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Tasted in a snifter from draft at Consume on August 27, 2021.

Had this on draft 7/21/21 @ Revolution's Taproom.

Caramel, oak & brown sugar notes; as this warmed some hop bite and booze heat emerged. A nice example of a brown ale "big" enough to stand up to the barrel aging treatment.

 

Poured from a crowler. Super dark brown appearance complete with a finger of brown foam. Brown sugar, nuts, and toffee in both and smell and taste before a giant tsunami of bourbon and rum descend on the senses, in the smell it is pleasant and warming, where in the taste it obliterates the palate. If you like the booze, this one is for you. I found it to be pleasant but a little hot. Otherwise the feel is malty, dark yet not too heavy.

32 ounce crowler into a tulip snifter. Filled 7/17/20, had 7/25/20. No rum barrels in this edition.

Pours a dark brown, somewhat opaque, with a two inch head of creamy foam with great retention and a good amount of foamy lacing. Aromas of toffee, caramel, bourbon, chocolate, malt, some oak, light vanilla. The bourbon takes the lead in the flavor, then toffee, caramel, malt, some chocolate, some oak, light tobacco, vanilla as it warms. Some alcohol warming. Mostly smooth, a solid medium to full body, well carbonated.

Boy, this is really well done. Lots of toffee and caramel, excellent barrels. I can’t remember having a better brown ale. Wouldn’t mind seeing a Deep Wood release of this one.

Deep brown, slightly oily in appearance. Rich, caramel-coated nuts and earthiness from the roasted grains, with some intense booziness layered on top. Raisin, plum, and lighter notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Slight astringency and botanical bitterness near the dry finish, modest crabapple, likely from the rum barrels.

Draft snifter. Deep amber brown in color. Smell is lots of barrel and booze. Taste is more of the same, with the bourbon barrel early, then the rum sweet and harsh (in a good way) booze. Late notes of raisin in the finish and aftertaste. The base beer fades to the background a bit because this is a brown rather than stout. Nice change from the big BBA stouts. Feel is warming and the sweet lingers, but more sugar sweet than malt bomb sweet. Overall a unique beer, but a snifter pour is plenty. This one is big and aggressive.

A sharply hoppy and bitter brown ale is drowned out by potent bourbon barrel and astringency that's boozy af in this medium-full bodied ale that has a nice light froth and finishes semi-dry.

 

 

 

 

 

12/4/17: 9 ounce $9 + tip pour into snifter at Revolution Brew Pub on Milwaukee Avenue. 13.2% ABV. Pitch black pour, light thin tan lacing, mild carbonation. Woodford Reserve aroma. Strong taste with Woodford Reserve predominate, chocolate light, strong alcohol content felt drinking this offering. Mild mouth feel, very smooth and easy going down. Overall, very good offering by Revolution!