Avery The Reverend 3.52 974

Avery The Reverend

	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
974	3.53/5.0	3.52/5.0	10%	43.4	Trappist 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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willblake (2180), Belcamp, Maryland, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	5/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	13/20

Jun 21, 2004

Brewtopia’04. Not a huge aroma, mostly alcohol and black cherry. Thick and chewy beer with lots of fruit salad, heavy sugars, some grapeskin. Yummy.

whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 22, 2003

Brandy color and very light carbonation making this beer seem to deviate from style. Aroma of vanilla and other alcohol notes. Some woody, cognac flavor with apparent alcohol, candy sugar sweetness and flavor, plus some light hops. This one definitely provides some belly burn and considerable residual sugar. Would appeal to me more if sweetness was pared down a bit. Seemed better in the past.

BDR (2164), Roseville, Minnesota, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	5/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Feb 12, 2007

A dark yellow/gold color with a modest head. Honey and molasses on the nose with a sweet spicy flavor.

GonZoBeeR (2163), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 19, 2005

Aroma:malt,raisin aroma..... Appearance:cooper orange,good head.... Flavor:caramel and strong alcohol sensation..... To mutch alcohol flavor....

NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Jun 16, 2005

I had this the other night during "Trappist Night" and it suffered in my mind because of it. I’ve had this before and thought highly of it, but the recent consumption of several Belgian All Stars made this beer look oafish and fumbling by comparison. There was something coppery in the taste and the sweetness seemed forced and very un-smooth. I think as an exercise in big beer this is probably a success, but as a Belgian style Quad it’s about as subtle as shotgun blast.

EithCubes (2151), Indiana, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jul 31, 2007

Bottle. This is a young batch. Big malty nose, with caramel and cherry and figs. Deep amber pour with a large foamy, tiny-bubbled beige head and medium-strong carbonation coming right up the chute. Big malty taste with a prominent alcohol component. Dries out toward the end, aftertaste is somewhat caramellous. Fullish body, a bit too boozy.

blutt59 (2145), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	18/20

Jan 26, 2008

22 0z. bottle in trappist glass, pours a reddish golden brown with small head and no lacing, alochol is not overpowering and has lots of molasses, fruit cake like flavors, big beer from Avery, nice

Silphium (2137), Haslett, Michigan, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Jun 7, 2004

Poured clear copper/amber, with a medium off-white head. The aroma portended mediocrity: coriander, apple, and musty, slightly tangy fruit. This sub-stellar assemblage met again in the flavor, which was dominated by spicing (coriander, pepper, clove?) with pear and sweet vaguely caramelesque malts. Alcohol was noticeable too. After trying The Beast, this falls far, far short for Avery. Not very complex or exciting, the spiciness instead borders on the offensive.

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