Revolution Brewing (2022)

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  1. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    I chortled. Well done.
     
    #1021 FBarber, Jul 24, 2022
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  2. beardown2489

    beardown2489 Pooh-Bah (1,966) Oct 5, 2012 Illinois
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    The 18th Street collab, named Shop Talk, is quintessential Midwest IPA. One of the most balanced IPAs I’ve had in a long long time. Brilliant stuff.
     
    #1022 beardown2489, Jul 24, 2022
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  3. CityFarmer

    CityFarmer Zealot (707) Mar 19, 2015 Illinois
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    Opened a can of thundertaker and it’s delicious. It’s been said in this thread many times before but bears repeating: thank the Neckbeard Gods for bestowing this humble barrel program upon us and making it accessible. Even for folks like myself that live downstate but can still walk into the Peoria binnys and purchase the goods. Hell yeah.

    for anyone still sitting on some deth by cherries….I took the last ounce or two of thundertaker and layered in some deth by cherries and really liked it. Call it a poor man’s (rich man’s? Depending on perspective) take on BCS variant for those of us that have been in the game long enough to remember what things used to be like.
     
    #1023 CityFarmer, Jul 24, 2022
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  4. diamdiam

    diamdiam Devotee (300) Jan 18, 2016 Illinois

    Pretty chill at rev right now.
    Here’s my 2 cents: Roses> super massive > db thunder

    I’m a bourbon guy and 4 roses is one of my favorites so I’m a bit biased. Supermassive so well balanced for a heavily adjuncted beer (by rev standards). Db thunder had a little soy sauce, a little too sweet for me for a non-adjunct/pastry stout. I’m also not a willet fan.
     
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  5. darktronica

    darktronica Grand Pooh-Bah (3,272) Aug 29, 2014 Indiana
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    I will be trying this for posterity.
     
    #1025 darktronica, Jul 24, 2022
  6. darktronica

    darktronica Grand Pooh-Bah (3,272) Aug 29, 2014 Indiana
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    From what I tried, Supermassive > Roses > Thundersauce. Supermassive gave me some nice Benthic vibes, all of the flavor elements very fresh and prominent. Four Roses is my favorite bourbon, and I love Big Barrel Energy, so it was right up my alley. Taking nothing away from Thundersauce, which was also lovely.
     
    #1026 darktronica, Jul 24, 2022
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  7. diamdiam

    diamdiam Devotee (300) Jan 18, 2016 Illinois

    Agree with the benthic vibe!
     
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  8. Jsimansk

    Jsimansk Pundit (851) Jul 10, 2012 Illinois
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    Glad to see everything available when I finally got there this afternoon! 6150 (I had 3)>Thundersauce>Supermassive>Deth’s’n’roses
     
    #1028 Jsimansk, Jul 24, 2022
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  9. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    #6150mafia
     
    #1029 GuyFawkes, Jul 24, 2022
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  10. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    had Coconut Deth last night and holy shit, its amazing. I only got the 1 4-pack that came in my season ticket as I don't generally like coconut in my beers, but that was a major mistake. This is unbelievably delicious and I'm going to thoroughly enjoy my last few cans.
     
    #1030 FBarber, Jul 25, 2022
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  11. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Barrel 6150, Sanctuary #11 & Sanctuary #28 are still on the taproom website.

    I will be breathlessly checking my email for the next 72 hours to see if crowlers are being offered to season ticket holders...
     
    #1031 GuyFawkes, Jul 25, 2022
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  12. Jagrmaister

    Jagrmaister Zealot (609) Jan 13, 2018 Illinois
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    Thundertaker still floating in Binnys CL. 13 left at time of writing. Minus 1. Didn't want to leave an unlucky pack on top. Superstitions and all...

    That makes 5 total for me. You guys will have to do your part now...
     
    #1032 Jagrmaister, Jul 26, 2022
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  13. ChiPez66

    ChiPez66 Pundit (775) May 21, 2018 Illinois
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    Still no spotting of Coconut at any Binny's?
     
    #1033 ChiPez66, Jul 26, 2022
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  14. vicodin_tears1

    vicodin_tears1 Zealot (512) Jun 22, 2019 Illinois
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    As of yesterday evening, no-go at LP Binny’s.
     
    #1034 vicodin_tears1, Jul 26, 2022
  15. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Nope ... but it's early in the week - i'd guess it will show up by Friday.
     
    #1035 FBarber, Jul 26, 2022
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  16. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Overheard a story on Friday. A chap had been at one of the preview parties and said Marty revealed that the barrels holding OG Thundertaker were affected by the polar vortex we had awhile back. In order to "fix" the beer (a la Code Switch) they had to blend Ryeway and Deth's Tar in with the Thundertaker base beer in order to salvage the batch.

    That would make this new version the ACTUAL Thundertaker as Revolution intended.

    Any truth to this, @BeerCruncher ?

    And if it IS true, we should probably have a new entry for this version.

    Of course, this could be complete hogwash.

    (He also claimed the first batch was intended to come out right before Black Friday, "taking" the "thunder" away from another breweries annual rite of passage. I choose to believe this regardless of what anyone says to the contrary)
     
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  17. galos11

    galos11 Savant (1,092) Jan 21, 2015 Illinois
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    I want this to be true because it’s awesome and false because it’s an amazing drunk story.
     
    #1037 galos11, Jul 26, 2022
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  18. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    Would possibly help to explain the postponement of the Thundertaker release in 2020 from April to September. Polar Vortex was in late January 2019 fwiw so this seems to time out right as well.

    Just happened to crack my first '22 Thundertaker earlier this evening. Drinking incredibly imo. A beautiful, complex, unadulterated stout. Definitely in my wheelhouse. Would love to see this as a yearly release. Cheers to Rev on, for me anyway, a lead off home run.
     
    #1038 Jaycase, Jul 26, 2022
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  19. Sabtos

    Sabtos Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,920) Dec 15, 2015 Ohio
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    I mean, have you ever put a rubber duckie in a polar vortex? If so, then you already know the answer.
     
    #1039 Sabtos, Jul 26, 2022
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  20. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    I can’t understand you kids and your euphemisms these days.
     
    #1040 HouseofWortship, Jul 26, 2022
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