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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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 ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 13, 2007  
talk about bang for your buck. 4 dollar quad. pours a rich mahogney color with a small acidic head. Smells of fruits. Tastes like a dubbel with carmel notes .Cherries are presant too. Surprisgnly good, and refreshing as the alcohol is hidden.


 elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 10, 2007  
Pours a semi-dark brown color with a thin tan head. Has almost no lacing. Has hints of caramel, dark fruit, spice, candied sugar,and a good barley flavor. Finishes medium bodied with a sugary alcohol feeling on the tongue.


 drismyhero (815), Tacoma, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 7, 2007  
Very overt belgain yeast - especially strong are the dried flower and fig or currant. I was surprised at just how compact this beer seems, a very dense beer that sits really well on the palate. I wasn’t as blown away by the candy sugar as I thought I would be, but the alchohol is definitely present here. A surprisingly good drinking beer.


 Heathen (795), 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 (720), 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 (744), 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.



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