Revved Up
Revolution Brewing

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From:
Revolution Brewing
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 11.48%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
81
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 03, 2021
Added:
Apr 07, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by dcf5ve:
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Rated by dcf5ve from Illinois

1.39/5  rDev -62%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

May 26, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.29 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Aug 03, 2021
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -31.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Canned 3/30/16; drank 4/8/16 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque brown/purple appearance.

A violent pour yielded a huge khaki head; nice lace.

Peanut butter, mild smoke & faint pickle juice notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Peanut butter, pickle juice & coffee flavors; sweet sugar settled on my lips over the course of the session.

Cloying & puckering; not a good combination. Tough to finish.
Aug 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by sweemzander from Illinois

Dec 21, 2016
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Reviewed by Mitchster from Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -24.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Unfortunately, my can was a gusher. Despite this, it still tastes OK, so I'll review it. Requiring a very careful pour over 5 minutes to get it into my glass. Pours out to a cloudy sediment rich medium brown, forming a tall soapy light tan head with good retention and lacing. Carbonation again, is a gusher 4.5-5 carbs or so. The nose is ok...definitely light roast coffee and garage dust. Mouthfeel is effervescent and light bodied. The taste is OK. Limpid macro brown taste with coffee. Medium bitterness.

Meh, an ok coffee brown. I wouldn't be inclined to buy it again.
Nov 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.87 by HabaJohn from Illinois

Nov 02, 2016
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

2.95/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Huge tan caviar bubbled head over a light brown body.

Smell is coffee, cola, sassafras and nuts.

This beer is too frothy and fluffy over a light body to easily deliver flavors to your palate. Taste is sharp yet sweet cola, with an almost floral nuttiness. I would be hard pressed to call this a beer if I hadn't known, and even the coffee is edged out by lightness and sweetness.
Oct 10, 2016
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Reviewed by krh from Illinois

3.6/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tastes like a brown ale with coffee flavor. No complexity, no Revolution boldness - just the brown ale bitterness. I should stick to the coffee stouts for fuller, richer flavor.
Aug 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by BTodd from Illinois

Jul 25, 2016
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.77/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
With no shortage of coffee roasters in Chicago, the Revolution and Upland brewers rely upon the roasters at Dark Matter as they embark upon a collaboration ale who's base is as agreeable, drinkable and charming as the coffee itself. English brown ale is the answer.

Revved Up pours a brilliantly clear set of brown, copper and garnet hues. Its tarnish khaki foam is creamy and lacy as its rich lather releases a robust yet moderate scent of nutty, chocolaty, earthy coffee with a hint of chocolate, toffee and toasted pecan in the recesses. Rich in taste, its the malt that layers on the tongue with caramel and toffee, chocolate and nuttiness, mild earthiness and roast.

And its that early palate that carries through the center of the palate, all the while trailing with a moderately strong coffee flavor. It in itself carries a caramel, chocolate, nutty and almost buttery character to accent the ale underneath expectedly well. Balancing bitterness offsets the bulk of sweetness with a mild gripping woodsiness that's easily debunked as exclusively coffee alone.

Medium bodied with a full flavor, the beer's moderate carbonation allows the sweetness to weigh on the the tongue with a calming depth and breadth of malt flavor. A linger of caramel and rootish woods elude to the coffee additions until the light bitter end.
Jul 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by cryptichead from Illinois

Jul 19, 2016
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Dark brown ale, short white head, some lacing.

S - A fairly quiet nose, with malt at the fore, and a definite coffee hint. Molasses and caramel.

T - Opens with sweetness, quiet malts, coming to a lovely nutty flavor and a moderate cold brewed coffee middle, and a mildly bitter close.

M - Brisk carbonation, and a slightly dry close.

O - This is a very nice brown that uses its coffee to great effect, heightening the nice sweet malty core with a brightening acidity and a mild bitterness.
Jul 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Nurt20 from Illinois

Jul 14, 2016
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Reviewed by laketang from Arizona

3.52/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
poured from a can 3-30-2016

deep brown color, head dissipated quickly
notes of roast,nutty, and coffee ( black )
pleasing hop bitterness, some chocolate
a slight sourness. toffee, and some
bitter like in the last sips of a strong black coffee
medium mouthfeel, long finish
Jul 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.12 by mds1101 from Illinois

Jun 26, 2016
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Reviewed by stucat from Illinois

3.26/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Beautiful pour into a nonic pint glass. Fairly clear amber color with a nice creamy head with good retention and decent lacing. Ground coffee aroma with a hint of malt. Pretty thin mouth feel with light carbonation. Tasted very strongly of coffee, no subtlety to this one. It is okay but I guess that I just am not really into coffee flavored beer. I love coffee and I love beer but I guess I can do without the mash up.
Jun 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by sdeese21 from Louisiana

Jun 25, 2016
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Reviewed by BSiegs from Illinois

3.41/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Ruby-ish brown in color, fairly clear considering how dark it is. One finger of tan head that has average retention and leaves no lacing. The nose is dominant coffee with some malty sweetness. The taste follows, with coffee again leading the way. It has that nice traditional maltiness of a brown, but there is a slight metallic note that I don't care for. The body is medium-light to medium with moderate carbonation. A slightly bitter, slightly dry finish. Overall it is a solid brown with big coffee flavor, but not my favorite from Revolution.
Jun 24, 2016
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

3.73/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12oz, canned 03/30/16
A - brown body with ruby at the edges; foamy tan head holds good retention
S - coffee, grain, caramel, toffee
T - heavy dose of coffee with caramel, toffee, vanilla, brown sugar, earthy hops
M - medium body, moderate carbonation, finishes well balanced with a bit of a hop bite
O - I like this because I like coffee. The coffee is very bold but they did a nice of job of this beer. Fun to try but I likely won't buy it again.
Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.55 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Jun 17, 2016
Revved Up from Revolution Brewing
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 81 ratings