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Avery The Reverend 3.52 978

Avery The Reverend

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9783.53/5.03.52/5.010%42.4Trappist glass
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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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 Cornfield (4972), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 9, 2005  
Well the head sure didn’t last long, but the clear copper/ruby body had strong eye appeal. The aroma is a fruity one, cherries and plums, with some spiciness. The flavor is very candy-like, caramel malts with molasses, hot spices, and alcohol. It has a dry, spicy, alcoholic finish. Not a great abt, but a pretty decent drink.


 JPDIPSO (4932), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 7, 2002  
Deep copper color, with an off-white, smallish sprity head. Floral/fruity aroma includes orange zest. Very sweet throughout - unbalanced so. Could not get past the sweetness us to much so.


 jbrus (4895), Delft, Netherlands
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 19, 2006  
Bottled, UDRBG. Sweet fruity and light floral aroma. Amber color, off-white head, good lace. Sweet, floral, bitter, apple. Full, sticky, alcoholic. Very nice beer but lacks the complexity you’d expect with style and ABV.


 BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 12, 2004  
Clear ruby bronze color with light carbonation and head, some stagnant lacing. The aroma is rich with some dark malts and a belgian yeast strain. The hops are very light faint and crisp with some more creamy caramel & molasses flavors. This really has a balanced, somewhat acidic flavor, more on the side of tangy but lots of yeast and lots of rich dark maltiness. The finish has some alcohol with more spices and dark malts. Decicious beer for sure, this is a abt worthy of competition with the likes of rochefort and westvleteren.


 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/513/20
Oct 5, 2006  
Bottle, at Københavnske Øldage, May 2006. Mid amber colour - quite pale for a quad (not that I’ve had too many). Very fat and rich aroma. Jammy fruit, with plums, and I do get cherries too. Also spicy orange peel, maybe marmalade. On the palate there’s more of the sae. Boozy and liquorous. Rather sweet for my taste and a bit sticky. A hot alcoholic afterburn didn’t enhance the experience. A sipper for sure. I think I might struggle with a full bottle.


 anders37 (4792), Malmö, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 30, 2006  
Bottle. Amber colour with a white head. Sweet aroma of malt, yeast and fruits. Also some spicy hints in the aroma. The flavor is sweet malty with hints of yeast and caramel. Sweet warming malty finish.


 Tmoney99 (4790), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 14, 2005  
Bomber bottle with a very interseting label. hazzy dark amber with medium head that diminished quickly. Complex sweet fruit aroma. Medium body with smooth texture. Complex full flavor with long sweet finish with a small alcohol bite. The brew was as interesting as the label.


 maeib (4767), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Bottled. A reddy brown coloured beer with a minimal off white head. A typically Belgian yeasty candy sugar aroma which appears to provide alcoholic warmth to the nostrils. Boozy and fruity in the mouth. A little alcohol sting. Lots of sugary fruitiness. A decent effort, just wish it were more mellow.



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