
The proceeds of a beer we brewed especially for the occassion went to a foundation that works to fight child cancer. We are very proud and thank everyone that contributed to this campaign.
Up close: Ali & Serar
Who are all those people drinking our beer? We asked some of them in our tasting room.
Pompoen met Speck: hearty food to pair with your bock beer
Marco knows how to make the most of forgotten veggies and turn them into solid Dutch ‘cuisine’.
The bock beers are back
Our IJbok rings in autumn accompanied by a beautiful doppelbock and, something new, the ChokoBok.
Zhe German: our Amsterdam Kellerbier
Our brewer Arvin is crazy about German breweries and brewed something inspired by the masters of balanced beers. Resulted in a beautifully balanced Kellerbier.
Brewing for a good cause: Geniet & Geef
The profits of the sale of this special beer will benefit a nation-wide campaign to combat children’s cancer.
Good news: We’ve got a brand new webshop
In our webshop you can buy our T-shirts, sweaters, caps and original Brouwerij ‘t IJ prints.
Witte Pol: Belgium’s smallest brewery in Amsterdam
We helped Pol, who runs Belgium’s smallest official brewery, to brew some more of his wheat beer. It’s a classic Belgian wheat: soft, fresh and herbal and we could keep some but that sold out quickly.
Esasa, our adopted ostrisch, ‘looks very happy’ in Artis
Go and visit her in the nearby zoo and come over for a beer afterwards.
Good news: we’re opening a new tasting room
We’re very happy to start pouring our beers in an iconic building right in the middle of the Vondelpark, one of Amsterdams most central and beloved parks.
Our peanuts ‘smile at you’
The guy who delivers them to our pub from the very start explains why.
New beer: Paul’s Zomer Ale
Delightfully fresh and citrusy summer ale by one of our most experienced brewers. [sold out]
Mandarina Pale Ale
Light in colour, alcohol (4,7%) and taste but firm in its fruity hoppiness. No tangerines were hurt during the brewing of this beer. [sold out]
Up close: Davion & Ricardo
Who are all those people drinking our beer? We asked some of them in our tasting room.
New beer: Muiderporter
Little alcohol (3,8%) but a very pleasant taste and soft creamy body.
Galaxy Summer IPA
This beautiful summer beer finished way before summer did. [sold out]
We toasted to a future free of sexual discrimination and hate
On May 17th, it was International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia so we raised that flag and drank for tolerance.
This is Don
Boss of the bottling line. His tasks? “Brewers brew. I take care of everything that needs to happen afterwards.”
Tripel Spice
We had some coriander, cardamom and juniper boil along while we brewed this. Result: a fresh tripel with soft, slightly spicy layer that nicely accentuates the herbal tones of our very own yeast. [sold out]
White Ale
Proven combination for great summer beers: wheat malt, herbs and citrus fruit. [sold out]
Bierblog Jim Jansen: ode aan de PaasIJ
Jim Jansen onderzocht wat de PaasIJ toch zo geliefd maakt en kwam tot een overzicht van vijf verhelderende punten.
Bergamot IPA
Sipping this is like gently sinking your teeth into citrus fruit peel. [sold out]
Up close: Pasqual
Who are all those people drinking our beer? We asked some of them in our tasting room.
New England Mango IPA
Some oats, mango and loads of fresh and fruity hops make this a tropical stunner. [sold out]
Viergranen Tripel
We’ve brewed something new: Viergranen Tripel, a beautiful blonde with barley, oats, rye and spelt. [sold out]
The beer bottle collection
Ever wondered where all those bottles came from? We asked the man who brought in the first ones decades ago.
Tripel Wheat
A strong, complex brew full of wheat, hops, coriander and orange. [sold out]
De Ruyschkamer: living room away from home
Comfortable couches, magazines, board games, cheese fondue, more than seventy different beers and hospitality are key here.
Skeapsrond
After brewing, we are left with a little more than the much desired beer. Once we have extracted all the fermentable liquid from the grains we use, the grain itself is useless.
Book review: The Comic Book Story of Beer
There are dozens of books about beer already, but we haven’t read a book like this before. The Comic Book Story of Beer is a beautiful graphic novel which tells the story of beer in an accessible fashion.
Cafe de Blauwe Druif: perfect little harbour on the Haarlemmerstraat
Classic Amsterdam sailor bar with good food and great beer. Don’t forget to check out the ceiling.
Mooie taak: brouwen voor Geniet & Geef
We brouwen dit jaar het bier van Geniet & Geef, waarvan de winst volledig naar de bestrijding van kinderkanker gaat.
