Revolution Brewing (2022)

Allow me to introduce you to Mineshaft Gap

 

Lol touché. But to quote a poorly written article on the subject I quickly googled in a panic: "All squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares."

Also we have yet to plumb the depths of Peruvian pisco brandy -or- I've learned of yet another thing in these past 5 minutes.

 

The reverse (in a way, or Ryeway to be exact) has been done before!
https://untappd.com/b/revolution-brewing-company-fist-of-krampus/2963510

 

Very interesting. Straight jacket already has that sweetened bourbon Old Fashioned-esque thing going for it, the orange seems like a natural fit. Add in the Rev history with Fistmas, I'd be sold on that beer.

 

1. Do something with a golden ticket in them like you do for C2E2 (?) for an experience at the next canning/tasting/etc. of a DW beer.
2. Small batches of lower volume (i.e. not 32oz) crowlers available for draft variants. I super loved this during the height of the pandemic last year. Not the pandemic but getting to try draft only beers.
3. As available/reasonable bring back in-person smallerish DW events. The first VSOJ event was so cool and maybe that's where you can fulfill my #2 wish.
4. Variety packs of non-core DW beers with core DW beers similar to the mystery bags but could promote moving core products while getting people to try some of the more infrequent or including something that is low volume/single barrel. Something like Deth's Tar, Straight Jacket, Deth by Xxxxx / Xxxx Deth, and Single Barrel / Draft Only release or Experimental Deth. You do this with the Hero series in 12 packs and have beers in there only available in the mixed pack, why not Deep Wood beers?
5. Continue what you did with Beer Temple for single / small volume barrel store picks. It's the hotness with bourbon. Keep it going with barrel aged beer.
6. 8oz cans if pricing makes sense or for super limited stuff
7. Continue with interesting barrels like apple brandy.
8. I know it's likely impossible, but listing ages of beer going into the whole batch for beer, again, similar to some bourbon/whiskey showing age statements of blends.

 

Fist shaped cans.

 

The Deep Wood (perhaps Wood's, but not Woods) is a series of beer that I hold near and dear to my heart due to the quality, the local brewery, and the 12oz format.
@GuyFawkes - Are you missing Cuvee and On & On from your list? Or are you limiting your list to 12oz cans released from Rev after January 2021? I'm not always sure where to place those spring & summer releases - maybe their own list? Rev's announcement in late July '21 was for "FALL/WINTER LINEUP FOR THE 2021–22 DEEP WOOD SERIES" tells me that's where they have the cutoff.
And how DARE you put VSOJ b2 at the bottom and limit the flipper and trade value!?!
But seriously, I love that everyone has different tastes and palates! As long as we can all agree that us folks that live in the Chicago area are super spoiled with amazing beers!

Release -- Spring/Summer 2021
4/16/2021 Cuvee De Grace 2021
7/16/2021 Strawberry Jacket
7/16/2021 Supermassive Café Deth
7/16/2021 VSOJ
9/16/2021 On & On Part II (Half Acre)

Release -- Winter 2021/2022
10/15/2021 Deth's Tar
10/15/2021 Café Deth
10/15/2021 Deth by Raspberries
11/19/2021 Straight Jacket
11/19/2021 Vanilla Deth
11/19/2021 Blackberry Finn
12/10/2021 Ryeway To Heaven
12/10/2021 Maple Jacket
12/10/2021 Dark Mode
1/28/2022 Gravedigger Billy
1/28/2022 VSOR

 

@GuyFawkes - I meant to include a in regards to the series name!
I very much enjoy your contributions and comments - thank you.
Cheers!

 

@GuyFawkes @VinHalen54
Your respective lists are not complete unless you add Temple of Deth and Tarry Night!

 

Gotta catch 'em all!

 

Since the door was opened, here is my ranking (without the same excellent exposition @GuyFawkes provided). My ranking is based purely on personal enjoyability:

Straight Jacket
Deth's Tar
VSOR
Ryeway to Heaven
Blackberry Finn
VSOJ
Strawberry Jacket
Maple Jacket
Vanilla Deth
Supermassive
Cafe Deth
Deth by Raspberries
Dark Mode
Gravedigger Billy

Basically, I agree with the assessment that the mainstays were better than ever. Dark Mode just didn't do it for me - I'd much rather see a version of Thundertaker return as the "other" stout - and I've never cared for Gravedigger Billy. I did greatly and enjoy the VSO's as compliments to their respective originals and hope they continue on a semi-regular basis.

 

The pain and punishment reawakens after a number of years gone by!! But so delicious that you keep forgetting what happens after every can!! But why in the holy hell did Rev feel the need to go from a 12oz can to 16, sweet baby Jesus!!
Just for the love of god and everything holy do not put 1ZEnuff ever in a 16oz can unless you intend everyone to get blackout drunk!!

 

I used to drink 2-3 of the 12ozers so this could be a good size format for me.

 

Bwahahaha. Looks like you take the beer name as a challenge. I love the new can artwork.

 

Having a supermassive to make it through the 4th consecutive day of quarantine-based remote learning (oh, and me and the kids having mostly asymptomatic Covid ). Anyway, this can is better than the last one I had but still somewhat unbalanced. There’s an odd Cola quality to it and the coffee flavors lean more towards astringent than rich, but it’s enjoyable enough (though maybe that’s because it’s my first beer of the week #NAWeekdays).

 

It's a BIG coffee beer and was canned almost 8 months ago (released on 7/16/21), so the coffee is definitely going to fade. But "Cola"? Like BCBS Cola? Hmmm....
Mine were all SUPER, but were in the fridge since the day I got them and all gone by October.
The can of Cafe Deth from 10/15/21 that I had last night was stellar - but has been in the fridge the entire time as well.
#KeepColdDrinkFresh