Georgia Gene
Revolution Brewing
- From:
- Revolution Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 7.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 05, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 09, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Our Eugene porter was aged for over a year in a Woodford Reserve bourbon barrel. We blended that with a fresher barrel in our Grundy tank, where we added the peach concentrate.
The lengthy wood-aging imparts lovely barrel character - especially vanilla notes that blend harmoniously with the caramel and chocolate flavors present in the base beer. The peach adds some fruity notes to the already complex brew… A nice brew with which to finish a long day, or to sip on a chilly fall evening…
The lengthy wood-aging imparts lovely barrel character - especially vanilla notes that blend harmoniously with the caramel and chocolate flavors present in the base beer. The peach adds some fruity notes to the already complex brew… A nice brew with which to finish a long day, or to sip on a chilly fall evening…
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Reviewed by jegross2 from Illinois
4.28/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Reviewing the Georgia Gene from Revolution Brewing Company out of Chicago, Illinois.
Score: 93
Tap pour on release day served in a taster glass and enjoyed on 10/09/13. Review is from iPhone notes.
Appearance: This beer looks like all of Revolution's barrel aged stouts/porters. Shiny, inky black in color served with a ring around the glass of khaki head. Solid lacing/average retention. 4/5
Smell: Oak, brown sugar, bourbon and cacao/chocolate. No distinct peach but something not traditional in a stout is present here that I cannot put my finger on; it is probably muted peach. 4/5
Taste: Vanilla, oak and bourbon upfront followed by delicious peach, bitter chocolate and a light vanilla flavor in the finish. Nice bittersweet balance here, with the sweet barrel characters hitting upfront and then mellowing out quickly. A little alcohol sting on the sides of the tongue. The base beer characteristics are surprisingly bold and not overwhelmed by the barrel treatment, which is a nice departure from the sweet Woodford-forward barrel projects that Revolution has been churning out lately. 4.5/5
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, low carbonation. Creamy and slick mouthfeel. Good balance. 4.25/5
Overall: I wish I had time to stay for a full snifter pour. This is Revolution's best new barrel aged project in recent memory. I love that it has a nice bitterness in the finish for balance, and that it is not as bourbon-forward as their other recent releases. Prost!
Cost: $7 for a 9 oz snifter pour.
Oct 10, 2013Score: 93
Tap pour on release day served in a taster glass and enjoyed on 10/09/13. Review is from iPhone notes.
Appearance: This beer looks like all of Revolution's barrel aged stouts/porters. Shiny, inky black in color served with a ring around the glass of khaki head. Solid lacing/average retention. 4/5
Smell: Oak, brown sugar, bourbon and cacao/chocolate. No distinct peach but something not traditional in a stout is present here that I cannot put my finger on; it is probably muted peach. 4/5
Taste: Vanilla, oak and bourbon upfront followed by delicious peach, bitter chocolate and a light vanilla flavor in the finish. Nice bittersweet balance here, with the sweet barrel characters hitting upfront and then mellowing out quickly. A little alcohol sting on the sides of the tongue. The base beer characteristics are surprisingly bold and not overwhelmed by the barrel treatment, which is a nice departure from the sweet Woodford-forward barrel projects that Revolution has been churning out lately. 4.5/5
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, low carbonation. Creamy and slick mouthfeel. Good balance. 4.25/5
Overall: I wish I had time to stay for a full snifter pour. This is Revolution's best new barrel aged project in recent memory. I love that it has a nice bitterness in the finish for balance, and that it is not as bourbon-forward as their other recent releases. Prost!
Cost: $7 for a 9 oz snifter pour.
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