7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tripel by one of the pioneers of the Dutch craft beer revolution, thanks Craftmember for sharing. Eggshell-white, mousy, stable and closed head, lacing in dots over a hazy warm golden beer with pale orangey tinge. Aroma of ripe melon, bread crust, pineapple, some vague liquorish, coriander seed, orange peel, even fresh tangerine, honey, white bread. Sweetish onset, fruity notes of pineapple, melon and peach, medium carbonated with slick, smooth mouthfeel. Supple sweetbready malt body, a tad biscuity at its edges, with orange peel and coriander spicy notes before a mild, floral hop bitterness sets in; the honeyish and remarkably melon-like sweetness, however, prevails, even when a calvados-tinged alcohol effect rounds things off and warms the throat a bit without burning. Citric aromas linger in the background. Very elegant, indeed sweet but also refinedly aromatic tripel, quite different from the average Belgian tripel, which is often more earthy and robust than this. I quite liked this Blauwe Tram, to be honest.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een oranjekleurig bier met een wit schuim. Het heeft een moutige wat fruitige geur. De smaak is moutig en kruidig.

6

Tussendoortje

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Fles 33cl thuis. 8%. EBU 10. Kruidig, zoetje, lichte hopbitters, koriander, geel fruit, pepertje na. (13-7-2018).

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at home, bought at Jumbo supermarket. Slightly hazy golden with white head. Sweet malts, citrus, spices, light doughy yeast note, faint metallic note. Medium sweet, light bitter, faint salt note. Medium body, soft carbonation. Mouthfeel is ok finish is short and sweet with light bitter. --- Beer merged from original tick of De Blauwe Tram on 18 Dec 2017 at 16:31 - Score: 6. Original review text: 2.9

5.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle @ Café Lijn 4, Utrecht. Hazy amber colour, foam disappears quickly. Light tart nose, lots of spices. Bit unbalanced. Not very good.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled @ Tilburgs Bierfestival 2015. Pale golden, little white head. Nose is oily, yeast, light cabbage, sugar, oily,… Taste is sugar, oily cooked vegetable, dull sugar, mellow,… Low carbonation & oily. Meh. (Thanks for sharing!)

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

(Draught at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 25 Feb 2015) Hazy golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, malty nose with peaches, citrus and grass. Malty, fruity taste with notes of peaches, candy sugar, white bread and a gentle grassy bitterness in a fairly sweet finish. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty tripel, but the bitterness doesn’t really match the sweetness. Quite nice.