Revolution Brewing Company Blue Gene®

Blue Gene®

 

Revolution Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.62
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 28 Ticks: 20
Another delicious variant on our Woodford Reserve barrel-aged Eugene Porter, this time with blueberry added.
 

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

22oz bottle pours a murky brown with some frothy, white head. Nose has industrial notes, mild berry, a little taffy and chocolate. Flavor has some red wine tartness, berry, some malt, molasses. Tart finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2016 at 15:47


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

22oz bottle at the July DC tasting. Poured a solid black color with a small tan head. Aroma was chocolate, dark fruits. Flavor was smooth chocolate, boozy notes, light bitter coffee.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2016 at 23:46


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

22 oz bottle I brought to the Local DC Tasting. Gusher. Black with light tan head. Aromas of dark fruit, berries, light tart notes. Tastes of dark chocolate, dark fruit, oak, light tart notes. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2016 at 22:39


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Chocolate and some whiskey barrel. Light blueberry. Not next level for integration. Black pour with good head and lacing sweet boozy finish. Bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2016 at 09:54


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Clear dark brown color, tan head. Aroma of blueberries dipped in coffee. taste has fruity coffee, burnt brownies. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2016 at 21:05


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From a bottle at the DC tasting July 10, 2016. Pours a clear deep cola with an ecru head. Roasted malt finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2016 at 16:54


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle split at ABC Beer The Hague, 24/09/2015. Thanks. Opaque black coloured pour with a mid tan head. Aroma is funky plastic, nutty coconut, bretty notes. Flavour is composed of tangy roast, toasted coconut, vanilla, brett, funky brett and coffee bean. Palate is airy carbonation, tangy, light tart roast.

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2016 at 15:40


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle - Pours dark brown fizzy tan head - nose/taste of blueberry pie crust, bourbon, oak, chocolate and vanilla - medium body

Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2016 at 14:43


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ Pre-Borefts Ratebeer evening ] - ABC Beers, Korte Koediefstraat 5, Den Haag, Netherlands 2511CE. [ As Revolution Blue Gene ].Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, tart, blueberries. Flavor is moderate sweet, acidic and bitter with a long duration, blueberries, roasted, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150924]

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2016 at 17:21


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

[9/24/15] Bottle sample at the pre-Borefts tasting at ABC Beers in Den Haag. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Dark brown. Aroma of sour fruits, coffee, roast. Bitter-sour flavor with roast and fruits. Medium-bodied. Infected.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2015 at 04:15