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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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 MOboy (446), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/511/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Aroma of sucking candies, appearance that is orange but lacking the foam that a "Belgian" style ale is required to have. Vanilla, apricot, booze and candied sugar are evident in the flavor but this is still missing the depth and complexity one would expect. Maybe this is too young. Man, I love Averys ambition but their execution is somewhat lacking.


 TaxiDriver (908), Stadland, Germany
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Bottle. Quite sweet aroma of red wine, cherries and a little bit of alcohol. It has a creamy light brown head, which stays normal long. The body is dark red. The taste is light malty, only very light bitter in the finish. In between is some sweetness hidden. The duration is average. The beer is light dry and creamy with a medium body and normal carbonation. A very nice Quadrupel from the States.


edmajorjoe (79), Vail, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/517/20
Dec 21, 2008  
A mean looking beer on the label looks like a typical ale on the pour with its light brown appearnace and thin fading head. However, the smell, taste, and palate creep on you!


 Nate (2533), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 17, 2008  
My 2300th. From bomber shared with my wife. Light alcoholic vapors, fruity in character with cherry wood and blossoms, craisins, and maple sugar. Sweet fragrant nose with some unfermented sugar tang. Light hop notes. Coppery amber clear body with thin off-white lacing head. Medium-heavy body, not chewy but not watery either. Carbonation is fairly low, but still gives just a bit of carbonic tang. Alcoholic warming on this one. Starts pretty sweet, with brown sugar, maple and cherry wood, alcohol and some phenols. Light raisin with some vanilla. Still pretty hot, this one, though drinkable. Finish is sweet, not sticky, with an underlying dry bitter character. Not hoppy, but not overly sweet. After is dull sweet with lingering alcohol.


 Narnad (682), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/514/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Found this on sale at my local shop. Pours a very red amber in color and slightly cloudy with a small, quickly fading thin head. Aroma has a bunch of candy sugar, some light caramel, light cherry fruit and a little yeasty at the end. Flavor is very sweet candy sugar, a little apple fruit flavor with some bready notes and ends withe a slight spicy flavor. Alcohol is present throughout the tasting of the beer. Overall, the beer has a very complex aroma and flavor making it a lot of fun to drink.


 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Courtesy of Naka. Pours amber/red/orange with thin white head. Nose of brown sugar, caramel, raisin, cherry and fig. Taste is carame and brown sugar with raisin and dates, full mouth feel with nice alcohol flavor and bite. No hops of any sort. I like it. Good beer.


 fidelis83 (709), Clinton, Iowa, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Dec 8, 2008  
Pours clear red-orange with a 1 finger foamy white head that leaves thin rings of lacing. Aroma has a nice lemon, yeast and dried fruit front leading to asparagus, licorice, caramel, and some pitted fruit. Flavor is a little weak for the style but complex and not offputting. Initially orange zest, then yeasty bread rolls covered inpeach preserves and honey. After that a wave of sweet cherries, peppery yeast, molasses, some citrus hops, and a rich chewy burnt sugar heavy carmel. Finish is pretty clean- pepery, then slightly bitter and acidic hops, and pineapple.


 hallinghansen (263), Odense SV, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Orange/copper color vith a white head. Taste candi sugar, fruits and hops. the alcohol is well hidden.



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