Revolution Brewing Company Strawberry Jacket

Strawberry Jacket

 

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

  Barley Wine - Barley Rotating
Score
7.40
ABV: 11.7% IBU: - Ticks: 15
Barleywine Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels with Strawberries

Yes, Strawberry Jacket. A slightly leaner blend of bourbon barrel-aged English Barleywines provides a base for the delicate nuances of fresh strawberry to shine while retaining the same balance we expect of our beloved Straight Jacket. Reminiscent of fresh, juicy strawberry atop a crème brûlée, this sipper can accompany dessert or stand on its own. Enjoy now or store cold.
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Strawberry…..hmmm….usually nothing I want in my beer
Worked fine in this one. Very subtle
Toffee, malty, fruity and oak
[Bottle (can) share in the park outside Mikkeller and Friends in Copenhagen, Denmark]
Tried from Can on 09 Jun 2026 at 12:14

8/10
Tried from Can on 30 May 2026 at 13:32

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Medium brown, thin head. Aroma has the same base fig, brown sugar and fruity rich malt, but with strawberry. Has more carbonation, so lighter body. Jammy strawberry, chewy malt base, again those more English bw flavours with vanilla and tannic dryness.
Tried on 08 Apr 2026 at 01:00

8.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
12 oz can. Aroma has notes of toffee, vanilla, strawberry, earth. Pours opaque caramel brown with an immediately collapsing beige head. Taste is bittersweet and a little tart with flavors of toffee, vanilla, bourbon and strawberry. This is so good.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 22 Dec 2025 at 02:50

8/10
Keg at the brewery. Pours clear deep amber, nose is strawberry, caramel, burnt malts, bready, taste is sweet strawberry, caramel, malty, meaty. 8
Tried on 09 Aug 2025 at 19:29

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can, courtesy of Sergey; 14.2% ABV
Cloudy amber colour. Perfumey malt, vanilla, it reminds me of some not-top-tier English Barely Wine; strong bourbon. Sweet, vanilla (from the barrels), cream, and strawberry jam; hot alcohol.
Weird, but it's good.
Tried from Can on 28 Mar 2022 at 03:16

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12oz (thx, Alex M.-G.!) @ Alex's. Appearance: murky copper with a beige head. Aroma: oxidized, some strawberry and dark fruits notes. Taste: along the same lines with a strawberry jam notes. Overall: not bad.
Tried on 28 Mar 2022 at 02:35

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Pours dark brown. Strawberry, bourbon, biscuit, caramel, booze, syrupy, strawberry jam, light berry funk, hefty booze. Medium body. Very tasty.
Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2022 at 03:11

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can shared by Matt. Pours clear amber with a small beige head and some lacing. Aroma is bourbon, toffee, dust, strawberries. Flavor is similar, light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Its not bad by any means, but fruit does not belong in barleywine.
Tried from Can on 03 Mar 2022 at 07:04

8/10
Strawberry feels a bit light on this compared to last batch, but still fantastic boozy base bourbon bil.
Tried from Can on 21 Feb 2022 at 21:07