Brouwerij 't IJ is a small brewery

Brewery

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 in Amsterdam

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, Netherlands

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. It is located in a former bath house

Public bathing

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 named Funen, next to the De Gooyer windmill. The brewery was opened by Kaspar Peterson, a former musician, in October 1985 and was one of several small breweries that opened in cities around the Netherlands in respose to consumers' dissatisfaction with beer brewed by the larger companies. It currently brews five standard beers and four seasonal beers, besides occasional beers.
All the beers are certified organic.

The brewery allows tours and tastings, and has a pub with an outdoor terrace.

Standard beers

• Plzen (5%): hoppy and floury blond pilsener
  Pilsener
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• Natte (6,5%): a brown/red dubbel
  Dubbel
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• Zatte (8%): yellow/gold tripel
  Tripel
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• Struis (9%): sweet and dark
• Columbus (9%): amber with lots of hop

Seasonal beers

• IJwit (7%): white
  Wheat beer
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• Paasij (7%): amber coloured springbock
• IJbock (6,5%): dark bock
  Bock
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• Turbock (before: IJndejaarsbier) (9%)

Literature

• "Aan ’t schiprijk Y…." Oude en jonge monumenten rond de historische oever van het IJ. Gemeentelijk Bureau Monumentenzorg, 1995.

External links

• Brouwerij 't IJ