Honey Jacket
Revolution Brewing
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- Style:
- Barleywine - English
Ranked #34 - ABV:
- 14.6%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #2,722 - Avg:
- 4.37 | pDev: 8.01%
- Reviews:
- 12
- Ratings:
- From:
- Revolution Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Avail:
- Rotating/Seasonal
- Wants
- 9
- Gots
- 6
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
Notes:
We’re not the only ones who’ve been busy since last Deep Wood season; Revolution’s only permanent residents (residing in a hive on the brewery’s roof) have been pollinating local flora and producing honey for the past year. Not to be outdone, our brewers selected a crop of eighteen-month-old bourbon and rye whiskey barrel aged English Barleywines to imbue with the bees’ golden elixir. Worth the welts. Enjoy now or store cold.
Reviews: 12
| Ratings: 44
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Reviews by thebeers:
thebeers from Pennsylvania
4.2/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a deep reddish-amber color with two fingers of tan head that walk on the border between airy and foamy. Modest retention and no lacing.
Mild aroma of leather, dust and carbon dioxide. Just the slightest hints of vanilla, cherry and caramel beneath.
Where the nose is reserved, the taste is flamboyant. Big, sweet honey, caramel, vanilla and cherry, tempered only by the hotness of the alcohol and some earthy hop bitterness. A vanilla custard or crepe brûlée impression mixes with the booze and some grape jelly in the aftertaste.
Medium bodied, creamy and slightly sticky in the feel with low carbonation.
Delicious. It’s very sweet, but not cloyingly so. A real treat.
Feb 25, 2021
4.2/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a deep reddish-amber color with two fingers of tan head that walk on the border between airy and foamy. Modest retention and no lacing.
Mild aroma of leather, dust and carbon dioxide. Just the slightest hints of vanilla, cherry and caramel beneath.
Where the nose is reserved, the taste is flamboyant. Big, sweet honey, caramel, vanilla and cherry, tempered only by the hotness of the alcohol and some earthy hop bitterness. A vanilla custard or crepe brûlée impression mixes with the booze and some grape jelly in the aftertaste.
Medium bodied, creamy and slightly sticky in the feel with low carbonation.
Delicious. It’s very sweet, but not cloyingly so. A real treat.
Feb 25, 2021
More User Reviews:
SadMachine from New Jersey
4.35/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Apr 11, 2021
4.35/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Apr 11, 2021
GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Canned 7/12/19; drank 7/19/19 @ the Yarchives.
See-through brown/orange appearance.
A violent pour yielded a small, noisy khaki head which quickly dissipated; no lace.
Honey, bourbon heat, oak & mild leather notes in the nose.
Thick, sticky mouthfeel.
Sweet honey & boozy bourbon flavors up front; oak & mild leather notes on the finish.
A sweet booze bomb; I love Straight Jacket, VSOJ and Strawberry Jacket, but this was not in my wheelhouse. Those bees on the roof deserved better...
Jul 20, 2019
3.75/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Canned 7/12/19; drank 7/19/19 @ the Yarchives.
See-through brown/orange appearance.
A violent pour yielded a small, noisy khaki head which quickly dissipated; no lace.
Honey, bourbon heat, oak & mild leather notes in the nose.
Thick, sticky mouthfeel.
Sweet honey & boozy bourbon flavors up front; oak & mild leather notes on the finish.
A sweet booze bomb; I love Straight Jacket, VSOJ and Strawberry Jacket, but this was not in my wheelhouse. Those bees on the roof deserved better...
Jul 20, 2019
Ajlvt from Washington
4.1/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Jan 24, 2020
4.1/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Jan 24, 2020
Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois
3.93/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Jul 23, 2019
3.93/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Jul 23, 2019
Montanabeerz from Montana
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Feb 14, 2021
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Feb 14, 2021
Duncian from Pennsylvania
4.39/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Mar 18, 2021
4.39/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Mar 18, 2021
GeorgeAKeim from Oregon
4.43/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 16, 2021
4.43/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 16, 2021
4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois
4.72/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Blend 1- Incredible balance between the bourbon & the honey. The honey is unmistakable & the rye whiskey barrel notes are very nice. Deep layer oak. The beer is very sweet without being overly cloying. Hints of vanilla, caramel, butterscotch. No booze noted. It is a really excellent beer. Honestly this might be at or above VSOJ status. Overall Score- 4.72
Blend 2- Overly sweet. Not nearly as good as batch 1. Its all honey and bourbon. They used a sweeter thread of straight jacket for this blend of honey jacket and need to go back to the drier thread that added more balance & complexity to the honey infused straight jacket. Overall score- 4.30
Jul 19, 2019
4.72/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Blend 1- Incredible balance between the bourbon & the honey. The honey is unmistakable & the rye whiskey barrel notes are very nice. Deep layer oak. The beer is very sweet without being overly cloying. Hints of vanilla, caramel, butterscotch. No booze noted. It is a really excellent beer. Honestly this might be at or above VSOJ status. Overall Score- 4.72
Blend 2- Overly sweet. Not nearly as good as batch 1. Its all honey and bourbon. They used a sweeter thread of straight jacket for this blend of honey jacket and need to go back to the drier thread that added more balance & complexity to the honey infused straight jacket. Overall score- 4.30
Jul 19, 2019
roscko from Indiana
4.83/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Jul 21, 2019
4.83/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Jul 21, 2019
SaxmanRick from Minnesota
4.47/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Jan 03, 2020
4.47/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Jan 03, 2020
jschott75 from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 01, 2020
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 01, 2020
Dragginballs76 from South Carolina
4.64/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - Pours dark mahogany with a thin tan head that quickly settles to a thin ring. No lacing.
Aroma - Nose is honey, caramel, fig, vanilla, bourbon, lots of oak, smells like a sticky sweet dessert beer.
Taste - Wow caramel, vanilla, oak, bourbon the honey is like a smooth layer of sweetness over all the other flavors. Light fig and tobacco.
Feel - Mildly warming from the alcohol, slick syrupy feel to be expected. Really smooth velvety
Overall - taking SJ to another level the honey especially in the taste really brings everything together.
Sep 13, 2019
4.64/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - Pours dark mahogany with a thin tan head that quickly settles to a thin ring. No lacing.
Aroma - Nose is honey, caramel, fig, vanilla, bourbon, lots of oak, smells like a sticky sweet dessert beer.
Taste - Wow caramel, vanilla, oak, bourbon the honey is like a smooth layer of sweetness over all the other flavors. Light fig and tobacco.
Feel - Mildly warming from the alcohol, slick syrupy feel to be expected. Really smooth velvety
Overall - taking SJ to another level the honey especially in the taste really brings everything together.
Sep 13, 2019
Rimbimhoot from Illinois
4.34/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Jul 18, 2019
4.34/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Jul 18, 2019
Stevedore from Oregon
4.31/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 30, 2019
4.31/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 30, 2019
Ristaccia from Nebraska
4.75/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Jul 31, 2019
4.75/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Jul 31, 2019
ChicagoNick from Illinois
5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Aug 23, 2019
5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Aug 23, 2019
brn9000 from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Jul 22, 2019
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Jul 22, 2019
smartassboiler from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dec 13, 2019
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dec 13, 2019
bret27 from California
4.27/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2020 can courtesy of _mark_s.
Nice honey barleywine.
Jan 13, 2021
4.27/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2020 can courtesy of _mark_s.
Nice honey barleywine.
Jan 13, 2021
unclekeith from Alaska
4.09/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Dec 04, 2019
4.09/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Dec 04, 2019
DeadWax from Illinois
3.88/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2020 Vintage from a can.
Overwhelmingly sweet and one note honey until it is room temperature. Then it balances out to some extent where the honey is offset by a delicate bourbon and oak profile with caramel and brown sugar. I may have enjoyed this more on a drier straight jacket?
Amber color on the pour with a fair amount of foam, minimal lacing. Still has a bit of that classic DW aroma but it did not translate to the flavor. Sticky mouthfeel, med to thin body.
I would not need more of this and wish the honey was dialed back so the rest of the SJ nuance could shine.
Dec 30, 2020
3.88/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2020 Vintage from a can.
Overwhelmingly sweet and one note honey until it is room temperature. Then it balances out to some extent where the honey is offset by a delicate bourbon and oak profile with caramel and brown sugar. I may have enjoyed this more on a drier straight jacket?
Amber color on the pour with a fair amount of foam, minimal lacing. Still has a bit of that classic DW aroma but it did not translate to the flavor. Sticky mouthfeel, med to thin body.
I would not need more of this and wish the honey was dialed back so the rest of the SJ nuance could shine.
Dec 30, 2020
stortore from Illinois
4.46/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Can’t imagine how I missed checking in the 2019 edition, after being at the release and going through a four pack. Typically excellent base, barrels have a solid presence and the honey adds a sweetness- not too much, that really kicks this over the top. Have had one can of the 2020 version, and it’s not quite as outstanding as the 2019, but still delicious. Maybe the reduced ABV (13.2%) leaves out a little of the richness? An excellent twist on Straight Jacket.
Feb 04, 2021
4.46/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Can’t imagine how I missed checking in the 2019 edition, after being at the release and going through a four pack. Typically excellent base, barrels have a solid presence and the honey adds a sweetness- not too much, that really kicks this over the top. Have had one can of the 2020 version, and it’s not quite as outstanding as the 2019, but still delicious. Maybe the reduced ABV (13.2%) leaves out a little of the richness? An excellent twist on Straight Jacket.
Feb 04, 2021
Dharmelink from Wisconsin
4.42/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Aug 03, 2019
4.42/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Aug 03, 2019
Eman17 from Illinois
4.71/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Apr 18, 2021
4.71/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Apr 18, 2021
Honey Jacket from Revolution Brewing
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
44 ratings
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