Hop Horizons
City/Town Information
Ijmuiden, Netherlands
This town or city is in Netherlands. I've been there on 2 separate days, visited 2 pubs or places and had 10 beers from 9 different breweries, with an average strength of 6.67% ABV. These have given the place a score of 82.6% for overall beer quality.
Offering visitors a range of activities, IJmuiden, a town in the Netherlands, is a mix of industrial legacy and natural beauty. The town is most famously for its sizable port, which via the North Sea Canal acts as a portal to Amsterdam. Attractions like the IJmuider Zee-en Havenmuseum, where tourists may learn about the growth of the port and its function during World War II, clearly show the rich nautical history resulting from this important location. It's a lure for wind and water sports enthusiasts, and the raw, unspoiled coastal experience feature in the town's beaches. With its large dune areas, the adjoining Zuid-Kennemerland National Park enhances the attractiveness and is a wonderful place for hiking, riding, and animal viewing.
Regarding beer, IJmuiden features a small but interesting collection of bars and eateries where people can have a decent traditional beer. With its local businesses, the town itself clearly appeals to beer drinkers even though it might not be a craft beer paradise. For example, various bars along the seaside and in the town centre provide a variety of beers, including regional Dutch beers and foreign choices. With fresh seafood a mainstay on most menus, the local dining scene - highly impacted by the adjacent sea - offers the ideal accompaniment to these beers. Grand Café Staal and the waterfront eateries not only offer excellent cuisine but also a cosy environment to enjoy a drink.
(The main reason this is on my list of places is because we took a ferry out of there many years ago, and had several excellent beers in our cabin, while still technically there in the port.)
Beers Had While in Ijmuiden
| Date and Time | Brewery | Beer | Container | Strength ABV | Score | Style or Substyle | Pub or Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Feb 2004 at 4:10 pm | Amstel | Bock (aka Herfstbock) | bottle | 7% | 71.127% | bock | (in the Ijmuiden ferry terminal bar) |
| 15th Feb 2004 at 12:55 am | Grain d'Orge (France) | Belzebuth (13% version) | can | 13% | 70.383% | Belgian-style strong pale ale | (in our cabin on the ferry Duke of Scandinavia) |
| 15th Feb 2004 at 12:30 am | Gulpener | Gladiator | bottle | 10% | 61.732% | traditional barley wine | (in our cabin on the ferry Duke of Scandinavia) |
| 15th Feb 2004 at 12:20 am | Gulpener | Mestreechs Aajt | bottle | 3.5% | 54.009% | Flanders-style red ale | (in our cabin on the ferry Duke of Scandinavia) |
| 14th Feb 2004 at 5:45 pm | Heineken | Tarwebok | bottle | 6.5% | 73.055% | bock | (in our cabin on the ferry Duke of Scandinavia) |
| 15th Feb 2004 at 12:45 am | Kerkom | Bink Blond | bottle | 5.5% | 44.245% | Belgian-style pale ale | (in our cabin on the ferry Duke of Scandinavia) |
| 14th Feb 2004 at 6:10 pm | Krombacher | Salitos Tequila | bottle | 5.9% | 65.041% | European pale lager | (in our cabin on the ferry Duke of Scandinavia) |
| 15th Feb 2004 at 1:12 am | La Binchoise | Rose des Remparts | bottle | 4.5% | 70.350% | fruit beer | (in our cabin on the ferry Duke of Scandinavia) |
| 14th Feb 2004 at 5:00 pm | Palm | Speciale | bottle | 5.2% | 59.619% | Belgian-style pale ale | (in the Ijmuiden ferry terminal bar) |
| 14th Feb 2004 at 5:55 pm | Sint-Servattumus | Albinootje | bottle | 5.6% | 54.999% | witbier | (in our cabin on the ferry Duke of Scandinavia) |