Hugene - Revolution Brewing Company - Brewpub

bschinelli

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I liked this beer! Had 10oz in a snifter glass. This is a black, opaque beer, even in strong sunlight - so dark it doesn't run to red at the edges. The head is a very dark tan to light brown which slowly faded to a thin covering around the glass and left extremely complex lacing. Smells strongly of coffee, with notes of cocoa and caramel, maybe some cereal. First taste is of caramel malt and dark chocolate. Coffee comes through in the middle and becomes stronger the warmer the brew gets. Alchohol is artfully hidden, but watch out, this will take you down. It has the body to match it's flavor, thick and chewy. Lightly carbonated, this goes down way to easy. This tastes like you'd think an imperial porter should. I'd like to go back before it runs out.

Serving type: on-tap

01-30-2012 15:36:41 | More by bschinelli

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

04-12-2013 04:12:06 | More by cadaugherty

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.3%

03-24-2013 18:23:34 | More by Sparky44

spycow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

03-10-2013 00:50:57 | More by spycow

thedarkestlord

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

03-05-2013 02:13:29 | More by thedarkestlord

ShutOutTheSky

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

01-17-2013 02:55:24 | More by ShutOutTheSky

brandoman63

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.3%

01-16-2013 04:09:30 | More by brandoman63

KVota

5/5  rDev +17.1%

12-28-2012 03:59:45 | More by KVota

homebrew311

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on tap side by side with e. normagene. Appearance is just as dark as its barrel aged counterpart, this one oddly has a light color of head and less of it. Pitch black appearance, it certainly fits the phrase in the menu description "Basically its dark as fuck." The nose feature rich sweet malts with notes of molasses and cherries. Roasted barley and fudge come through as well along with Eugene's familiar hop profile which adds a dash if earthiness to the party. Taste is malty and sweet to start with dark fruits and molasses dominating. As the initial onslaught of sweetness tames down, roasted barley and chocolate sneak through with just enough hop bitterness to round things out. Mouthfeel is thick and mildly carbonated. Overall, I prefer the barrel aged version as the bourbon harmonizes well with the sweet strong porter. This one is pretty darn good too. Another delicious brew from Revolution.

Serving type: on-tap

12-20-2012 00:38:27 | More by homebrew311

JimSmetana

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

12-12-2012 19:04:27 | More by JimSmetana

nucmedmario

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.3%

12-04-2012 15:38:43 | More by nucmedmario

ajkiser12

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

11-27-2012 19:59:45 | More by ajkiser12

TMoney2591

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served in a tumbler at Firkin.

I may have missed out on a chance to try some of this stuff at the brewery recently, but a second chance comes to me thanks to Solidarity. This stuff pours a ruby-edged obsidian topped by a finger of burnt sienna foam. The nose comprises coffee, roasted malts, dark chocolate, and dark bread. The taste brings in more of the same, with a milder chocolate (it's more like cocoa now, though still rather rich), a milder coffee, and a slightly darker toast component. The body is a straight medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a very lightly chewy feel. Overall, a very tasty robust porter, a strong blast of flavor without the destruction of the tastebuds. Good times.

Serving type: on-tap

11-19-2012 23:13:47 | More by TMoney2591

SCZ

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

11-17-2012 01:59:34 | More by SCZ

MarkFy

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

11-15-2012 15:01:57 | More by MarkFy

polishkaz

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

08-17-2012 23:38:09 | More by polishkaz

NateMac13

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

08-17-2012 01:41:42 | More by NateMac13

Florida9

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Black in color. Fully opaque. Served with a moderate bit of frothy deep tan colored head. No lacing. Aroma is chock full of deeply roasted malts, and coffee with vanilla and citrus hops rounding it out. Flavor is deep dark malts. Raisin, brown sugar and a moderate dark malt sweetness. The coffee and a bit of coffee bitterness before a light blend of citrus hops. Full body. Mild to
Moderate bitterness. Slick, mildly sweet, and lower carbonation. Overall very impressive.

Serving type: on-tap

08-11-2012 21:00:00 | More by Florida9

The22Lou

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-27-2012 00:25:41 | More by The22Lou

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.53/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Now that is one nice looking beer. Tastes amazing. Real smooth chocolate tones with a boozy kind of vanilla thing going on as well. Feels great going down too. Super smooth. This is deadly drinkable. Kill me softly, please? Could have dealt with a lot more of this one. But the liver can only take so much, yeah?

Serving type: on-tap

04-14-2012 08:09:47 | More by RblWthACoz

emerge077

Illinois

4.23/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Draft serving at Revolution.

Obsidian black, dark mocha foam layered on the surface that lasted for the duration of the glass. Sticky ring of foam around the edges that dripped back down into the beer.

Appropriately huge in all respects, aroma especially. Very big on dry roasted chocolate malts, dark chocolate and espresso. Smooth and creamy feel, retaining porter-like suppleness, surprisingly not all that dense and chewy. Still a medium bodied brew with low to medium carb levels.

Flavors of dark chocolate, coffee, tobacco, similar to the nose but lingering longer. Intense roast, moderately bitter but dialed in enough to encourage easy drinking/sipping. A great variation on Eugene, a regular brewpub favorite.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2012 19:56:28 | More by emerge077

thewimperoo

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -18%

02-25-2012 15:45:44 | More by thewimperoo

bishocr

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.3%

02-21-2012 15:00:44 | More by bishocr

CummingsK21

Illinois

5/5  rDev +17.1%

02-05-2012 02:24:02 | More by CummingsK21

KDawg

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

had on tap at rev. Poured into a snifter and pours a very dark brown color with a dark brown head

huge and intense aromas strike you right away. This is packed with malts along with dark chocolate, toffee, and roasted coffee.

Full bodied with a really good feel. Doesn't come off as overdone and is loaded with malts along with roast coffee and dark chocolate

This was completely a sipping beer. It was as big as the name implies but it wasn't overdone.

Serving type: on-tap

02-01-2012 21:14:28 | More by KDawg