Revolution Brewing (2020)

Had a Cafe Deth followed by Deth’s Tar for New Years Eve. Amazingly good beers.

 

Let's. Get. Viscous!

Someone please help. I can't find the preview party page anywhere. Pretty sure I have one locally this month.

 

Let’s get Dank and Hoppy too! It’s Deep Wood time of course but Rev knows their way around hops also! A couple draft pours and the fact that I still wanted to open a can when I got home is a positive sign!

 

Hoping to try this, but chances are slim with no distro. I'm making due with my last Cafe Deth. It's delicious and I'm appreciating the caffeine (and ABV) right now.

 

Ain’t nothing wrong with some Cafe Deth after all, glorious yet again!

By any chance old friend is it the right time for some AJ’s Stout? Some Legal Hero can find its way downstate then!

 

They haven’t posted January Deep Woods events yet. But, you can keep checking their events page - in December they had a special link for Deep Woods under their December events.
https://revbrew.com/events
https://revbrew.com/events/december-deep-woods-preview-parties

 

Appreciate the offer, but only got 1 can left. Had lots of requests for it this year. Keeping this last one for myself (i.e. solo chugging in a Papa Murphy's parking lot).

 

Any League of Heroes fans in here? I'm normally a Fist City guy for my employee beer and maybe it was the holiday break, but I've been plowing through this new issue of the variety pack. There will never be a consensus on this, but I think Cashmere-Hero is the best that this series have ever put out.

 

On my 2nd 12pk of this League, Sly and Cashmere are damn solid!

Between Legal-Hero, League of Heroes, Everyday Hero, Hero in Training and I’ll throw Juke Juice in there just because...it’s been a Rock n Roll hoppy ride for awhile now!

Ain’t a bad beer to be found at Rev now is there?

 

No worries, I hear ya in holding onto it!

 

I wanted to make it out for the Legal Hero release yesterday, but took a nap instead (I'm getting too old to stay up past midnight!). I'm hopeful that it will be on tap still this weekend so I can try it. Any reactions by those that have had it yet?

 

I been sayin....

And cashmere is a damn good hop.

 

Legal hero is the truth

 

Had a V.S.O.R. tonight...if the rest of my 4 pack is this good, I will have to revise my original review for the better. Liquid gold!!!

 

Honest review time. Reviewed Cafe first awhile back, now time for DT, Plums, and Ryeway (not tired a SJ yet):

Deth’s Tar; I’m not sure I actually like this version more than the one two years ago. Two years ago it was a really easy drinker. I recall drinking them pretty often while working on my house at night. This year’s version IS thicker (which would normally be a plus) and full of oak (the way a whiskey aged for a long time pulls in all that oak and a bit of dryness). In my opinion, the thickness is nice, but perhaps a little too thick with the oak, which for my palate is a bit over the top. Perhaps if it was less dry maybe one or both of these would bother me less. Either way, I opened one can, and have sent the others off as gifts. Not sure that I want to buy a 4 pack for myself, but may buy another can.

This is maybe a bit harsh, but I feel like this year’s DT highlighted all the things I don’t want from the barrel (the harsh, overly oaky, tannins and dryness) while minimizing the part that I DO want (the bourbon...).

 

Review continued:

Plums: I have not had many fruit stouts, and only maybe 1 BA stout with fruit. Well, other than BCBS - but due to my nut allergy, I have only had Regal and Bramble 2.0 (not tried mon Cheri yet), I did not particularly like either of those, and I admittedly hate Cheries in beer. The only other experience I can think of is a Taxman BA with blueberries, which I very much enjoyed several years ago. This did not do it for me (nor did Code Switch last year, although I understand it was an Old Als, and admittedly I fucking hate blackberries). The barrel was too light for me, and the fruit took on a “dark fruit” flavor with a slight sour-aspect to it, much in the same way that Bramble or regal did. While I could finish those, this was not possible for me to finish. Not because it was bad, but because it is not my bag. I only drank 40% or so of my one can.

Ryeway: If I could sum this beer up in a sentence, I’d say it’s just like SJ, but with a little Spice and less sweet/caramel/butterscotch. There’s a pretty big bold bourbon/rye barrel up front and on the nose, but lacks it at the end. It’s quite good (very similar to my thoughts on SJ 2 batches ago when it had some VSOJ in it), but not at the level that I would have a taste and say, “Man, that blows me away.” That tier is reserved for BWs like 2013/2014 BCBBW. For comparison, Veil Circle of Wolves, while it did not make me say that, is good enough to be in that category (but not worth the stupid price of admission). By comparison, this is still a step down, although a bit of a small step. After 6-9oz, the rye started getting a little too heavy/strong, and I realized that I like SJ, this is not something that I would ever want to drink 16-24 oz of, although I would be happy to have 12oz. Similarly, unlike SJ, I’d want a Ryeway about once every 4-6 weeks, not every 2-3 like with SJ. I can imagine that VSOR would be pretty darn good, and I do wish that I’d had the opportunity to try it. Bottom line: I’d like about a 4 pack, maybe 6 cans for the year.

 

YES! My wife and I were just talking about Cashmere Hero the other day and we both got really psyched.

 

I enjoyed all your reviews - well done. But you're gonna want 9-13 cans if you want a can every 4-6 weeks.
I'm pretty sure I'll want one each month, so I got 20 cans just to be safe.

 

Preferences are funny. As I read this, I see the exact opposite profile I want in a BA stout. I love how much the barrel shines in this batch, without being overly hot from the bourbon.