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RATINGS: 1159   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.53   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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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.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
italianjohn (1644) - Penndel, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 11, 2012
Clear deep brownish red pour sticky striped lacing and a creamy off white/beige head .... aroma is of dark candi sugar, dark fruits (plums), and some spices ..... taste is of deep dark fruits (plums), hint of molasses, sweet caramel malts, dark candi sugar and a spicy bite .... mouthfeel is creamy and soft, abv is hidden well ... finish is dry and the spice lingers ... good stuff for an american quad

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Holy (650) - GERMANY - FEB 4, 2012
Bottle shared with quiznoaz. It’s like you melted gingerbread and then mixed it with oranges, and then put it into beer, and then put a reverend on the label and then you were done.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
quiznoaz (144) - Arizona, USA - FEB 4, 2012
Shared with Holy. Cloudy red-brown pour, light head that lingers along the glass. Light sweet and spicy aroma. Flavors of caramel and gingerbread. Very nice.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hophead22 (2172) - Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA - JAN 31, 2012
22oz bottle. Rating #1156. I can’t believe I haven’t rated this one yet. This was one of my favorite Avery beers when they first started appearing in Cali. Dark and rich and pretty easy to drink as well. Solid. (2148)

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
michcam8 (31) - Ohio, USA - JAN 28, 2012
Fruity aroma, rasins, banana, carmel and bread. Medium to thin body. Amber color with a kahki colored head. Taste is sweet and fruity with a warm belly finish. Another enjoyable beer from Avery.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
redpooba (23) - - JAN 17, 2012
A solid mouth feel with some crisp bright notes swirled in to get the mouth guessing.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
NobleSquirrel (2579) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JAN 17, 2012
Draft at Haymarket. This is a huge beer. Pour a paler than expected amber with a thin ring of bubbles overall. Nose is hop forward with some dried cherry notes as well. Also strong caramel. On tasting, it is big and sweet, just short of cloying. Quite fruity with a light bitterness overall. Different take overall and interesting but not really my type of beer. Decent.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
ddfrazee (62) - Flat Rock, Michigan, USA - JAN 14, 2012
Pours golden with a nice thin white head. Smells and taste: Fruity. Apricot? I cannot really tell how this particular beer qualifies as an Abt...and differs from a Belgian strong ale. Perhaps my palate has not quite matured yet. I can say that the fruity strong taste with the thick yeasty body is quite satisfying! Cheers Avery!


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