Revolution Brewing Company Gravedigger Billy

Gravedigger Billy
(has 5 batches)

 

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

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Rotating
Score
8.01
ABV: 13.5% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 37
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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9.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Can from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: woody, roasty, bourbon, vanilla, caramel
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious
Tried from Can from Tavour on 08 Aug 2026 at 19:54

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Sample, thanks fonefan! Clear deep mahogany colour, small head. Aroma of bourbon and milk chocolate. Mid sweet with full body and well rounded mouthfeel. Dates, caramel a milk chocolate on rich oaky bourbon. Warming mid bitter finish.
Tried on 07 Aug 2026 at 20:18

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 oz. can, pours a deep dark mahogany-tinged brown with a medium beige head. Aroma is full of rich, deep caramel malt, well-situated bourbon barrels, and a touch of red fruit. Flavour is complex and refined, with a wonderfully deep caramel malt base that is accentuated by deep, vanilla-y bourbon barrels. The barrels have a touch of smokiness, pleasant booziness, and a little butterscotch. Damn good base malts and barrel treatment. Excellent.
Tried from Can from John's Marketplace - SE Powell on 01 Jul 2026 at 04:08

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Thanks fonefan! Coppery brown colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is toffee, some mild alcohol, spiciness, lovely sweet malts to it. Flavour is toffee, some spiciness, sweet malts, alcohol and nicely fudgey tones. Lovely balance to this one, though alcohol is quite evident. Yumyum!
Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2026 at 15:54

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Color: Clear dark copper, thin beige head. Aroma: Bourbon, dark fruit, caramel malt. Taste: Sweetish but not too sweet, boozy hints, raisins, figs, some almond, caramel fudge, Bourbon, notes of oak wood and a floral hop backbone. Full body, below average carbonation. Medium sweet, over moderate bitterness.
Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 12 Jun 2026 at 19:51

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