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Avery The Reverend

Avery The Reverend - Abt/Quadrupel

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 Percentile 
89
overall
Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9663.52/5.03.52/5.010%43.2Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
The Reverend, was created in tribute to the life of Sales Mgr. Tom Boogaard's grandfather, an ordained Episcopal Reverend. Tom was inspired by the life of his grandfather and wanted to create a tribute beer that contained his sterling traits. True to both our "small brewery, BIG BEERS" philosophy and to the spirit and character of the departed Reverend, this beer is strong willed, assertive, and pure of heart, a heart of candy sugar. It contains as many authentic imported Belgian specialty malts as the brewers could cram into our mash tun, and lots of Belgian dark candy sugar stirred into the brew kettle. A divinely complex and beautifully layered beer with hints of dark cherries, currants, and molasses, complimented by an underlying spiciness. Sinfully smooth considering the high alcohol content. Cellarable for 4 years.
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 carruthm (1112), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 28, 2009  
slightly cloudy orange with thin dense head. nice caramel brown sugar aroma. somewhat plain taste though.


randolphjj (89), Raymore, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Feb 21, 2009  
It’s a gorgeous beer. caramel color and a lacy white head. Loving the candy sugar in this - it gives it a sweet, creamy taste and with the traditional fruit spice you’ll find in a quad. It’s 10% of tasty goodness, but can get a bit syrupy as you let it warm.


 kopher (295), New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 18, 2009  
cloudy orange, topped with minimal froth aroma is mostly old pears and yeast, floral hops flavor is also apple and pear, a bit odd for a belgian, but with some of that underlying raisinyness and whatnot. also strong alcohol a bit thin, lingering finish but somewhat watery


 BeerBaron617 (306), Novi, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/102/516/20
Feb 9, 2009  
I had this in the bottle at Ashley’s in Ann Arbor MI. I basically chose this on a whim, since everything I’ve had from avery recently has been amazing. This poured a very pretty dark amber with a delicate white head. This wasn’t a "wow" beer, but it was definitely a strong effort from a great brewery. It had some sweetness and a hint of raisins on the finish. A great beer with a great story behind it. Cheers!


 BrotherGrendel (551), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 9, 2009  
a- pours a clear, dark amber hue with one finger of very creamy white head that is mostly diminishing, fair lacing, and tiny particulates s- nose is of sweet, sugary malts as well as a variety of fruit tones (dark fruits and apples), nice Belgian aroma with light alcohol presence t- Taste is well-balanced with caramel malts and sweet sugar, long full aftertaste is mostly bitter hops and a decent kick of alcohol m- Full-bodied with adequate carbonation and rich mouthfeel d- this is a nice, big quadrupel from Avery, very solid in all categories but not quite reaching the upper tier


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Dark amber in color with a good sized off-white head. Aroma is of yeast, spices, caramel, and raisin. Taste is of molasses, rasins, cherries, and sweet malt.


 KnN (714), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/513/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Poured a nice red/amber color with a thin off white head. Aroma immediately reminded me of an algae covered pond, kind of earthy, green, and a little bit putrid. I could smell some malt, but it was masked a bit by the green smells. Flavor wasn’t quite so heavy on the algae, but there was something a touch metallic and off. There was a bit of an alcohol burn, but it was mostly masked by the flavor. Not sure if I got a bad bottle of this or what. May have to revisit.


 Quevillon (1518), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/517/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Bu le 7 janvier 2009 en bouteille de 22 oz, au Saint Bock à Montreal. Ambrée dorée, peu de collet. Arome d’orge malté très sucré. Bon goût de sucre d’orge, bien malté avec une sensation d’alcool agréable et réchaufant. Délicieuse et réchaufante, tant mieux car il fesait très froid ce soir là!



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