Revolution Brewing (2023)

Cheers, I too started the new year with a Ryeway. Mine was proceeded by a VSOR too :-)

 

Thanks for opening this year’s thread @Jaycase and nice beer selections for you and GuyFawkes/Charlie to open the annual threads with. It’s always been my favorite annual DW release, though I also love all the others.

I realize most of the conversation in this thread revolves around their awesome Deep Woods program, but would like to highly recommend their new lager which I hope becomes a permanent fixture (Cold Time). Their taproom manager Dylan said it’s getting great feedback both internally and via customers on their brewery tours. Excellent full flavor, light and easy drinking, definitely worth trying on your next visit.

I also really enjoyed their dank IPA Legal Hero Rev released on NYD 2020, and I’m glad it’s returned for 2023. Will be ordering next visit.

 

Join us for the final release of our epic 2022-2023 Deep Wood Series season. We saved some of the best for last. Online pre-sales will open at 9 am CST on Tuesday, January 17th.

Boss Ryeway This velveteen Ryewine was aged for 15 months in WhistlePig The Boss Hog VIII: LapuLapu's Pacific barrels. These beautifully crafted French oak casks were originally used to age single-island Philippine rum before finishing one of the most sought-after rye whiskeys in the world. Notes of dark sugar, spice, and oak intertwine with subtle expressions of tropical fruits and rich spirit ($40 per four-pack, limit 2).

D.B.V.S.O.J. Double Barrel Very Special Old Jacket is a cuvée of barrel-aged English Barleywines aged between one and three years before blending and rebarreling in Templeton Rye barrels for an additional eighteen months. This years-long maturation results in harmonic malt complexity and uncharted depths of flavor. A smattering of French oak casks provides a barrel expression as broad as it is intense. The absolute pinnacle of our Barleywine journey to date ($60 per four-pack, limit 2).

 

You known how in corporate America when a stock price gets too high they split the stock to make it more affordable? Maybe it’s time to split the 4 pack. I’m happy to buy a two pack for $30, but spending $60 bucks for it pushes me into better opportunity cost ares. The first beer will be delicious. The next 3 will have hints of bittterness.

 

I thought SJ was always Bourbon BAed. Am I mistaken, or did they (for some reason?) just decide that they didn't want to list that this was Bourbon --> Rye ?

I'll be honest, This sounds delicious, but I'm not super interested in the Rye BA. I just don't really tend to like Rye BA much, and hence one reason why Ryeway to heaven isn't my thing. As @HouseofWortship said, I'd be more interested in this as a 2-pack, especially/specifically given the $15/can price point. My days of buying just to trade are over. I know @ShawnoftheD3ad and @flat_lander will be all over this like a dog on peanut butter.

 

I assumed it meant the BW was bourbon barrel aged for 1-3 years and then switched to rye barrels for an unspecified amount of time. Which would make sense, given that they are calling it Double Barrel.

But then they talk about French oak (a la Mineshaft Gap?), and they don't actually mention bourbon barrels, so who knows?

 

Leave my dog and my rye kink out of this you heathen.

And yes, my understanding has always been that SJ is bourbon barrel aged.

 

Yeah - we discussed that today comparing it a bit to Benthic, which has 4pks of regular for $50 at the brewery, and 2pks of variants for $30. It would certainly lead to additional orders for them to handle, but would allow more folks to enjoy the beers.

 

I'd bet the farm both 4 packs will sell out in less than a day, so there's no real reason for them to make extra work (not to mention packaging) by breaking them up.

If I'm wrong and they sit for a few weeks, who knows...

 

I'll be surprised if DBVSOJ lasts more than an hour or two. Proxies allowed, two 4 pack limit, and a number of them sold ahead via season ticket.

Definitely excited about the reveal that this has a rye barrel addition to it. Intriguing approach. Are there other DB barleywines to note that have done bourbon then rye? I can't think of any I've had, although I'm sure they exist.

 

@flat_lander, this one comes to mind

https://untappd.com/b/revolution-brewing-company-double-barrel-v-s-o-j-cherry-rye/2460930

 

Couldn't even link the Beer Advocate entry. You're as cold as ice, @77apm

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22072/320651/

(I'm actually just jealous b/c I've never had it)

 

I wouldn’t expect them to do it this go around as they’ve already packaged them. That being said, sure they can probably sell them out, but do you want to risk alienating loyal customers who aren’t willing to pay $60 for a 4 pack of beer or do you want to keep your beers at an accessible price point to keep fans buying? You lose me at $60, you also lose a lot of other Rev beers From deep woods to hero series 12 packs I purchase through out the year.

 

Almost forgot this one! Is this better @GuyFawkes?

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22072/434045/

 

I get what you're saying, it's the most expensive price point for a DW beer we've seen. But at $1.25/oz or basically a $30 bomber, this doesn't phase me and is still really reasonable for a DB aged beer. And I'm quoting myself from another thread here, but I've bought WAY dumber beers for more money before. Everyone has their line though. Maybe split the 4 pack with your actual BA persona since this is your burner account?

Anyone recall what the boxed 22 oz BA beers from years ago ran?

 

Mean Gene was the cheapest at $10 or $12 if I remember correctly. Most were $15 out of the taproom.