Sunday, April 17, 2011

Back to Brouwerij 't IJ

This will be a bit of a short post. Unfortunately we can't seem to find most of the pictures that we took of our second trip to Brouwerij 't IJ. However, you can see our first trip here.

We rushed to the bar close to closing time much like our first trip, but we were determined to make it after such a positive experience the evening before. As we approached the bar, we could see the big gray rainclouds brooding on the horizon. We entered, bought our first round and a snack, and we settled in to the room. It was much busier this night so we were forced to go to one of the back corners to sit and enjoy our time.

M got a Trippel, and I started with a Columbus which is their spicy amber ale. For the snack, we got a plate of their ossenworst. Ossenworst is basically steak tartare in sausage form. I was very pleased with this since we didn't really know what to expect before we ordered, but M was slightly less pleased. Not being a big red meat eater, this wasn't quite her style of food. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The balance of spice and meat combined to be very flavorful, and since I like my meat closer to rare, the texture was perfect. M, for what it was, acknowledges that it was good, but she still wasn't that into it.

M's Trippel and the Ossenworst


We originally thought to stay just for one drink with our snack. However, as soon as we were about halfway through our first beers, those ugly gray rain clouds opened up in a BIG way. Since it was pouring outside, we had no other choice but to stay at the bar and drink more beer. Well, I drank more beer, I'm not sure M had another. Regardless, it was another fun evening at the brewery.

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