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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.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
pintocb (589) - Darsville, Georgia, USA - JUL 18, 2006
Dark golden color. No head. Smells like banana bread or fruit cake. I can really taste the esters and sugar. Some caramel and spice underneath. Nice warm beer.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Quetzalcoatl (153) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - DEC 10, 2004
Heavy malt and yeast nose, with a bit of head. This has a powerful flavor; full of rich fruit, roasted malts, Belgian character and a pleasant alcohol presence. Very full bodied.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BeerHawk (1590) - Huntsville, Alabama, USA - AUG 27, 2011
Bottle. Poured a hazy brown with a fizzy tan head that settled to a ring quickly but left some light lacing. Aroma of dark fruits, malt, brown sugar, and hints of alcohol. The flavor found caramel and dark fruit. Medium to full body, sweet, smooth, and a dark fruit aftertaste.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
boFNjackson (2705) - Portland, Oregon, USA - SEP 14, 2009
Bottle... Poured an orange with a thick white head. Aroma of a mild booziness, yeast, brown sugar, malt and spices. Mild carbonation and an overall smooth palate. A creamy, caramel, vanilla and a mild chocolate character with flavors of candy sweets, rum-like nut character, dark malts and dark fruits. Not as deep and dark as other quads, but very drinkable and a nice quality to it.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
patrick767 (2772) - fort wayne, Indiana, USA - APR 23, 2006
22 oz bottle - Pours hazy amber with a thin, fading head. Suggestion - if you took this one out of the fridge, let it warm up for awhile. The aroma and flavor both seemed a bit lacking at first. Then as it warmed a nice aroma of malts, yeast, and dark fruits asserted itself. Initially the flavor mostly just tasted sweet. As it warmed the sweetness remained but the fruity complexity came out so much better. The finish is sweet and warming with the 10% alcohol largely masked. The weakness is that it’s still too sweet, but this is a quality ale.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Furseth (1612) - Kungälv, SWEDEN - SEP 9, 2011
Bottle: Clear red/Coppery colour, with a nice creamy head. Aroma is sugar,cirup,caramell, dusty and some smokey nose in the end. Flavor is fruity,cirup, belgian yeastynes, medium body and medium fruity/choclate finish.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
thornecb (2962) - Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA - APR 11, 2008
Pours gold into a Trappist glass. Head quickly recedes to hug rim. Sweet malt aromas. Banana upfront with a dried pit fruit middle and a lasting sweet alcohol burn.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
beerprincess (52) - Indiana, USA - SEP 29, 2006
Dark amber pour with very little head. Sweet nose with toffee hints. Thick and lingering. Some spice with sweetness all over the palate.


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