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RATINGS: 1160   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.52   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
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
msojka (411) - New Jersey, USA - NOV 20, 2011
Pour looks like that of a quad, dark with a cola like head. Nose is of some dark fruits, however the taste is watery ad less than stellar for the style, and rather disappointing for what a quad should be.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
patagucci (18) - Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA - NOV 19, 2011
A very respectable beer with the company name to back it. It was my first quad belgian style ale and it was a success. It meet all the requirements and then some, in ordinary Avery style, nothing average about this company.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
KapitiCritique (312) - Leawood, Kansas, USA - NOV 19, 2011
rich, chewy, sugary - and there is a slight sour undercurrent; Big body and smooth, smooth effervescence, Dark fruits and sugars and spices - however nothing distinctive. This is a beef stew, a nice stew with a lot of ingredients but everything has married up so completely and there are so many components trying to be tasted that nothing really stands out. Good beer, just not great..

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
blipp (3600) - Newark, New Jersey, USA - NOV 4, 2011
Draft. Pours amber orange with an off white head. Light Belgian yeasty aroma with a light sweetness. The flavor has Belgian yeast, toast, a light sweetness and light spicy notes. Not bad.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
dbarnold (578) - Bethesda, Maryland, USA - NOV 2, 2011
Bleh, looks and smells like a good blegian, but the palate and body are missing. Belgian light...dark fruit but not enough of it. Not worth 10% alcohol.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
stefannilssons (234) - SWEDEN - NOV 1, 2011
Eftersom den här ölen intogs i sällskap av en god vän håller jag mig kortfattad. Det här är en god och kraftig öl som har en kraftig sötma och alkoholkänsla. Alkoholkänsla är inte på något sätt negativ utan positiv på ett, vad jag skulle kalla, klassiskt belgiskt maner. Men jag kan inte precisera smaken på grund bristande kunskap och tid.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mikesaum (186) - Ohio, USA - OCT 31, 2011
Pours dark amber thin off white head, aroma of cherries,toffee, slight belgian yeast and some spices. At first the taste is actually pretty bland, and not impressive, but once its down and you explore the after taste you can find all kinds of stuf, but they are all just well balanced so they are hard to pin point, slight cherry with some clove and some other fruity hints, bland at first then complexity shines after words. Nice brew.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ryanfolty (598) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - OCT 30, 2011
Date: October 29, 2011 Mode: Bottle Source: Quad Tasting Event Minneapolis. Full description not available as I was sampling many beers as part of a tasting event.


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