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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Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	15/20

Apr 20, 2004 Updated: Mar 28, 2005

Bottle. Pours a dark red/orange with a pretty one finger beige head with full glass lacing. Nose is hoppy, spicy and sweet. After smelling it, I thought that the first sip would be very powerful, and thankfuly it was not. The flavor is complex, but I will try to describe it: The first flavor notes that I pulled out was black pepper, sweet malt, currants, and hops. Secondary flavors are of alcohol, caramel, maybe a slight black cherry/raisin taste. The finish is slightly drier and burns just a little going down. I’ll be honest, after smelling this beer I thought that this would be an overpowering spicy beer. But I was wrong. This is an almost perfectly balanced hand crafted beer. The taste reminds me of a Dali painting: I can’t describe it, but it is most definately a thing of beauty.

Kevin (1918), Colorado, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	3/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Jun 20, 2004

bottle from Lumpy. pours a cloudy amber with a yellow head. grape/citrus aroma with an undertone of earthy spices. creamy mouthfeel with a nice malty flavor that is balanced with enough hop to make this enjoyable. finishes well. a very enjyable brew. thanks, Lump.

obisbeer (558), Barcelona, Spain

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 24, 2005

Light golden amber w/little or nos head. Malt, lots of hops and some cherry on the nose. Rich mouthfeel with sweetness up front and a dry finish. Cherry malt, some piney hops, and lots of roasted flavors. Not bad at all, in fact damn fine!

maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA

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

Jul 13, 2006

Hazy caramel color with a thin light brown head. Aroma of caramel and lots of fruit. Sweet fruit with some hints of spice. Alcohol is fairly well hidden.

gputty (456), Virgina Beach, Virginia, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	9/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 18, 2006

From bottle. Pours a hazy orange with a small off white head. Nose has honey, grapes, molasses and brown sugar. Flavor is vinous, somewhat complex with hints from the nose. Light alcohol finish.

Taverner (863), San Ramon, California, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	6/10	4/5	9/10	3/5	18/20

Dec 16, 2007

You can taste the tannins in this! Strong malty and hoppy flavors, balanced by the tannins in whatever they aged this in. As far as American Belgians go, this is one of the best!

xproudfoot (729), Paleolithic, Pennsylvania, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	5/5	9/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 6, 2006

Bottle. Nice, strong fruity aroma, even cold. Cidery aroma. Murky brown with bubble layer. Creamiest cider spice flavored beer I’ve yet had. Cinaamon, quite nice. A little sweet, plenty alc - a bit hot, some bitterness - hop peel. NB: Andrew’s fave so far.

beachbum25 (797), Powellville, Maryland, USA

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

May 27, 2007

22 Oz Bomber-poured a clear off orange color w/no head. Classic Belgian aroma. Crisp, clean floral hopped Belgian flavor w/traces of cane sugar, yeast, spices, & orange peel. Very enjoyable, alcohol is well hidden. Had some carbonation to it; good lacing. Long full finish,.

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