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Imperial Anti-Hero
Revolution Brewing


- From:
- Revolution Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,185 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #7,265 - Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 6.05%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 04, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 14, 2022
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
Witness the tremendous power of the American hop assault empowered to Imperial proportions. A vast and mighty double dry hop marshals all the citrus, pine, and floral notes possible toward a crisp, bright finish.
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Ratings by Chris7482:
Rated by Chris7482 from Illinois
4.35/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 19, 2022
4.35/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 19, 2022
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.09/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Witness the tremendous power of the American hop assault empowered to Imperial proportions. A vast and mighty double dry hop marshals all the citrus, pine, and floral notes possible toward a crisp, bright finish.
Oct 19, 2023Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
4.04/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
I got a can of this beer from my good friend and old neighbor from the 'Wego. It poured a clear copper with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had dank bitter citrus notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with semi sweet malt base and bitter citrus and pine resin presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body and had good carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer .
May 19, 2023Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
4.21/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of bubbly foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of orange, pineapple, toasted caramel and pine. Sweet fruity taste with orange, toasted caramel and a piney bitterness.
Jan 02, 2023Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a mostly clear amber gold color with a fresh white head . Smell is malty. With oranges ,melon and papaya. Taste follows the nose its danky fruity and hoppy has sweet baked bread malts . Mouth feel is sweet dank and hoppy,
Dec 18, 2022Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.39/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.39/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Pours a clear, caramel to honey whiskey appearance with a mild white head. SRM of 15. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong aromas of orange citrus, nectarine, resinous pine. Sweet caramle notes behind this. (3.50)
Flavor: Moderate but largely sweet flavors of sewet grapefruit, nectarine, pine syrup. Syrupy, malty, and sweet after that to finish it off. Minimal bitterness detect among the sweet nectar. (3.50)
Feel: Heavier-bodied, thick, sweet, syrupy and sticky on the the palate. (2.75)
Compared to Surly Abrasive 12/2022: Pours a darker color, milder aromas. More nectarine, sweet malt. Less citrus, tropical fruit and even pine. Heavier, sweeter, boozier. Winner: Surly
Overall: A huge and sweet malt bomb here. Tons of nectarine, resinous flavors and sweet. Nearly completely loses all of the good aspects of Anti-Hero. This IPA is a great reason why I don't like imperial IPAs. Overly malted and sweet and loses all of the flavor, drinkability, and bitterness from what was supposed to be present. This beer is described as crisp on the website and is anything but that. This is the Anti to Anti-Heroes. (Rating: 3.39)
Dec 14, 2022Aroma: Strong aromas of orange citrus, nectarine, resinous pine. Sweet caramle notes behind this. (3.50)
Flavor: Moderate but largely sweet flavors of sewet grapefruit, nectarine, pine syrup. Syrupy, malty, and sweet after that to finish it off. Minimal bitterness detect among the sweet nectar. (3.50)
Feel: Heavier-bodied, thick, sweet, syrupy and sticky on the the palate. (2.75)
Compared to Surly Abrasive 12/2022: Pours a darker color, milder aromas. More nectarine, sweet malt. Less citrus, tropical fruit and even pine. Heavier, sweeter, boozier. Winner: Surly
Overall: A huge and sweet malt bomb here. Tons of nectarine, resinous flavors and sweet. Nearly completely loses all of the good aspects of Anti-Hero. This IPA is a great reason why I don't like imperial IPAs. Overly malted and sweet and loses all of the flavor, drinkability, and bitterness from what was supposed to be present. This beer is described as crisp on the website and is anything but that. This is the Anti to Anti-Heroes. (Rating: 3.39)
Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois
3.77/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Clear amber colored pour, off white head vanishes quickly but leaves some spotty lacing. Nose is mostly caramel malts, maybe a hint of pine, flavors match, finishes sweet. Not as good as the plain old Anti-Hero.
Dec 05, 2022Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4.1/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned on: 10-04-22
A - Medium to dark copper in color with a dense cream colored layer of foam and moderate carbonation.
S - Sweet caramel malt with some sticky, spicy pine over the top.
T - Sweet biscuity caramel malt base with spicy citrus and peppery citrus rind over the top.
M - Big medium body with a dry alcohol finish on the back end.
O - This beer is approaching two months old and is still holding a potent spicy citrus resiny punch.
Nov 24, 2022A - Medium to dark copper in color with a dense cream colored layer of foam and moderate carbonation.
S - Sweet caramel malt with some sticky, spicy pine over the top.
T - Sweet biscuity caramel malt base with spicy citrus and peppery citrus rind over the top.
M - Big medium body with a dry alcohol finish on the back end.
O - This beer is approaching two months old and is still holding a potent spicy citrus resiny punch.
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours an effervescent honey/copper color with a pinky of ivory colored head. Pretty good lacing & almost above average head retention
S: Bready, a little pine, some citrus once warm
T: Bready, piney with caramel, a little grapefruit, some biscuitty malt notes too up front. Piney, dry with grapefruit & a little cakeyness, caramel & woody hops as this beer warms up. Finishes cakey, piney with a little grapefruit
MF: Medium body/chewy with creamy carbonation, nice balance
Drinks super easy, ABV is deceptive, old school West Coast leaning Imp IPA
Nov 21, 2022S: Bready, a little pine, some citrus once warm
T: Bready, piney with caramel, a little grapefruit, some biscuitty malt notes too up front. Piney, dry with grapefruit & a little cakeyness, caramel & woody hops as this beer warms up. Finishes cakey, piney with a little grapefruit
MF: Medium body/chewy with creamy carbonation, nice balance
Drinks super easy, ABV is deceptive, old school West Coast leaning Imp IPA
Imperial Anti-Hero from Revolution Brewing
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
33 ratings
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