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The Reverend

  • Year Round Brews
  • Belgian-Style Quadrupel Ale
  • 10.0% ABV

A divinely complex and beautifully layered beer with hints of dark cherries, currants, and molasses, complemented by an underlying spiciness. Sinfully smooth considering the high alcohol content.

Availability

  • 4-Pack Cans
  • 22 oz Bottle
  • 5.16 gal keg
  • 15.5 gal keg

  • Descriptors

    • Dark Cherry
    • Currants
    • Molasses

  • Malt Varieties

    • DK. Candy Sugar
    • Cara-20
    • Special B
    • Cara-45
    • 2-Row
    • Aromatic

  • Yeast Varieties

    • Westmalle Belgian Ale

  • Hop Varieties

    • Sterling

  • Dry Hop Varieties

    • N/A
  • The Reverend Hop Driven Chart

    Hop driven

  • The Reverend Malt Forward Chart

    Malt forward

  • The Reverend Yeast Centric Chart

    Yeast centric

  • The Reverend Beyond Reinheitsgebot Chart

    Beyond reinheits- gebot

  • The Reverend Abv % Chart

    Abv %

Suggested Pairings

Sloppy Seitan: Rev pairs well with our house BBQ sauce, offering a complement to its rich sweetness.

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Home Brew Recipe

Recipe is scaled for 5–Gallon Batch Production

OG

1.093
AE

1.018
Grist

90.6% 2-Row, 3.7% Aromatic, 1.9% Special B, 1.9% Cara-45, 1.9% Cara-20
Special Additions

add 17.81 oz Dark Belgian Candy Sugar at start of boil
Hops

0.35 oz Sterling (6% AA) at 60 min; 0.28 oz Sterling (6% AA) at 30 min; 0.86 oz Sterling (6% AA) at 0 min
Yeast

Westmalle at 20 C for the first half of fermentation, then let it climb as high as possible

“Ode to The Reverend: sweet malty quad love / falls rapidly down the throat / really drunky now ”

Julia Foster • Denver, CO