Fistmas - Revolution Brewing Company - Brewpub

udouche

4.18/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from 22oz bottle into Das Santa Boot

A - Pours a reddish brown that lets through lots of light. Crispy two finger thick off white head. Thin fast moving lacing

S - Comes at you like a fresh cut Christmas tree. Lots of grapefruit and citrus coming through from the hops. Hints of brown sugar and spice.

T - The juniper/citrus hits you from the front and doesn't let go. As it settles you get a little of the spice and malt that starts to melt into the overpowering hops to form a nice marriage. Washes a little sweet.

M - Medium bodied with a light carbonation. Leaves a little stickiness.

O - This is a pretty big beer for a holiday ale. Not your typical all malt and spice blend. Offers some complexity that was not real predictable, but that becomes less potent and very easy to drink by the end of the bottle. I plan on grabbing another bottle before the season is over.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2012 17:05:10 | More by udouche

mjohnson17

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

05-11-2013 15:14:06 | More by mjohnson17

aasher

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

05-09-2013 03:41:37 | More by aasher

jzeilinger

Pennsylvania

3.05/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Pours a dark caramel amber color with calm and minimal foam. Dies down to leave a light lacing ring around the glass. Swirling the glass creates a light, but sticky leftover resin that oozes down the sides of the glass.

S - Juniper, roasted caramel, honey, cloves?, nutmeg?. Overall aroma is light.

T - Juniper, toasted caramel, malt forward, light pine bittering.

M - Thin medium body.

O - Meh

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 21:33:20 | More by jzeilinger

IPx

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

04-24-2013 17:16:03 | More by IPx

smartassboiler

Illinois

3/5  rDev -20.4%

04-07-2013 00:04:36 | More by smartassboiler

wisrarebeer

Wisconsin

3.84/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

A: nice clear copper color, poured with decent head that kept thin veil
S: malty with good hop spicy backbone, medium nose
T: well-balanced with roasted malt up front and spicy subdued hop finish, not much spices noticeable
M: very drinkable, smooth, well-balanced, almost sessionable
O: well-made, highly drinkable beer, nothing unusual but decent overall

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 18:41:29 | More by wisrarebeer

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

03-10-2013 00:51:11 | More by spycow

HoodieNinja

3/5  rDev -20.4%

02-19-2013 05:11:45 | More by HoodieNinja

IOWA33

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

02-12-2013 02:27:45 | More by IOWA33

mjriedl

2.75/5  rDev -27.1%

02-08-2013 01:37:32 | More by mjriedl

Nachos4two

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

02-07-2013 15:48:43 | More by Nachos4two

Redrover

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

I picked up a couple of bombers of this one. Served in a standard pint, the beer is dark copper bordering on brown. It has a decent beige head and lacing.

Pine, citrus and caramel malts in the nose.

The taste is similar to the smell; it is slightly sweet but with some decent bitterness. A bit of pine, a dash of lemon & grapefruit all balanced by some light brown caramelized sugar. Maybe a bit more of toffee and caramel in the finish as the hops fade a bit at the end.

Mouth is nice and slightly coating.

Not sure what makes it a holiday beer, but it is a darn good beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 17:01:16 | More by Redrover

PHBoiler

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%

01-21-2013 21:02:12 | More by PHBoiler

notjaredlouche

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

01-20-2013 11:19:27 | More by notjaredlouche

imperialking

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

01-17-2013 19:11:28 | More by imperialking

ShutOutTheSky

4/5  rDev +6.1%

01-17-2013 02:55:03 | More by ShutOutTheSky

brandoman63

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

01-16-2013 04:09:05 | More by brandoman63

Craftonly23121

Rhode Island

5/5  rDev +32.6%

01-14-2013 13:26:33 | More by Craftonly23121

Shabadoo

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

01-12-2013 22:01:19 | More by Shabadoo

Couch

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

01-05-2013 16:56:38 | More by Couch

throwback

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

01-03-2013 19:20:48 | More by throwback

quilty

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

01-03-2013 06:11:50 | More by quilty

jsulko

Illinois

3.35/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle poured into a snifter glass

Pours a reddish brown color with a decent sized off white head.

Smell is sweet with carmel and spices. Very strong fragance.

Taste is a bit of a let down after the smell. Slight sweetness and spices but not as much going on as the smell would lead you to believe.

A bit of a letdown, the first beer from Revolution that was not a hit for me.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2013 04:15:15 | More by jsulko

rhoadsrage

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottled on Oct 24,2012
(Served in a tulip glass)

A- This beer pours a slightly dense reddish-brown body with a thin bubbly ring of foam and a strong carbonation of big bubbles.

S- The slightly tart lemon hops has a strange bitterness to it with a soft clean toasted malt note in the finish.

T- The soft tart flavor has some orange zest notes that come through when it opens and some lemony hop in the finish. There is a hint of taste and malt sweetness that grows with a soft pungent hop bitterness that lingers with a ginger spice warmth aswell.

M- The medium mouthfeel has a finish that coast the mouth and not enough fizz or alcohol to cut it.

O- There was an interesting blend of tart hops and toast notes but the aroma was really clean and the flavor was pretty light. I didn’t really get any of the spice flavor that was in the beers description.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 22:04:00 | More by rhoadsrage