Revolution Brewing Company Gravedigger Billy

Gravedigger Billy

 

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

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Rotating
Score
7.93
ABV: 13.5% IBU: - Ticks: 32
Scotch Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels

Our bourbon barrel-aged Wee Heavy, decked out in a fine tartan kilt, delivers expressions of sweet malt and American oak like a furious claymore strike. Pour a wee dram and let the brogue fly. Don’t be daft, enjoy now or store cold.
 

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8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home. Pours deep ruby, nose is caramel,toffee, berries, prune, oak, taste is sweet, fruity, raisin, berries, chewy, caramel, oak. 8/9/9/8/8
Tried on 05 Jun 2026 at 10:10

9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Can.

A- Mahogany brown color, dark liquid, light brown head.

A- Malt, caramel, cherry, oak, vanilla, bourbon, faint peat.

F- Toffee, caramel, dark cherry, oak, bourbon, vanilla, subtle raisin, very faint smoke.

T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish.

O- A fantastic scotch ale. Loads of toffee and a touch of sweetness. Had some peaty whisky flavor and a faint herbal note to it. Barrel is nice but doesn't over up the base beer. Complex and delicious.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2026 at 02:03

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can 12fl.oz. @ home - [ Virtual Tasting 💻👀 ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Revolution Gravedigger Billy (2025) ]. ABV: (13.5)%. [20260422]. 8/4/8/4/16
Tried from Can on 22 Apr 2026 at 16:35

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can 12fl.oz. @ home - [ Virtual Tasting 💻👀 ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Revolution Gravedigger Billy (2025) ]. ABV: (13.5)%. [20260422]. 8/4/8/4/16
Tried from Can on 22 Apr 2026 at 16:14

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
12oz @ Phill's.
Aroma: caramel, American oak, dark fruits.
Taste: along the same lines, moderate body.
Overall: good one.
Tried from Can from John's Marketplace - SW Multnomah on 06 Mar 2026 at 02:30

8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
2025 can from Total Wine. Pours a deep chestnut with a small beige head that dissipates. Lovely aromas of toffee, tobacco, red fruit and bourbon. Palate is very similar, lots of bourbon, vanilla along with the toffee and red fruit. Warming finish, but not overly boozy. Very enjoyable.
Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Novi, MI on 28 Jan 2026 at 03:22

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried from Can from Horrocks Farm Market on 26 Jan 2026 at 00:48

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at Beer Temple. Pours a clear deep amber with a light tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bourbon and some dark grains and a bit of toffee supporting. Flavor has bourbon and toffee with some sweet dark grains supporting.
Tried from Draft from The Beer Temple on 24 Jan 2026 at 22:27

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Tavour. Opaque dark brown pour. Brief tan head. Sweet roasted malt aroma hints at bourbon and oak. Added notes of caramel and Tia Maria. Flavor is bittersweet malt, caramel, oak, whiskey, coffee, brown sugar and absinthe. A bit of woodiness as well. Smooth, sticky and super.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 14 Jan 2026 at 21:19

7.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 8.5
12 oz. can. Pours black, with a big, foamy, tan head. The nose is cognac, cherry wood, cloves, cola, caramel, and black bread. Sweet and malty, with a mellow, earthy bitterness. Heavy, grainy, and boozy. Aggressive and interesting.
Tried from Can from Coaltrain Wine and Liquor on 07 Jan 2026 at 03:51