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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.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
JCB (2921) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - AUG 27, 2008
22oz from Whole Foods, Raleigh. Amber pour, nice frothy head, and an overall resemblance to Maharaja, at least visually. Sweet sticky malts dominate the aroma, with just a bit of spice in the nose. The taste is slightly boozy, which combines with the malts to make this a bit aggressive. Spicy hops make for a long, lingering finish. Funny, but it seems more like an American strong ale than a quad.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Beer2000 (2919) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - FEB 27, 2010
650ml bottle. Hazy, dark golden body with an off-white head. Aroma is relatively mild malt and caramel. Flavor is sweet, caramel, dry fruit, light burnt sugar and Madeira. Harmonic and pleasant, maybe a bit to much on the sweeter side.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
lithy (2914) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 25, 2008
Clear reddish ale with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. Malty amber, caramel aroma. Light carbonation, dark fruity esters of plums and alcohol. Nutty and very sweet.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Strykzone (2906) - Wood River, Illinois, USA - MAR 23, 2008
Pours a copper color with a smallish short lived head. Aroma is alcohol, sugar, and fruit. Flavors in this beer are big and complex, like the bottle. There is plenty of sugar, fruit, caramel, spice, and alcohol. Feels slick and slightly oily and is just a bit too clean. A wonderful beer!

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
JohnnyJ (2875) - San Diego, California, USA - NOV 17, 2006
Its really not bad at all, just not great for the style. Pours a copper color with an off-white head. Aroma of sweet fruit and alcohol. Sweet candy sugar, malt, spice, fruit, and alcohol flavor.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hellbilly (2857) - scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA - APR 19, 2008
honey colored beer with an off white ring for a head. really sweet aroma... smells of honey, brown sugar, fruit/bananas, wood and booze. the palate is quite sweet and hot and not really worth sipping half a glass or so. the flavor is the same as the aroma with a little spiciness and a dry yeasty finish. it really lacks any personality. medium body with a rather sticky mouth feel. this does however, make a good glaze for caramelized pears...

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
beerbill (2850) - Laurel, New York, USA - SEP 12, 2006
22 oz. bottle. Pours a slightly hazy medium reddish brown with a moderate off-white head that lasted through most of the glass. Aroma of bananas, plums and molasses. The initial sip was sweet molasses and plums with a somewhat syrupy mouthfeel. As the beer warmed, the flavors intensified a bit, as did the alcohol burn at the swallow. Good but not great.

1.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 1/20
emacgee (2846) - Carrboro, North Carolina, USA - FEB 1, 2008
Pours a light translucent amber. Very thin frothy amber head. The aroma is sweet, fruity, alcohol, a little Belgian must. The flavor is sweet, really hot alcohol, a little Belgian must, dry, not too hot. The palate is harsh and hot, not too nice of a finish.


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