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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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 aenimopiate (142), The United States of Texas, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 13, 2007  
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.


 clasley (153), Arkansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/516/20
Apr 12, 2007  
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.


 chimpscampee (556), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 11, 2007  
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.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1062), New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/511/20
Apr 11, 2007  
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.


 biggenius29 (155), Hamilton, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/58/104/515/20
Apr 10, 2007  
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.


 bitbucket (2025), Kirkland, Washington, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Apr 7, 2007  
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.


 wetherel (1565), Encinitas, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 6, 2007  
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.


AvantAle (50), Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 5, 2007  
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?



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