Ignis Et Flamma - De Struise Brouwers

Absumaster

Netherlands

3.54/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

An orange colored beer with a bit of gushing. The foam is very thick and is very stable.

The smell is mild citric hoppy with distinct US hoppy flavors. The malt is dextrinous and has some hay and strawlike smells.

The taste is mild hoppy and bitter, which develops into a nice base of raw bitterness. The hops give the beer it's citric US hoppiness. The beer lacks an aggressive bitterness and hoppiness, but the beer is a little older, so the hops may have diminished over time.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 22:29:26 | More by Absumaster

BelgianBeerPope

Belgium

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

20/04/2012 @ 12:00

A: Hazy, orange-amber colored with lots of small bubbles and a nice, white head

S : closed aroma : grains, yeast, a lil bit of damp pine forest

T : Hops are clearly upfront, in the middle and at the end - yeast & grains are also very much there

M : Although the hops create a full palate, this beer is rather easy drinking and has some resemblance (although much hoppier) with Orval trappist

O : This beer grew on me, first smell & taste was a bit odd and couldn't quite place it but if you let your palate accomodate to the bitterness, it becomes a rather easy drinker with a long aftertaste, shame that the smell is a bit of a let down and doesn't tell the full story !

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 10:07:23 | More by BelgianBeerPope

StJamesGate

New York

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep amber with a fine mist of bubbles and a taupe head of steady cream that crusts.
Dank nose of citrus oil and skunk.
Canteloupe and mango then tangerine, resin, and pine sap hops.
Five Alive finish and an orange rind linger that’s more long than bitter. Medium, chewy, creamy, smooth, oily.

Galena, Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade and Amarillo
OG 1066 FG 1015 62 EBU Lot 41/24/2010

Is this bottle really 2 years old? Might’ve lost a step but plenty of hop depth. Not sure I get the Simcoe – is that the dank? Solid DIPA either way.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2012 23:41:00 | More by StJamesGate

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

First had: on tap at Bierstube, Philly, PA

Poured a hazy golden-yellow with a finger or so of fluffy white head; decent retention and lacing. Aroma of Belgian yeast and citrus mainly. Taste was bready and surprisingly sweet and floral, toasted grains, yeast, lots of hops for sure, but for the amount used, they definitely seemed to take a backseat, apart from the ubiquitous floral quality. Smooth mouthfeel, soft carbonation, medium body, easy drinking. Everything seemed to have a great balance, which is, I think, what made this beer especially good.

Serving type: on-tap

10-23-2012 02:08:47 | More by Rifugium

Tone

Missouri

4.13/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear, copper color. 1/3 inch head of a white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of strong citrus hops, slight floral hops, sweet malt, slight alcohol, hint of citrus, and a hint of caramel malt. Fits the style of a Belgian IPA. Mouth feel is sharp and clean, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of citrus hops, slight floral hops, sweet malt, hint of roasted malt, hint of alcohol, and a hint of sugar. Overall, good appearance, aroma, body, and blend.

Serving type: on-tap

10-09-2012 20:59:09 | More by Tone

ccrida

Oregon

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Picked this up in London, appearance is pale chestnut with a light tan head leaving pretty heavy lace. Floaties at the end.

Smell is spicy hops, some lemon, oranges.

Taste is still pretty hoppy after these years, the citrus is accentuated by the fruity esters. Nice bubble gum, a little resiny still, and decent bitterness.

Mouthfeel is oily, medium bodied.

Drinkability is pretty high, a tasty, if aged BIPA. Dig the esters.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2012 23:29:07 | More by ccrida

MrKennedy

Australia

3.53/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to bluebetty for sourcing this from Struise, 330ml bottle into a Golden Monkey tulip.

Pours a hazy amber-golden colour, nice fluffy beige head of foam on top. Random lacing, decent head retention.

Smells of mango itself and then starts to get a bit sweeter with mango syrup and some honey as well.

Taste follows suit with the mango coming through. Then it has a bit of a mango sulphur thing going on when the belgian yeast comes into play. Nice yeast flavour comes through later on.

Solid body to this, not gritty like a other Euro IPA's can be at times, but plenty there, while there is a bit of hop bitterness to finish it off. Pretty drinkable with the little bit of extra sweetness, yet it doesn't get cloying.

Reverts to the belgian IPA yeast profile and gives a sense of trueness to style. However, the nice mango flavour that with the added sweetness gives this a real point of difference. Unique, worth trying, enough to pique my interest. Perhaps not what i'm looking for enough to open my wallet for more though.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2012 10:13:41 | More by MrKennedy

ADZA

Australia

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a murky apricot hue which leaves a two finger head and subtle lacing,the smell is honey,floral hops,citrus and caramel candy,the mouthfeel is medium bodied and very sessionable for something of this ABV and has tastes of candied blood oranges,caramel malts,toffee treacle,passionfruits and finished with a candy bittersweetness and overall its alright but i dont think ill buy it again cheers.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 12:13:43 | More by ADZA

largadeer

California

3.7/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: The head is lasting and dense, the body a glowing and clear crimson hue. A beautiful beer.

Smell: Yeasty and estery with a mild but surprisingly pleasant tropical fruit hop bouquet. Sugary red grapes, mango, orange marmalade, a touch of caramel malt.

Palate: Tropical fruit and red grapes carry over from the nose. Fairly dry, though there's a decently substantial malt backbone beneath the hops. Cardboard-like oxidation is faint but noticeable, something I've picked up in other Struise beers in the past - it's not overly offensive, but it does detract. The finish is bitter and fruity with an herbal bite that doesn't linger long.

Overall: Surprisingly nice from the bottle, and probably much better on tap from the source.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2012 06:13:43 | More by largadeer

kjyost

Manitoba (Canada)

3.18/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Bottle received in CanBIF 2012 via phyl21ca. Thanks! Undated bottle poured into a sleeve.

A: Brown body with a tan head that drops but stays as a cap for a while and laces nicely
S: Malty, soap. Not much op though a light dank naure is in there.
T: Sweet malts with a hint of bitterness. Some light hop flavours that get brought down by a molasses like flavour. Clean and not estery, maybe a hint of pepper.
M: Bright strong carbonation, with the beer finishing surprisingly dry for the malty nature of the taste.
O: Not terribly IPA like anymore (no clue if this is fresh or old [edit: oh, wow, 2010], but isn't really evidencing any of the american hops they are claiming... A dissapointment.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2012 02:28:45 | More by kjyost

mulder1010

Australia

3.03/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

330 ML bottle poured into a tulip
Thanks to Bluebetty for getting this for me through Struise.

A-- Pours a clean and clear coppery amber color. Two finger off white, very rocky looking head that quickly fell to a thick ringed collar and some soapy, splotchy, film. Good web like lacing when the head went down. Aggressive swirling does get the head back to two fingers and a better built head, but once again a quick fader.

S-- Soft nose, not much to this really. Some orange and peach sorbet, soft grapefruit and pine. Some backbone smell but really a soft nose. Had to really dig for what I got.

T-- Orange, Pine, Grapefruit all thrown at me at once. Weird little wave that dissipates to thinness after the initial hop presence. malt is more involved in the taste. As a rich somewhat candied bread taste. Not bad but hops drop off very quickly.

M-- Light medium bodied, medium carbonation. A few watery gaps in the middle of the palate. Does finish with a nice, bitter orange finish. Really, a pretty clean IPA in the end. More carmel sweetness is obvious in the feel and does enhance this but the watery gaps really hurt this.

O-- I like it but I do not like it. Really want to like this as has some really good notes and feel to this but the watery gaps do hurt. Would want to try again as do like this but grading does win out.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2012 12:08:38 | More by mulder1010

jazzyjeff13

United Kingdom (England)

3.78/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A 330ml bottle with a BB of Sept 2013. Acquired from a Belgian webshop. The label image reminds me of tie-die t-shirts; it's just random. This is my first beer from de Struise and I'm excited to finally try one.

Poured into a Duvel tulip. A deep coppery-amber hue with medium carbonation and considerable yeast haze. Produces a massive creamy head of foam that seems to last forever; this eventually reduces to a nice surface layer. The bottle has a thick layer of sediment remaining inside. A spicy aroma of aromatic hops with notes of pine and citrus fruits; hints of grapefruit. Underpinned by sweet malt and dry, fruity yeast esters.

Tastes of sweet caramel malt with an yeasty, hoppy character and a restrained bitter finish. Notes of sweet malt, pine, faint citrus, sugar, toffee and dry, dusty yeast esters. Slightly spicy hop bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is silky smooth, thick and tingly, but seems a bit flat. Great body but lacking carbonation. Somewhat astringent. Aftertaste of yeasty malt with aromatic hop overtones.

Pretty good - a nice Belgian IPA with solid hop aroma. The flavour seems a bit lacklustre - mild aromatic hops and relatively low bitterness. The mouthfeel was pleasant but not sufficiently carbonated. I suspect I may have held onto this bottle for too long - a lesson for next time. Still, this was a well-crafted IPA with character - worth your time.

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2012 23:53:21 | More by jazzyjeff13

soulgrowl

United Kingdom (England)

3.98/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Remarkably clear brickish red-brown, with nectarine highlights and a big, bone colored, lacy head that retains well. Aroma is as floral and fruity as you'd expect from the style, but it lacks impact, coming across more like an APA than an IPA. Herbaceous notes of celery and coriander overlay blackcurrant, blueberry, and faint pineappl fruit notes, with rose, geranium, buckwheat, rotten driftwood, and musty cellar aromas lurking in the shadows. Pillowy carbonation supports a fine balance of yeasty and hoppy characters on the palate, vacillating between grapefruit and mold, concord grape and cider, rosewater and medicinal, quinine-ish phenols. Dry yet juicy, and lush with pineappley fruitiness, but tweaked by bittersweet funk. More Belgian than IPA, a good beer that I'd be more than happy to drink any day of the week, but nothing particularly special.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2011 22:36:41 | More by soulgrowl

emerge077

Illinois

3.33/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Map Room's 19th anniversary, served in a tulip glass.

Deep copper orange color that exhibits bright clarity, it has a lasting collar of foam that sticks to the edges, with some drippy lacing hangs inside the glass. Texture of the foam is smooth and creamy. Looks very inviting.

Big floral aroma, mild caramel maltiness. Seems more like an English IPA than anything Belgian. Very mild with a basic floral quality.

Caramel maltiness in the flavor, fairly dry. Slightly fruity citrus, mild grapefruit and orange peel. Not especially bitter or hoppy oddly enough. How old is this... seems a bit faded to say the least. Comes across more like a malty English strong ale than Belgian IPA. Not something i'd buy again.

Serving type: on-tap

11-20-2011 05:44:33 | More by emerge077

mdfb79

New York

3.1/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

From 10/04/11 notes. Had on tap at Churchkey in Washington, DC. Served in a snifter.

a - Pours a dark orange brown color with one inch of off white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of light citrus hops, fruity malts, and not much else. Light in both and not a lot of hops. Not bad, but pretty average.

t - Tastes of fruity malts, light lemons, bready malts, and citrus hops. Again, light and not much hops.

m - Medium body and low carbonation. A touch undercarbonated.

o - Overall a pretty average IPA and a bit disappointing. Not a ton going on in either the nose or taste, with just some light hops. Would have liked a little more carbonation as well. Wouldn't seek it out again.

Serving type: on-tap

10-05-2011 15:28:09 | More by mdfb79

Roeters

Michigan

3.85/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: amber with 1" of white foam

S: slight sourness, very little herbal hop

T: Slight sweet creaminess that moves to a bitter punch fading into a slightly soured earthy bitterness

M: very creamy, coats the mouth with a slight oily presence through the finish

O: I really wish the nose came through better, the only disappointment in this beer, flavor profile is great, just what I want in a Belgian IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

09-29-2011 19:53:14 | More by Roeters

haz77

United Kingdom (England)

4.22/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours a hazy light copper with 3 inches of tight, pillowy, off-white head. This slowy decends to a rocky inch of head. Very few bubbles to be seen.

S - Peach, grassiness, a floral burst, grapefruit zest, lemon. Nice.

T - Initial mouthful of citrus that's pushed aside by biscuity malts. Lemon and then grapefruit sweep in towards then end, which is grassy. Finish is mouthwateringly dry and lightly bitter with lemon peel.

M - Medium body with soft, cleansing carbonation. Really good, as the palate cleansing element is mostly taken care of by the drying hop bitterness

D - Easy drinker with plenty of interest. Look forward to exploring more of their beers.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2011 17:22:21 | More by haz77

drabmuh

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I don't know what the name means but I understand IPA, served in a snifter. Beer is amber and sort of hazy with a nice off white head of small and medium bubbles, some retention some lacing.

Aroma is a little piny not much else.

Beer is wet and sweet with some hops and moderate bitterness, it is OK but not a great IPA, I'll skip it next time.

Serving type: on-tap

09-09-2011 02:53:36 | More by drabmuh

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.3/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On tap at The Palm Tavern, one of two IPAs I had. This one did not work for me as the other did. A generous three-quarters of an inch head and lacey. Zero aroma but big bitterness, some yeast and a little sugar. Very, very dry, One dimensional, not so drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

09-07-2011 03:17:08 | More by northyorksammy

LambicKing

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Purchased at Dranken Geers and poured into my Breckenridge pint glass (almost went with Rochefort chalice).

A: Substantially hazy yellow amber color...with orange hues. 1 finger of head quickly dissipates. No lacing to speak of.

S: Nose is full of citrusy hops. Some balancing malts here as well. Relatively sweet smelling for an IPA.

T: GRAPEFRUIT. I'm getting orange/lemon flavors, but a ton of grapefruit up front. Mellows into a balanced finish. Not much piney/floral flavors here, but still present.

M: Nice oily texture and just the right amount of carbonation.

O: It didn't blow my socks off, but if given the chance to consume/buy again, I would. A solid, balanced IPA.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2011 12:51:56 | More by LambicKing

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

hazy amber yellow with a huge three inch plus head of white foam. This reluctantly faded after a few minutes and left behind copious amounts of lace down the glass. Lots of carbonation streaming up from the bottom of the glass. The smell was very hoppy, which quite shocked me at first. There was the underlying base of yeast, and your typical tripel smell, but above that was this huge aroma of citrus hops, lots of orange peel and sweet tangerine aromas. Now this is what I'm talking about. The taste was superb. Lots of west coast hops in the back. Well forst great feel, smooth, light and great carbonation. Went down real easy and had the slightly fizzy feel that really makes the flavors pop. Nice bread and yeast tones, earthy grains made up the backbone of this one. Then interwovern were extremly frsh cut hops.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2011 03:08:21 | More by mikesgroove

beerdrifter

Germany

4.43/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Picked this up at my favorite beer store in Belgium, Dranken Geers. Cloudy amber-orange pour with off-white two finger head with great retention and lacing. Huge citrusy, floral nose reminiscent of a West Coast IPA at its best. Lots of pine, fresh picked hops and resin, but a hint of yeast more like a Belgian IPA also emerges. The taste is very tropical with lots of mango and pineapple with a hint of peaches as well. Earthy, resiny, bitter fresh hops are nicely complemented with a solid caramel malt base. The mouthfeel was a bit fizzy at first, but really smoothed out as it warmed and became almost creamy. Great bitter, tangy hop finish. Hands down the best Belgian IPA I've ever had! Perfectly balanced, not only in taste, but style (Belgian vs. American IPA). I cannot wait for my next beer run to get more of this!

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2011 16:32:24 | More by beerdrifter

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

4.38/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 330ml bottle into a Gulden Draak tulip.

Pours a cloudy dark orange, high carbonation and not a large head. You have to be careful with this one, quite a bit of sediment.

Smells strongly of hops - fresh and grassy.

Tastes of well balanced strong hops and malts. A yeast taste is present as well.

Thich mouthfeel and high carbonation.

Overall a fantastic brew.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2011 18:05:23 | More by CwrwAmByth

rvdoorn

Netherlands

4.1/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Look: the beer pours a hazy amber color with a medium head.
Smell: Malts, caramel, straw, peach, grapefruit, orange, citrus.
Taste: Malts, hops, straw, peach, grapefruit with a long bitter dry aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: a medium body, carbonation is soft.
Overall: Nice brew

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2011 15:00:28 | More by rvdoorn

rinhaak

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

33 cl. bottle poured into a tulip glass.

Pours a golden caramel brown with a thick three finger head that lasts to the end.

Nose is full of hops yet remains a little underwhelming; piney and a bit floral.

Mouth is a beautifully balanced blend of citrusy (lemon zest) hops with belgian yeasts; almost sweet in the mouth, there are also traces of earthy pine and grapefruit. The finish evolves into a malty bitterness - bordering on smokey - that is excellent.

This is a very well done Belgian IPA: it doesn't overextend itself with either the "IPA" or the "Belgian" billing, but rather concerns itself with a finely balanced beer that brings out the subtlety that each style has to offer. This is one IPA I would reach for again.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2011 01:00:46 | More by rinhaak