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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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 cprochak (388), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 30, 2009  
On tap at the brewery on 7/17/09. Officially my 300th rating! Pours a nice dark orange, beautiful head. A bit of sweaty funk to go with the rich caramel and cloves. Flavor didn’t blow me away, but it was well balanced and the alcohol is hidden extremely well.


Shakesbeere (52), Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 28, 2009  
Strong smell of maltose and barley with hints of yeast and clove. Flavor is rich in caramel, molasses, and malt with a small hint of dark fruit. A slightly alcoholic finish ending with a sweet up-taste. A lot of candied sugar and dark cherries with an underlying spiciness. If candy and imbibing is sinful, this is as sinful as the eponymous city. Perhaps a bad example of the style, but still a good beer.


 drowland (1360), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 25, 2009  
Bomber into an abbey glass. Pours murky brown mixed with blood orange with a small white head that settles into a small layer and ring quickly. The aroma reminds more of a Belgian brown than a quad, malty and rich. The flavor is a bit on the light side, oddly enough, and not quite complex enough. There is some ester, a fair amount of malt, and a dash of dust. High carbonation and a big mouthfeel.


 branspra (204), Arlington, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a nice dark amber color with a frothy, off-white head. Aromas of bananas, malts, cherry, and a hint of orange. Texture is lively to start, then quickly goes smooth with a fantastically oily mouthfeel. Flavors of currants, bananas, and actually a nice mellow malty taste. I didn’t have high expectations for this beer but it exceeded expectations.


 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 21, 2009  
bottle from the fw flying saucer i believe. amber pour with a cream head. nose is candy and fruit. nice thickness with a heavy fruit flavor that finishes a little spicy.


 thirdeye11 (403), Texas, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 21, 2009  
(22oz bomber) Pours a very clear amber. The nose is spicy and fruity. The taste has a low amount of hops, but this beer is way too sweet with no fruit profile. The caramel is cloying and the alcohol is hot on the finish. This doesn’t taste much like an ABT or really much like beer in my opinion. Not a good example of the style.


skmikeg (70), Poway, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Pour a orange-amber color with a tan head. aroma is of sweet malts, plums, clove, yeast, and spices. flavor is of dark fruit, sweet malt, candied sugar, carmel, molasses, spices, and a some alchool. has a full body and medium carbonation. cosidering the fullness and high alchool, it is acutlly pretty drinkable. overall, a pretty good but not top tier Abt.


 msante79 (778), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Bomber. Pours clear orangish amber with white head. Aroma dark fruits, yeast, malt, and spices. Flavor is like its aroma is lots dark fruits, caramel, yeast and good amount of spices. There is definitly some booze in the finish. Not really digging this.



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