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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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 mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 23, 2007  
Pours a slightly hazy brown with a small off white head. Very fruity aroma, a lot of malts, berries, and a touch of caramel. Big sugar and sweetness to this beer. Very malty with some cinnamon and dark fruits. Maybe a little too fruity and too light bodied. i’d like to see some more body, this feels more like a dubbel than a quad to me. Still decent though.


 Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 18, 2007  
Robe ambrée très claire surmontée d’une mousse blanche mince. Arômes de caramel et d’alcool. Saveurs de caramel, d’alcool et de malt.


 shp555 (1678), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/514/20
Jun 17, 2007  
Pours a copper color with a white head. Aroma is malty, fruity, ans some citrus. Flavor is malty, apple, fruity, and a spicy finish.


 DuffMan (2719), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 12, 2007  
Clear amber brown, thin cream coloured head with little lace. Sweet aroma of cane sugar, wood, and fruit. Overly sweet palate with a phenolic bourbon-barrel quality that I didn’t care for, and none of the yeasty, spicy, or soft fruit elements that make true Abt/quads so complex and enjoyable.


 bdigital (585), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/103/515/20
Jun 9, 2007  
Pours a clear, copper color with minimal white head. The first whiff of this and all I could smell was pineapple juice. Some malt and alcohol come through along with some caramel and banana. Thin, watery mouth feel. Very fruity beginning to it that lingered before candied sugar and alcohol overpowered it. I don’t think this was a proper time to drink this. The description suggests that it is cellarable for 4 years, but I’m not so sure. It just doesn’t seem like it has enough body to it. All in all not bad, but not great either. By the way it is much better at room temp than even slightly chilled.


 Rictus (126), Camdenton, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 4, 2007  
Sweet malty smell. Pretty amber color with hyperactive bubbles and a big stationary head. Malty with some alchohol. Would age great. Smooth mouthfeel. Slight bitter hoppyness. Some fruityness (maybe raisin?). Actually I wouldn’t age it because the alcohol fits the drink. Adds a spicy kick to it. The aftertastes makes my tongue tingle slightly.


 JAF737300 (791), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 3, 2007  
This beer pors almost deep orange. It shows notes of fruits, citrus and sugars. The mouthfeel really pushes the balance of the beer as even with the high alcohol content you do not seem to get a great deal of heat.


 MrBendo (1039), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 30, 2007  
Bottle. Pours red/orange with a large head. Fair lacing and retention. Aroma is belgian yeast and toffee. As others have said, its way sweet for the style. Brown sugar and toffee with a bit of banana and some wood. Alcohol is well covered, I’m sure by the sweetness.



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