Revolution winds up barrel-aged series with 3 more beers — and aims even higher in 2018
by Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune
Jan 15, 2018
4 minutes
Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally reached the boozy, oaky, barrel-aged conclusion.
Revolution Brewing's ongoing release of eight barrel-aged beers this winter, all in four-packs of 12-ounce cans, ended Friday with the last three entries: Straight Jacket (barleywine aged in bourbon barrels), Mineshaft Gap (barleywine aged in cognac barrels) and Double Barrel V.S.O.D. (imperial oatmeal stout aged two years in a variety of barrels and blended).
Though the beers have been consistently good - and sometimes elite - it's the brewery's approach to the release of what it calls its Deep Wood Series that has been most revelatory.
Most obvious is the packaging. The 12-ounce cans
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