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Avery The Reverend

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9693.53/5.03.52/5.010%42Trappist glass
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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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 afireinside96 (825), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/514/20
May 17, 2008  
bottle. pours a flat copper color with very little head, though what is there sticks around for the entire glass. smells mainly of spicy yeast with some hints of raisin and dried fruit. taste is very doughy, some candi sugar also. mid-glass flavors of dark fruit and nuts emerge. palate is light and spritzy with some alcohol warmth. drinkable but as far as quads go it is very nondescript.


 ekstedt (2420), Göteborg, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 12, 2008  
Bottle (bomber) provided by gnoff. Cloudy amber with a short off-white head. Fruity, peppery, spicy with some burnt sugar and caramel notes. Medium bodied and smooth. Dry finish. Very teasty but not very Belgian.


 Beershine (2686), Hue, Vietnam
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
May 11, 2008  
Bottle. Amber-red. Hazy. Little head. Sweet aroma: honey, brown sugar, pineapple, toasted coconut like a macaroon. Really sweet body. Sweet buns, caramel, more macaroon. Bread pudding. Caramel. Dessert. Not bad; not my thing.


 gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
May 10, 2008  
(Bomber bottle that my lovely wife purchased in Denmark for me)
On May 10, 2008
Shady orange color, whit ehead. Sweet, malty, citrus scent. Nice, malty, fruity taste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness.


 rickgordon (3285), Göteborg, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/514/20
May 10, 2008  
Bottled. Cloudy red-orange colour with with medium-sized head. Big, fruity aroma, with higher alcohols and bit toasty from dark malts. Warming, oozy alcohol is sensed in throat. Super smooth mouthfeel and rounded. Bitterness is noted but is not that high. Only light on the belgo-yeasty with notes of ripe prune. Very close to a Barley Wine here.


 donteatpoop (124), Youngstown, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/512/20
May 9, 2008  
Poured a nice cloudy amber color with very little head. Smelled very much of caramel. The taste was similar to the scent, but more pronounced, the caramel malt was there and I thought I tasted some sugar as well. Overall a good brew, very well balanced on the mouth without any unpleasant after-tastes. Certainly a beer to be had again. Serving type: on-tap


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
May 9, 2008    Updated: Oct 27, 2009
Golden color, nice head. Lacks the initial high carbonation of most belgian beer. Smells clean and fruity, but I don’t sense anything in particular. A bit of an alcohol bite, seems they wanted this. Might use a little aging(?).


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 8, 2008  
Hazy amber, huge fluffy white head. Bit of brandy in the nose, sugared alcohol, yeast and fruity malt. Flavor is sweet and strong, candi sugar and alcohol. Excellent.



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