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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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 thewolf (5635), Kolding, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Dec 26, 2007  
Bottle, bought @ Vinens Verden, Odense. Pours a lightly hazy deep orange with a small, creamy off white head on top. Aroma is complex with a vinious streak to it. Lots of fruits , rather ripe, some black currants, some oranges, some apples. All of it on a background of caramelly biscuit malts. Mouthfeel is rather oily and very full. Flavour is not as complex as expected from the aroma. The alcohol is quite present. The fruitiness prevails at first with a clear definition of raisins and apples. The malty meatiness is sadly a bit too subdued, only appearing in the aftertaste, where biscuit surely got some bite. This is a good Quad, but only good... compared to all the other Quads (from Belgium), this is nothing...


 VTHopHead (895), Barre, Vermont, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Bomber - Poured a dark hazy amber-orange in color with a small white head that faded to a thin rim around the top of th beer. Aroma is malty and sweet with hints of spicy malts and lots of Belgian yeast. Flavor is also sweet with plenty of brown sugar, dark fruits... figs and dates and cherries. Finishes very sweet.


 Beerlando (2284), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 21, 2007  
Aged about 8 months. This brew pours a slightly hazy, dark cola brown body with a small, fluffy, off-white head. Minimal, spotty lacing adorns the glass. The aroma is very sweet, with the primary components being candied sugar, caramel, figs, raisons, and dates. One whiff and you know this one’s going to be really sweet, and the flavor proves this theory. Candied sugar dominates the palate, and it is soon accompanied by various sweet, malty overtones. Golden raisons play a huge role, with figs and dates also present. Medium-full bodied and somewhat sticky. Finishes short and sweet. Pretty solid brew, but it takes on the role of a sugary dessert more so than a deep, complex quad.


 troyc (1173), Lubbock, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 21, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours a hazy amber color with a small white head. Notes of yeast, fruit and light spice in the aroma. Taste includes quite a bit in the way of fermented fruits, candy sugar, and molasses. Alcoholic notes were rather harsh at times, especially towards the finish. Average mouthfeel and palate. Good, but could have been better.


 marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Bright malty and fruit aroma. Some roasted oaken qualities. Flavor is nicely roasted malt, wood, some cherry chocolate, mild vanilla. Mild dried fruits. Fairly solid on the tongue. Alcohol is not overtly present. Colors are brownish orange and very transparent. Not a bad beer overall.


 beerking99 (199), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Pours medium amber, with a golden shine. What little head there is fades almost immediately. Aroma is strong alcohol, perhaps some fusels, and lots of fruity esters, with a little malt. Flavor is also alcohol up front, followed immediately by sweet malt and some hints of hops. Alcohol dries out the finish quite a bit, but not offensively so. A strong beer that tastes even more so, yet in a good way. A little harsh, which I don’t remember before. Wonder if it has changed. Perhaps they are fermenting it warmer to speed production?


 Taverner (827), San Ramon, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/103/518/20
Dec 16, 2007  
You can taste the tannins in this! Strong malty and hoppy flavors, balanced by the tannins in whatever they aged this in. As far as American Belgians go, this is one of the best!


 ajm (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/510/20
Dec 13, 2007    Updated: Mar 14, 2008
Wasn’t too enthused about this. Bottle from BevMo. Not a very round flavor, more hoppy than fruity - kind of a flat quad.



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