Avery The Reverend 3.52 977

Avery The Reverend

	Percentile
	89
	overall

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

send corrections | shelftag

Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
977	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.

Please Enable Javascript

This site requires javascript enabled and/or approval of googlesyndication.com.

Most Recent

Top Raters

Highest Ratings

Who's Rated This?

Rotorhead87 (117), Temple, Texas, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 14, 2007

Deep amber with little head. Very complex flavors, more than I can pick out. I do know that it tastes wonderful. I expected a lot from a quad, and it delivers. Not quite in the same league as St. Bernardus, but quite close. Excellent

Elizavyeta (110), Minnesota, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 11, 2008

Fantastically crimson with a cloudy pour and wispy head. Its aromas are not unlike strawberry, wheat, and honey. The actual flavor of this beer is rather tart with piquant, toasty notes that linger. The Reverend would pair nicely with apples and a younger raw milk gouda to offset the sweetness.

branspra (232), Arlington, Virginia, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Aug 22, 2009

Bottle. Pours a nice dark amber color with a frothy, off-white head. Aromas of bananas, malts, cherry, and a hint of orange. Texture is lively to start, then quickly goes smooth with a fantastically oily mouthfeel. Flavors of currants, bananas, and actually a nice mellow malty taste. I didn’t have high expectations for this beer but it exceeded expectations.

williamherbert (475), Syracuse, New York, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	7/10	5/5	17/20

Jul 29, 2009

The appearance is thick, murky, plum-red. Head dies fast. Color and body are beautiful, though the head does evaporate. The smell is white wine all the way, and the alcohol comes in like gin. Sweet grapes and sour plums. Charcoal ashes in the nose, as well as nutmeg. Really complex. Gritty grain bill as it warms up, and another wave of that 10% alcohol. The taste is sweet grapes, perfume and rose petals. Heavy alcohol presence. Red apple and pears. Starts harsh and bitter. Finishes sweet and fruity. The malts emerge as the temperature rises, with a finish of dark stone fruits. The feel is severely thick and syrupy. High-density, like a red-wine. Smooth and oliy and big. This is a solid quad all around; it’s complex and bittersweet. Like a hefty red wine and a fruity white.

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.

jb (1057), Rochester, New York, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	3/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 2, 2007

I love this beer. Dark fruit in the nose along with alcohol, sour notes, and doughy maltiness. Sugary palate with no hint of alcohol other than the warming. Color is dark copper with an off-white head. Sticky finish. Very very nice.

Kasteelfreak (341), Fallbrook, California, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Aug 25, 2003

I've had this acouple of times. First time I didn't like it much. Second, I liked it more. This time I like it even more. I tstes more like a spicey barley wine instead of a Belgian. All around, a very good beer. Prettysmooth palate. Excellent reddish tinted color. Some lace.

brownaler (379), Topsail Beach, North Carolina, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 28, 2004

MY first quad and I'm blown away. Has a load of spices in front like salvation and is very smooth for it's alcohol content

We Want To Hear From You

Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

Join Us »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98

Share Your Opinion!

More Abt/Quadrupels By Style
Iron Hill Quadrupel (Quadfather) 71
Iron Hill Oak Aged Quad 80
Valley Brew Decadence 12 65
St. Bernardus Abt 12 98
Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad 75
5 Seasons North Whisky Barrel Aged Quinte55ence 88
Southampton Abbot 12 84
Pelican Grand Cru de Pelican 63
Odonata Rorie’s Ale Batch 001 74
Russian River Mortification 72
Rochefort Trappistes 10 99
Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale 95
Gulden Draak 74
Iron Hill FE10 (Anniversary Ale) 61
Allagash Four 82

please support all of this page