Avery The Reverend

Wow! I must say that this beer has an extremely unique mouthfeel.....almost syrupy. The aroma is full of dark fruits and yeast, the pour is thick and delightful, and the taste is quite pleasing. Hints of dark fruits shine through in the flavor as this thick beer melts over your tongue.

650 ml bottle. Pours a crystal amber with an aggressive light tan head. Hints of biscuit and plums in the noise. Full bodied with notes of apricot, plum and toffee. Slight alcohol burn along with a semi-dry finish.

Not a favorite style but one of the better versions of the style I’ve tried. Not excessively acidic or vinous. Nicely blended and reasonably dry finish. Cherries, currants, and molasses.

probably drank it out of character. but i have had it from the cask and from those 22 oz bottles. nice beer as described. i can’t figure when you would drink it. complex and interesting.

Bottle. Pours amber with a large white rocky head. The lacing is fair, with a head that sinks back to a thin foam on the top of the beer. Looking through the glass it is crystal clear, not bottle conditioned, something I am not used to, I am used to haveing Belgiun beers really murky. Takeing a smell, there is not much of a nose to this one, hints of caramel malts and slightly spicy. When takeing the first drink it tastes of caramel, and it is quite fruity and alot of spices in it, coriander, brown suger and a maybe a banana. The yeast is typical belgin yeast, old, earthy and moldy. With the first drink there is a moderate sweetness without very much bitterness. Then the bitterness and spicyness come through ever so slightly and the taste lingers for a little while. The body is medium with quite lively carbonation. The texture is dry and watery.

On tap at The Taphouse. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Caramel, fruit and a touch of spice in the nose. Medium body and light carbonation. Sweet and surprisingly light taste dominated by butterscotch. Piney hops shine though in the finish and seem to quarrel a bit with the rest of the taste. I don’t see me finishing a bomber of this - glad I got it in a sampler.

Tried at Churchill’s pub in San Diego. Dark rich color and rich flavor beer, with a great flavor, little smell, sweet (I crave sweet beers). Gave it a 3.5, but maybe closer to a 3.0. 3.5 is my "buy again" threshold.

Bottle. Crystal clear amber with thin patchy head and very pretty lacing. It’s all in the nose with scents of apple, malts, hops caramel, cedar and alcohol. The cedar is more subtle in the flavor, but everything else is present and accounted for. Creamy with weight and dry finish. Who could ask for anything more?