Avery The Reverend

Crushed with Jakebra. Not much on the nose, but a good fruity flavor that hangs around and changes as it warms. Can’t stand up to the Chimays awesomeness, but it’s aight

The alcohol taste from the candi sugar is unbelievably forward. Very disappointing. The yeast is flavorful, as is the malt when you can detect them over the cloying sweetness and raw (kool-aid wine taste) alcohol flavors. The harshness mellows as it warms, but that’s like saying the pain fades after you are punched in the face. The label says this brew is feared by Satan, maybe it will cancel out some of the Russian River Damnation I’ve drank. Complexity is lost behind the wave of raw alcohol. They need to be more careful in fermenting simple sugars. Fails in my book.

Pours a beautiful gold/amber with a small white head. Great beer overall, nice mix of malt and hop flavors, as the commercial description says, it’s surprisingly smooth considering it’s alcohol content.

This beer looks like the blood of christ, tainted with a lttle burnt sienna and brilliant golden-orange- shining, gleaming... and intimidating. The head is very small and quickly receds into a light film atop the beer. This is a very distinct color indeed, looking more like a big glass of Grand Marnier. The aroma is very straightforward and "alive"- full of yeast complexities, apparent candi sugar, burnt malt, and dried, rich fruits. Morello cherries, dates, plums and grape jam complement an earthy, pungent, dry grappa-like smell. This is followed by a very herbal character, with damiana, red licorice and cinammon. Very aptly named, this beer has a rather "sacred" feel. The taste is rather strong at first sip, with an immediate hint of alcohol, but this quickly fades into notes of sour curacao oranges, strong sour cherry, and a woody, earthy herbalness that washes the palate and leaves a slightly drying, bitter, and rather medicinal gentian root finish, with spicy ginger and even a wormwood bitterness. Overall, this is a very interesting, powerful beer that hints at being too medicinal, but makes up for it with it’s spicy, fruity finish. All hail the Reverend.

Tasted 3 versions 2008, 2005 and 2002. Wow what a beer. Spiceses and a full mounth and good aftertaste. I hope i can try some other beers from this very nice brewery.

22oz from Whole Foods, Raleigh. Amber pour, nice frothy head, and an overall resemblance to Maharaja, at least visually. Sweet sticky malts dominate the aroma, with just a bit of spice in the nose. The taste is slightly boozy, which combines with the malts to make this a bit aggressive. Spicy hops make for a long, lingering finish. Funny, but it seems more like an American strong ale than a quad.

At RateBeerians Tasting. Bottle: Religously good. Bold, complex, well rounded, ABV well hidden.

This is probably the sweetest smelling abt quad ever. The pour is a clear amber with a thin head and some spotted laceing along the sides of the glass. The nose is full of sweet clove and light fruits mainly apricot and candy sugar. There is a decent amount of spice used in the beer as you can tell from your initial sip. The flavor is nice and spicy with pepper and orange peel. Overall the beer has a nice bitter flavor mixed with the right amount of spice.