Very Mad Cow - Revolution Brewing Company - Brewpub

kawilliams81

Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Reviewed from notes on 12/23/12. Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a 8 oz snifter.

A- pours black with a 1 finger light tan head. Some small bubbles speckle the glass.

S- smells like straight bourbon with slight chocolate.

T- follows nose. Bourbon forward, with chocolate initially and the bourbon with some bitter roast.

M- medium body and finish. Somewhat smooth, alcohol is there but not hot.

O- too bourbon forward! Overpowers base beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2013 03:28:34 | More by kawilliams81

rcdt76

Illinois

5/5  rDev +20.8%

05-17-2013 22:27:25 | More by rcdt76

RadfordBrewing

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-15-2013 15:09:32 | More by RadfordBrewing

1noa

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-14-2013 14:39:28 | More by 1noa

Durb777

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-13-2013 19:48:05 | More by Durb777

xdtfx

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-13-2013 05:48:49 | More by xdtfx

Fetching

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +14.7%

05-12-2013 22:32:47 | More by Fetching

ThickNStout

Georgia

4.16/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

22oz bottle from The Beer Temple (Chicago, IL). 17.99. No bottle date. Served in a Dogfish Head snifter.

Pours cola brown with three quarter finger pale tan head. The head fades quickly, lacking retention or lace.

Smells of sweet cream, sugar, vanilla and bourbon.

A complex sweet bomb. Lactose, Cadbury cream, bourbon, vanilla, sweet coffee creamer and a little oak. Very little alcohol presence. Nice sweet mixture.

Medium feel with moderate carbonation. The sweet lactose remains on the tongue for a long finish.

A damn fine barrel aged sweet stout that I would definately buy again at half the price. Quite enjoyable but the cost makes it a one time purchase.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 19:46:35 | More by ThickNStout

Hopbully

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-12-2013 05:42:36 | More by Hopbully

BrownAleMale

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-12-2013 02:25:32 | More by BrownAleMale

powz87

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-12-2013 02:07:46 | More by powz87

jgarvis

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-11-2013 15:12:16 | More by jgarvis

JakeMorgan13

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-11-2013 01:58:10 | More by JakeMorgan13

AndyP612

Illinois

4.41/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Served on tap into snifter at Revolution Brewpub Logan Square in Chicago.

A- Deep chocolate brown almost black with no light let through. A fingers worth of dark tan head dissipates quickly not as thick looking as expected from an ale aged for over six months.

S- Bourbon dominated nose with a slight sweet tease but bourbon is mostly present.

T- Taste follows the nose closely with bourbon whiskey attacking my tastebuds. Subtle toffee and chocolate flavors are present with a pleasant smokey finish.

M- Not nearly as big as I thought I would experience with this ale. I would call it a straight medium mouthfeel. Not watery yet not what I have become used to experiencing when drinking milk stouts, not too rich.

O- Very nice, lots of bourbon present but it doesn't come close to the full bodied stouts that I have come to expect when ordering barrel aged stouts. I would say this ale is comparable to New Holland's Dragon's Milk, which is in no way an insult. It's just not what I was hoping for.

Cheers.

Serving type: on-tap

05-06-2013 22:00:14 | More by AndyP612

brycevolk

Ohio

5/5  rDev +20.8%

05-06-2013 14:48:54 | More by brycevolk

D_Villa

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-03-2013 20:04:17 | More by D_Villa

stealth

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-02-2013 01:30:31 | More by stealth

fredmugs

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

04-29-2013 10:59:37 | More by fredmugs

jplopez21

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

04-29-2013 03:16:23 | More by jplopez21

sbxx

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

04-26-2013 08:42:07 | More by sbxx

jzeilinger

Pennsylvania

4.49/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Dark chocolate brown, leaves a thin toffee colored layer and a marginally thin and delicate toffee colored ring on the glass.

S - Light chocolate, cherries, light oak, light vanilla, bourbon, light chocolate.

T - Matches the nose: perfect balance between bourbon, oak, vanilla, light cherries, and has very light alcohol and pleasingly lingering aftertaste with caramel, oak, and bourbon vanilla that's not at all overpowering.

M - Velvet smooth on the palette.

O - Exceptional and underrated when considering the overall score. This beer is a real find.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 21:23:15 | More by jzeilinger

bengore

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

04-25-2013 15:26:59 | More by bengore

IPx

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

04-24-2013 16:58:25 | More by IPx

CowsandBeer

Kansas

4/5  rDev -3.4%

04-21-2013 21:29:23 | More by CowsandBeer

falconxman

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%

04-21-2013 17:52:58 | More by falconxman