Revolution Brewing Company V.S.O.J. (2024)

V.S.O.J. (2024)
(Batch of V.S.O.J.)

 

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

  Barley Wine - Barley Special
Score
8.00
ABV: 14.4% IBU: - Ticks: 33
A celebration of malt, oak, and patience, Very Special Old [Straight] Jacket is a cuvée of English Barleywines aged between two and four years in our favorite bourbon barrels embellished with single-origin French oaks. Lusciously sweet and colossally complex, V.S.O.J. is equal parts refinement and excess.
 

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9.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Canned 7/9/24, drunk 8/3/24. Clear mahogany-umber-burgundy. Small, beige head, spotty. Wow this IS somehow better than VSOR...more intensity of malt, deeper, richer bourbon and rye. Cherry, vanilla, soft lead, caramel, fruity raisin. Jesus. So sublime. No booze. Oh my God. Liquid gold. Soft, rich, juicy, cherry-vanilla...pepper, oak, hugely spicy bourbon. Reasonable body, rich but not too thick or cakey. Mellow and woody. This is absolutely insane for less than a month canned. A year from now this is going to be bonkers.

Tried from Can on 20 Jan 2025 at 16:35


8

Sweet syrupy malt overdose with some barrel and oaky raisiny notes, caramel, toffee and oaky woodiness. Quite balanced and tasty slow sipper.

Tried from Can on 03 Jan 2025 at 19:46


8

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2024 at 23:44


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Canned, 355 ml, at the brewery. Dark brown with beige head. Caramel, malty, toffee, some dried figs and dates, raisins. Smooth and full bodied.

Tried from Can at Revolution Brewing Company - Kedzie Ave Taproom on 02 Nov 2024 at 23:00


9

The king still reigns, raisins and barrel galore, oak milk and bourbon juice, sweet heavenly syrupy but not too syrupy deliciousness. I really should buy more than one four pack of this but glad I've got some to save for good times.

Tried from Can on 03 Sep 2024 at 22:33


9

This is insanely good. Oh my. Thanks Clark.

Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2024 at 19:26