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Avery The Reverend

Avery The Reverend - Abt/Quadrupel

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89
overall
Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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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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 Goodgrief (1144), Middletown, Delaware, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Aug 15, 2007    Updated: Sep 13, 2007
Okay, a quad...this one poured light colored with decent head. No complexity at all and just too darned sweet...REALLY sweet and artificial tasting. Sugar and caramel. That’s all. I read a forum thread on how great Avery beers were...leave this one alone. If you want a quad, there are NUMEROUS better offerings out there...although the slogan "Created by God. Feared by Satan. Love by all." was kinda cool, I was kinda disturbed by the label...but maybe that’s me.


 hayduke (1620), Eureka, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 12, 2007  
From a 22 oz bottle purchased in West Springfield. MA this poured a rich amber color with a moderate off-white head and nice rings of lacing. Nose is caramel malts and floral hops with a hint of banana. Mouthfeel rich and creamy. Flavor was of malts and hops, with fruits in the background. Somewhat on the sweet side. It hides the alcohol quite well. Very nice brew.


 scottmc (167), Lakewood, Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/103/512/20
Aug 6, 2007  
Tap. At the 14th Avery Anniversary party. A mild gold in color with a very light hop aroma and a faint malty aroma overpowering the hops. A dry finish.


 BeerBiker (1384), Odense, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 3, 2007  
[Sampled at DØE-festival, Valby, 2007 with svoger AT THE LAWN.]
Wow a final beer here at the lawn outside the Valby temple. Voluminous amounts of ingredients such as spices, alcohol, dried fruit, yeast, sherry and much more makes this a great final beer for that wonderful day!


 djd07 (724), Houston, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 31, 2007  
Bottle as shown. Pours an amber color with a medium white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is a very spicy fruit with some malt. The taste is sweet and does not hide the alcohol well but still an all around good brew. Another good beer from Avery.


 EithCubes (2140), Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 31, 2007  
Bottle. This is a young batch. Big malty nose, with caramel and cherry and figs. Deep amber pour with a large foamy, tiny-bubbled beige head and medium-strong carbonation coming right up the chute. Big malty taste with a prominent alcohol component. Dries out toward the end, aftertaste is somewhat caramellous. Fullish body, a bit too boozy.


 bikesandbeers (468), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 27, 2007  
On tap @ Porter’s Pub, UCSD. Deep red brown without much head. Sweetish aroma, not too strong. Flavor was swee, cadni sugar with soem dark fruitness. A bit of alcohol too. A verry drinkable brew, but lacks the depth and complexity of real belgians quads.


 jetzler (622), oklahoma city, Oklahoma, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/511/20
Jul 26, 2007  
Bottle, pours a clear red color, with a quickly dissapating white head. Aroma, not really one to mention, maybe just a slight banana. Taste is slightly fruity, a touch of sourness, alcohol. I was suprissed by how light the palate was. Hmm really not a whole lot going on with this brew. I really let this one sit for awhile too hoping it would open up as it warmed but no not really. Consider it a tasty malt liquor and you would be happy.



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