La Trappe Isid'or - Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V.

MercerTraieste

Romania

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

04-21-2012 11:47:22 | More by MercerTraieste

mrfrancis

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -25%

06-18-2013 14:28:11 | More by mrfrancis

potts

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

06-16-2013 23:21:11 | More by potts

Aliano

California

4/5  rDev 0%

06-09-2013 18:55:43 | More by Aliano

Tattooedirish1

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

06-04-2013 23:30:52 | More by Tattooedirish1

raffy313

Texas

4/5  rDev 0%

06-04-2013 04:44:46 | More by raffy313

barbellsNbeers

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

06-01-2013 04:28:51 | More by barbellsNbeers

Oldkentman

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -18.8%

06-01-2013 00:13:45 | More by Oldkentman

Phelps

Arizona

4/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle into a Chimay goblet at World of Beer - SMU.

Muddy copper, completely opaque, burnt orange at the edges. Thin, filmy head of off-white.

Good amount of maple, brown sugar, raisins in the nose. Sweet, dark, rich aroma. A hint of toasted bread.

Burnt raisin bread flavor. Less maple, hints of vanilla, green apple, strawberry. Smooth alcohol. Lingering burnt malt.

Medium body, highly carbonated. Big fizzy bubbles. Alcohol is fairly well hidden.

Need to let it warm to bring out sweetness. Good, could be more complex. A smooth drink, though.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 19:05:49 | More by Phelps

desint

Belgium

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

05-24-2013 11:59:17 | More by desint

MoistPope

California

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

05-22-2013 17:30:42 | More by MoistPope

beerpirates

Belgium

3.71/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

On tap at de koningshoeve

A-Pours a rich, slightly hazy amber with a generous tan head.

S-Bready and sweet with a strong dose of candi sugar and hints of Belgian yeast.

T-Very fruity, like a fresh pears , with lots of juicy sweetness. A bready malt comes to the fore in the finish and then just a hint of sour twang.

M-Medium bodied with high carbonation

D-A very solid example of the style. Nicely sweet but not overdone.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2013 08:20:37 | More by beerpirates

mtbdonn

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev 0%

05-18-2013 17:18:13 | More by mtbdonn

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.11/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

La Trappe Isid'or, named for Isidorus, the first brewing monk in the history of the Konigshoeven brewery, was released several years ago (2009, I believe) for the brewery's 125th Anniversary. When it first came out, I went through about three kegs on tap at the Blue Nile, and took notes one night, but somehow lost them. Gone somewhere in the missing spaces in the internet.
I put it on again not too long ago, last year or the year before, and I kept meaning to re-review it, and never got around to it. Well, it's back, and the third time is the charm...I think...we'll see...doing it now, before I go home to take on the oak-aged version.

7.5 % ABV. Belgian-style pale ale, or strong pale ale?

The look: gorgeous burgundy, reddish-brown coloring, opaque, showing clearer at the foot of the glass, underneath a creamy off-white head of foam, a good 1/2 inch, long-lasting, looking great.

The aroma: I'm getting hops first, a particularly floral, herbal, fruity hop, grown at the monastery, called Perle. Apple and apricot with a caramel twist. Malt flavors linger here, too. Utterly pleasant and arrestingly simple in it's complexity.

The taste: Smooth plus rich. Totally even, completely cool, balance incarnate, but a wonderful blend of tingly, tangy hop sensations on the palate, with the herbal, fruity malt flavors. terrific mix. A maltier, bigger Belgian pale, close to a Belgian amber, but really a thing unto itself. This feels, to my memory, a bit different from when it was first released, but I could be completely wrong. Maybe I was expecting something bigger, thicker, boozier, perhaps, and was disappointed.

What this is, is excellent. If you're not chasing after trappist rainbows or Belgian unicorns, just relax and be happy, get lost and ....taste the silence. Yeah....

I like this beer a lot. you should have one.

Serving type: on-tap

05-13-2013 03:54:24 | More by feloniousmonk

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.89/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Poured from bottle into a chalice glass

Appearance- The beer pours a lightly hazed orange amber color with a one finger just off white head. The head fades relatively quickly leaving a lighter level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is heaviest of some lightly toasted Belgian malt with some aromas of tropical fruits as well as a decent citrus hit. Mixed with these sweeter fruit smells and malt smells are some notes of a hoppiness and a bit of a yeastiness. The hop brings a grassy and herbal smell while the yeast smells bring with them aromas of banana and some spice.

Taste –the taste begins with a drier fruit flavor of a mix of citrus and grape. It has almost a wine like flavor in the fruit, but it also has a nice amount of a Belgian grain upfront which balances out he fruit to produce a Belgian triple like flavor up front. A yeastiness soon comes to the tongue and brings with it lighter flavors of banana and a moderately stronger clove and coriander taste. These tastes are later complimented by hop flavors of a grassy and herbal nature that were detected in the nose, but also a little bit of an earthy like flavor. All in all, the flavors end up leaving a dry and balanced hop and malt flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the slightly thinner side with a carbonation level that is just above normal. The two in combination crate a very crisp and clean feel on the tongue and fantastically match the flavor profile of the brew.

Overall- A rather nice, tasty, and drier Belgian strong with just the right level of hop to compliment the flavors of the brew. Rather easy drinking and a good brew to try.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 00:41:17 | More by Darkmagus82

Stugotzo

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

05-10-2013 12:59:22 | More by Stugotzo

justforrazors

Missouri

4/5  rDev 0%

05-10-2013 01:47:23 | More by justforrazors

Nolen12

Kentucky

4/5  rDev 0%

05-09-2013 04:35:24 | More by Nolen12

Rohkey

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

05-08-2013 01:12:58 | More by Rohkey

joemacangel

Belgium

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

05-07-2013 18:15:47 | More by joemacangel

rlee1390

Indiana

4.08/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A-Translucent orange/amber, two finger head

S-Some plums, clove banana, wheat and yeast.

T-Plums and other fruits, very fruity. Some bread and caramel as well.

M-Light, dry, slightly carbonated and crisp.

O- Better than the Oak Aged (might be due to differences in age) and one of the better offerings from this gang of monks.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 01:54:14 | More by rlee1390

UCLABrewN84

California

4.01/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Verdugo Bar in Los Angeles, CA.

Pours a hazy copper with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, toffee, dark fruit, banana, and spice aromas. Taste is much the same with fruit and wood flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of woody bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty but smells slightly better in my opinion.

Serving type: on-tap

05-05-2013 06:22:32 | More by UCLABrewN84

tbryan5

Louisiana

4/5  rDev 0%

05-04-2013 00:01:50 | More by tbryan5

PEIhop

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

05-03-2013 00:40:45 | More by PEIhop

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

04-30-2013 16:54:42 | More by rolltide8425