Avery Brewing Company | The Reverend | Abt/Quad I enjoyed my first Fathers Day. The Boy was in a generally good mood and the weather was nice enough. My wonderful present from Amy and The Boy was T-shirts from six brewpubs we have visited together: Bell’s, Victory, Rogue, Great Lakes, Portsmouth, and the rather inconspicuous Bobcat Cafe in Bristol, Vt. I marked the occasion with a Southern Tier Mokah (not pictured), which I’ve had before and enjoyed. The first time I had it was up at the Farmhouse Tap and Grill in Burlington, Vt., not long before I learned Amy was pregnant, and I was beguiled. That day, I found it to be a smooth and supersweet chocolate and coffee bomb of a stout. I sought out a few bottles throughout the rest of last summer and the experience was just as good. This version, which I believe was from the 2011 batch, had more hops (maybe because it’s newer) and quite a bit more going on - not all of it good. It was slightly sour and maybe a bit unnatural tasting - there was perfume from the hops, but also a chemical flavor. I still enjoyed it, but nowhere near as much as last year. The Reverend, which is pictured, is from the day before. It was tasty without being complex. The flavors were sour cherries and Robitussin. Things didn’t change much over the course of the bomber. It was a bit vegetal as well, with some metal and some funk, but just a little. I gave it a 6/4/7/3/14 = 3.4 at www.ratebeer.com.

Avery Brewing Company | The Reverend | Abt/Quad

I enjoyed my first Fathers Day. The Boy was in a generally good mood and the weather was nice enough. My wonderful present from Amy and The Boy was T-shirts from six brewpubs we have visited together: Bell’s, Victory, Rogue, Great Lakes, Portsmouth, and the rather inconspicuous Bobcat Cafe in Bristol, Vt.

I marked the occasion with a Southern Tier Mokah (not pictured), which I’ve had before and enjoyed. The first time I had it was up at the Farmhouse Tap and Grill in Burlington, Vt., not long before I learned Amy was pregnant, and I was beguiled. That day, I found it to be a smooth and supersweet chocolate and coffee bomb of a stout. I sought out a few bottles throughout the rest of last summer and the experience was just as good.

This version, which I believe was from the 2011 batch, had more hops (maybe because it’s newer) and quite a bit more going on - not all of it good. It was slightly sour and maybe a bit unnatural tasting - there was perfume from the hops, but also a chemical flavor. I still enjoyed it, but nowhere near as much as last year.

The Reverend, which is pictured, is from the day before. It was tasty without being complex. The flavors were sour cherries and Robitussin. Things didn’t change much over the course of the bomber. It was a bit vegetal as well, with some metal and some funk, but just a little. I gave it a 6/4/7/3/14 = 3.4 at www.ratebeer.com.