Avery The Reverend 3.52 978

Avery The Reverend

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	89
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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
978	3.53/5.0	3.52/5.0	10%	42.4	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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zach8270 (2131), Henrietta, New York, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 12, 2006

(bottle - 22 oz) Very dark orange color with a thin and creamy tan head. Lots of sweet malts and candy sugar in the aroma with hints of fruits and some brown sugar. Sweet and smooth taste of candy sugar, malt and some dark fruits. Very smooth and drinkable considering the ABV.

jsquire (2123), St. Marys, Ohio, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 19, 2002

Deep orange color with great lace and a very sweet, sugar nose. This beer is all about sweet, with the sugars coming through in the flavor. This is a very warming beer and you can feel tha ABV as you finish the glass. I feel that the damn wax caused more problems than it was worth, but I’d struggle with it again for another taste.

bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Nov 19, 2006

Bottled. Dark amber coloured with a large head. Sweetish and alcoholic with notes of berries and dark fruit and a hint of caramel.

mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

Jan 23, 2006

bottle. 2004. pours a cloudy orange-golden with a ring of white head. the aroma has sweet caramel, chocolate and ends up being quite interesting. well, as expected with Avery the alcohol lingers around in this one too. flavours are pretty solid with plenty of dark chocolate, caramel, and biscuit notes. pretty good.

mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	16/20

May 24, 2004

Deep amber color. Enjoyable. Nice white head. Malty. Hoppy. Lots of candi sugar. Fruity. Drinkable.

SSSteve (2101), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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

Jan 16, 2006

orange copper color. medium sized off-white head. aroma of yeast and spices. sugar, yeast, malts, and spices dominate the palate with a hint of fruit in finish. medium bodied. i dont know much about quads yet but this tastes just like a triple to me. i dont notice any dark fruit or molasses as claimed but its good nevertheless.

TAR (2095), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA

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

Jan 26, 2002 Updated: Jan 20, 2003

re rate: Once again, I give them style points and that's it. This has no similarities to the Latrappe Quad. Lacks the proper fruitiness and body. Malt dominated this beer throughout. Had on draft in Chicago on March 3, 01 and in bottles.

PhillyBeer2112 (2089), Orange Park, Florida, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	2/5	5/10	2/5	14/20

Oct 8, 2006

Once again I really feel that Avery is slagging these belgian styles. This pours an interesting bourbon color, a dark orangey-amber, but again its crystal clear and shows no hint of sediment in the bottle. The aroma was restrained, featuring a peppery, fusel alcohol and touch of burnt sugar. No real fruit to speak of. The flavor pretty one-dimensionally sweet up front, leading to hot and peppery alcoholic finish. It should hide the alcohol better. Again lacking the fluffy palate to lighten the body against the high alcohol. Just not getting it.

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