Revolution Brewing Company V.S.O. Dark Mode

V.S.O. Dark Mode

 

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

  Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.80
ABV: 14.4% IBU: - Ticks: 10
Imperial Milk Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels

Additional time and premium casks work twin wonders on this reserve batch of Imperial Milk Stout. An obsidian pour, resting on a foundation of debittered black malt and velvety golden oats, submits mindfully restrained sweetness and a glowing ember of caliginous intricacy. **contains lactose**
 
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Iznogud (15830) reviewed
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
9 months ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Canned, 355 ml, shared with MiroB, Luka, Hrvoje. Deep dark brown with small beige head. Lots of milk chocolate, cocoa, medium roastiness, vanilla. Smooth. Bourbon is there, not overwhelming. Medium to full bodied.
Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2025 at 23:00
explosivedog (14048) reviewed
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
2 years ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can, at share, thanks to me. Pours black. Raspberry, chocolate, nutty, vanilla, bourbon, biscuit, cherry, milk chocolate, deep roast, toast. Nice smooth body. Excellent.
Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2024 at 20:47
allinthenameofbeer (11494) ticked
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
2 years ago
9/10
Milky and bourbony. Dunno how much residual lactose is in this but it sure is deliciously creamy with tons of vanilla bourbon notes. Also doesn't actually list lactose but it's a milk stout so I'm just assuming! I'm definitely bias in my revolution love.
Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2023 at 23:37
bergstaden (10041) reviewed
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
2 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Black with a small brown head - Dark malt aroma - Dark malt body with some wood barrel flavours - Dark malt flavours goes into the finish - This was good
Tried on 21 Nov 2023 at 21:43
djd07 (28869) reviewed
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
3 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Can thanks to Andrew. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is molasses, cocoa, roast, toffee, booze. Slick body, similar flavor to nose, nice sweetness, boozy, very nice.
Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2023 at 02:34
Chris_Ofstad (10273) ticked
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
3 years ago
8/10
0,3 litre Can, from a trade, at home. Almost Black with little brown head. Roasted malts, Chocolate, bourbon, sweetness, Smooth.
Tried from Can on 16 Sep 2023 at 01:09
mart (27178) ticked
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
3 years ago
7/10
Magus, mõru, väga tugev burboon, vanilje, röst, nats hapukas, kohv, linnaseline, leivane, alkone. Ok.
Tried on 11 Jun 2023 at 01:21
Bytemesis (16558) reviewed
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
3 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Can. Pours opaque mahogany, small creamy tan head, good lacing. Aroma is rich, fudge, bourbon, vanilla, oak, leather, werthers. Flaky is quite sweet, light plus bitter, rich, decadent. Full body. These guys lift with their Barrel program
Tried from Can on 25 Apr 2023 at 03:16
Nische (5605) ticked
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
3 years ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Tried on 24 Feb 2023 at 21:15
Scopey (25563) reviewed
V.S.O. Dark Mode from Revolution Brewing Company
3 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 fl oz can from the brewery. It pours oily darkest brown to black with a dissipating light brown head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, bitter - sweet, decadent, earthy, toasty, charred American oak barrels, coffee, chocolate gateaux, rich fresh bourbon character, toffee, caramel, vanilla fudge, fruit cake and toffee crisp. The taste is slick, oily, bitter - sweet, decadent, milk chocolate, chocolate gateaux, warming booze, warming spice, vanilla, fudgey, chocolate covered marshmallow, loads of fresh bourbon, bourbon soaked oak, tannin, splash of cola, light liquorice and some warmth through the finish. Fulsome body and fine to moderate carbonation. Perhaps the base beer is a touch sweet, but it has a lovely bourbon character to it.
Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2023 at 16:06