A week after proving that barrel-aged beer could go down just fine in summer, Revolution Brewing is revealing its lineup of barrel-aged brew for when such boozy, muscular beers are typically released: winter.
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The brewery announced Monday it will offer 10 barrel-aged beers between October and January, in monthly releases. Some will be familiar to beer drinkers and others will be one-offs, never to return again. All will be released at Revolution’s production brewery (3340 N. Kedzie Ave.).
As usual, the beers will be packaged in four-packs of 12-ounce cans and range in price from $25 to $40.
Oct. 18 and 19
Deth’s Tar
Revolution’s flagship barrel-aged oatmeal stout, from which the brewery promises notes of “coconut, vanilla, and caramel.”
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The annual coffee-infused version of Deth’s Tar features “freshly roasted whole-bean coffee from our favorite local roasters,” made with a “specialized extraction process (that) yields the most vibrant flavors and aromatics possible.”
Deth by Plums
Last year it was currants. The year before, cherries. This year’s fruited version of Deth’s Tar features plums. Draft-only versions of this beer in years past have been fan favorites.
Nov. 15
Straight Jacket
Revolution’s well-regarded barrel-aged barleywine, which won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in 2017.
V.S.O.R. (Very Special Old Ryeway)
A take on the annual Ryeway to Heaven — a rye-heavy barleywine — aged two years in rye and bourbon barrels.
Dec. 13
Ryeway To Heaven
A favorite among Revolution brewers, this beer is aged in Kentucky Peerless Rye and Heaven Hill bourbon barrels.
V.S.O.D. (Very Special Old Deth)
Deth’s Tar aged two years.
Boss Jacket
A version of Straight Jacket aged in former calvados barrels that also aged WhistlePig Rye Whiskey, which resulted in The Boss Hog V (a whiskey that retailed for $500).
Jan. 24
Cuvee de Grace
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A blend “never to be replicated,” Revolution promises, composed of multi vintages of oatmeal and rye stouts, two-year-old Barleywines and two-year-old Scotch ale.
The exact blend? Thirty-six percent two-year aged Straight Jacket, 17 percent Deth’s Tar, 17 percent rye barrel-aged stout, 14 percent two-year aged Jamonilla, 10 percent two-year aged Gravedigger Billy, three percent port-barrel-aged Straight Jacket, three percent Madeira-barrel-aged Straight Jacket.
10 Year Beer
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Revolution will release a “sophisticated-but-approachable celebratory ale.” It’s a blend of English-style barleywines aged in bourbon and rye whiskey barrels between one and two years.