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Avery The Reverend

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9693.53/5.03.52/5.010%42Trappist glass
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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 T2Tool (352), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 27, 2008  
Poured a dark orange from a 22 oz bottle. A strong aroma of alcohol with a candy sugar smell. Fruity taste with banana being most dominant. It is quite sweet with a little bit of a bitter taste.


 Gypsy19 (618), California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/510/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Strong boozy taste. Basically tastes like somebody threw in a shot of cheap whiskey. Too sweet, sugary, syrupy.


 blutt59 (2096), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/518/20
Jan 26, 2008  
22 0z. bottle in trappist glass, pours a reddish golden brown with small head and no lacing, alochol is not overpowering and has lots of molasses, fruit cake like flavors, big beer from Avery, nice


 WallyWalrus (205), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 11, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours a fairly clear reddish-amber with a nice but fleeting off-white head. Aroma is sweet and rich, with strong notes of honey, molasses, and hops along with some slight hints of dark fruit. Taste is uncharacteristically light for the style, with tastes of spice and both sugary and fruity sweetness giving way to a strong hoppy and somewhat boozy bite to finish things off. Not quite as rich and full as I usually would associate with a quadrupel, but still a drinkable and intriguing beer.


 Elizavyeta (110), Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 11, 2008  
Fantastically crimson with a cloudy pour and wispy head. Its aromas are not unlike strawberry, wheat, and honey. The actual flavor of this beer is rather tart with piquant, toasty notes that linger. The Reverend would pair nicely with apples and a younger raw milk gouda to offset the sweetness.


 AmEricanbrew (1808), Doing Rogue, Louisiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jan 10, 2008  
22 oz. bottle. Pours a garnet hue with a small head that fizzed out quickly. Strong alcohol aroma along with caramel and spices. Malty sweetness and alcohol flavors dominate the palate with little if any hop presence. A so-so mouthfeel is syrupy sweet. This beer has a raw , unrefined character. The syrupy sweetness and strong alcohol taste dominate this potentially excellent brew. I’m cellaring a couple bottles in hopes of discovering a diamond in the rough. Aug 2004


 craftbeerdesign (745), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/519/20
Jan 5, 2008  
bomber. very solid belgian style beer from one of my favorite breweries - avery. Really, they do not disappoint. This quadrupel style pours a deep red color with a tiny bit of head. Very sweet, sugary, molasses aroma coming off the glass. Wonderfully complex on the palate with spiciness on the front of the tongue, rich fruit tones, and a well balanced finish that leaves you wanting more. I think this one deserves a higher overall rating.... I give it an A.


 STEPHENDR (478), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/102/515/20
Jan 5, 2008  
22 oz. glass bottle- color of dark honey, with a frothy off white colored head - nose of bright sour cherries, and some malts – taste of ginger, cloves, dark fruit mango, and anis- body is medium, and with medium carbonation – aftertaste of Dark cherries, yeast, gummy, and lingering



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