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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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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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 Heathen (723), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 6, 2007  
THOUGHTS: At first smelled more like a tripel and tasted like a dubbel. But as it warmed it took on its own flavors and aromas. Sweet caramel flavor with just the right amount of hop bitterness. Balance is not bad but goes from overly sweet to an odd bitter quickly with nothing in berewwn. Needs better transition, but overall a really good beer. There was a little whiskey flavor too, later. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a medium to dark orangey amber with a small, white head that mostly diminished. The aroma was heavy caramel malt and light chocolate malt and some medium-colored fruit. The initial flavor was moderately sweed and lightly acidic, while the finish was heavily sweet and lightly acidic and bitter with an average duration. The body was medium to full and slightly syrupy (sticky on the lips) and dry in the back with fizzy carbonation and a very light metallic and lightly alcoholic finish.


 ChazMania (408), Pasadena, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 6, 2007  
Bomber. Certainly of the orageish amber hue, small even faint head. The flavor is good, I’m surprised it’s a quad as it doesnt seem that "big" but is nicely balanced, crisp and full. Quite easy to drink and contrary the the review below this, I think the alcohol is very nicely hidden and not over the top.


 turbothy (717), Bonn, Germany
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/510/20
Jul 2, 2007    Updated: Jul 7, 2007
Tries to impress, but ends up as being just overly alcoholic. Haven’t made any notes as to what it actually tasted like, so it can’t have been anything interesting.


 thenick (742), North Bellmore, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/511/20
Jun 28, 2007  
Pours a deep reddish/brown. Aroma is of spices with possible sugar, malt, and earth notes thrown in as well. The taste is very smooth and slightly sweet. However, as a huge fan of quads this left me wanting more. It should be more complex with more bold flavoring.


PSmith (35), Kennewick, Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 28, 2007  
A dark cherry brown with a very nice spicey aroma, maybe cinimon-sugar. Definately a favorite. Despite the high "octane" went down very well.


 thegreenrooster (1811), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 26, 2007  
Pour is a red looking with a nice size white head. Aroma is deffinatly candi sugar to start then comes some toffee caramel and a dark fruit. Flavor is nice! Super sweet with loads of candi sugar. A nice sourness follows with a almost red wine like quality. After taste is more dark fruit with a touch of dark chocolate and molasses. A well done beer!


 mistersinalin (367), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 25, 2007  
I have yet to be dissappointed by Avery. Their take on a Quad is sweet, but savory. Calming in its strength, it is not easily detected after the first sip. This beer makes me feel good after a bad day...kinda like confession.


 sirpsycho (342), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 25, 2007  
Bottle. Poured a coppery brown. Aroma was fruit, slightly sugary. Flavor was fruit, sugar, carmel, also a little piney, kinda like an IPA was hidden in there in the back. Nice beer.



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