Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
330ml bottle ongefilterd. Frothy and bubbly off-white head. Hazy, pitch black body. Dark malty aroma with anise notes. Aroma has got a solid component of dark fruit - plums and prunes - with hints of roasted malt and yeast towards the end. Full bodied. Tasty (enjoyed at the 11th St Albans Beer Festival 29.09.2006).
TBone (30139) reviewed Erik de Noorman from Brouwerij Klein Duimpje 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled (BB 01/2008). Slightly hazy amber color, small firm off-white head. Strong fruity (mango) aroma with hints of rye. Quite simple flavour palette for strong ale here: mango, apples and alcohol. Even this is not so complex, it is reasonably enjoyable to sip, long fruity and warming aftertaste. Caesar put it well: Erik de Noorman’s flavours are close to La Trappe Quadrupel (or some other La Trappe), same yeast used?
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Warning! My bottle was a sample from the second trial brew. If the commercialized product proves different, I’ll try a new rating. Fully hazy brown with red-amber highlights; small yellowish, very fine head as whipped cream, leaving rings of lace. First impression is leafy/earthy, then an overwhelming onslaught of chocolate, dark chocolate powder and cacao booms. Quite bitter taste, chocolate, but also quite some hops. Malty, nowhere sweet, until after some serious warming up. Dry beer, a bit fizzy. In the aftertaste, warming up, some mild melassy sweetness. The chocolate reigns in the aroma, but is very meek in the flavour. Whatever, nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle (thanx to bierkoning !): Dark amber coloured, stable, firm tanned head; strong, sweet, spicy and fruity (sultanas, mushrooms...!) nose; stronger sweet and a bit sourish flavour; warming, sweet, later tart and slightly bitter finish. O.K., but a bit too much on the sweet side.......
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with a slight note of acidity from the roasted malt, but also a light note of coffee. The flavor is sweet with over ripe fruit notes and prunes, leading to a dry wood and roasted end.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, Foreign Beer bar at GBBF Sat 5th August 2006. Very dark beer with no head to speak of, nice roasted notes on the nose. Quite sticky and a bit sweet but not overly so, also bitterness quite evident as was roasted flavours, drank very easily for the strength. Very nice. A6 A4 F7 P3 OV16 3.6 Had this again 09-01-09 Barry a friend picked it up at Westholme Londis Store, Goring-on-Thames, cheers Barry. Pours dark brown with beige head. Nice chewy maltiness, little boozy on the nose. Some oatiness comes through from somewhere along with a soft chocolatey bitterness, good Impy Stout. A7 A4 F7 P4 OV15 3.7
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed De Blauwe Tram from Brouwerij Klein Duimpje 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Reading BF 06. Rich gold with sediment in suspension. I was told that is was a rarity and that a Dutchman at the festival had taken a bottle because he couldn’t get it back home. Rounded yeast citrus aroma. Bit too fizzy, but the tangerine is lovely. Nice beer. Its a bit like Rowntree’s tangerine jelly.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Yeasty aroma with some fresh hop notes. Burnt sugar. Almost black colour with a red shine. Very small light brown head. Roasted, peppery flavour and peppery aftertaste. Very nice.
caesar (10848) reviewed Kerstbier from Brouwerij Klein Duimpje 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, PRZH Winterbierfestival. Hazy orange color, short head. Aroma is spicy, some caramel malt. Bit sweet, bit spicy, some yeast, more balanced than most of the other Winter Ales at the festival.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
A red beer with a slight hazy and a dense brown head. The aroma is sweet nutty but also with a slight note of phenol. The flavor is sweet nutty and fruity, but again with a slight off-note of phenol - maybe it is over the top even though it is within the best-before-date. But maybe it is just because it is a Dutch beer ;-)