About
Illinois' largest independent craft brewery. Brewed in the heart of Chicago.
The change in the U.S. beer scene has undoubtedly been revolutionary. We are proud of what we have accomplished in our short time to become a leader and innovator in the industry. The evolving tastes of beer drinkers has demanded bigger flavors, more variety, and better beer. That’s exactly what we give you at Revolution Brewing. Between our brewery and our brewpub, we produce dozens of different beer styles every year. IPAs, porters, pilsners, Belgian-style ales, pale ales, barrel-aged beers — the list goes on!
Our brewery has been a labor of love. You can see it in everything we do, from the beautiful details of our mahogany bar at the brewpub, to the massive beauty of our eight 800 barrel fermenters at the brewery, to the commitment to quality in each beer that we put in a can or a keg. Revolution believes in the value of hard work. We work hard to provide great, accessible brews for everyday people. We have fun doing what we do and hope you have fun drinking our beers!
The change in the U.S. beer scene has undoubtedly been revolutionary. We are proud of what we have accomplished in our short time to become a leader and innovator in the industry. The evolving tastes of beer drinkers has demanded bigger flavors, more variety, and better beer. That’s exactly what we give you at Revolution Brewing. Between our brewery and our brewpub, we produce dozens of different beer styles every year. IPAs, porters, pilsners, Belgian-style ales, pale ales, barrel-aged beers — the list goes on!
Our brewery has been a labor of love. You can see it in everything we do, from the beautiful details of our mahogany bar at the brewpub, to the massive beauty of our eight 800 barrel fermenters at the brewery, to the commitment to quality in each beer that we put in a can or a keg. Revolution believes in the value of hard work. We work hard to provide great, accessible brews for everyday people. We have fun doing what we do and hope you have fun drinking our beers!
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
16oz can. Purple-grey Kool Aid body. Steady white head. Drinkable enough for what is, some canned juice flavor and an indistinguishable base. Candy, cheap sugary flavors.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2026
at 00:06
8.6/10
Smooth, slightly sweetish with some peach candy notes, hints of barrel, oak, vanilla, toffee, syrup and some hints of brandy. Pretty nice and soft slow sipper
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2026
at 23:07
8.2/10
Sweet, stingy woody and oaky with some apple brandy, vanilla, syrup, prunes, dried fruits, raisins, toffee and caramel. A bit heavy but tasty
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2026
at 17:10
8.2/10
Sweetish, malty and slightly caramely with some barrel, toffee, syrup, prunes, figs, cherries and tartness. Would be better without the cherries.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2026
at 16:19
8/10
Sweetish, slightly roasty and earthy with some berries, cherries, vinous grapes, vanilla, hints of oakiness and stingy woodiness. A bit unbalanced and heavy
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2026
at 02:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Lovely cherries profile
Also toffee and oak
Pleasant sweetness
[Can from a trade with ChrisOfstad]
Also toffee and oak
Pleasant sweetness
[Can from a trade with ChrisOfstad]
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2026
at 16:20
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gylden brun klar med hvitt skum. Lukter karamell, barnål og urter. Bitter. Smaker barnål, urter, sitrusskall og noe mineraler. Lang.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jul 2026
at 19:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Canned 7/2/25, drunk 7/12/26.
Ryeway to Heaven and Straight Jacket are two excellent, excellent, rich, malty, flavorful beers and this adds more French oak and cherries to that?! Certainly smells intense and aromatic, but nothing raw/sharp/overdone that I can tell. Cherries very minimal. Tons of round, rich oak, deep toffee and aromatic, spicy rye for days. No sign of the alcohol in the nose.
Cherries definitely jump out in the flavor, though, right alongside the soft, rich, not-syrupy malts offering toffee and vanilla. Showing a good deal of sweetness but quickly balanced/dried out by a big helping of peppery rye spice. Still a rather brisk, somewhat overreaching carbonation. Going to let this sit for a few and come back. Does get a bit more cohesive once the strong carbonation falls off a bit. This is certainly pretty nicely-balanced, rich, not too sweet, boozey or over-barreled, and yet, something isn't tying it together for me. Maybe the cherries are unnecessary (that seems like the biggest offender here)? Maybe I actually want a bit thicker and more syrupy of a texture, too? Not sure. It's certainly a lovely beer, whatever the case, but Revolution sets itself an unbelievably high bar for this type of beer.
Ryeway to Heaven and Straight Jacket are two excellent, excellent, rich, malty, flavorful beers and this adds more French oak and cherries to that?! Certainly smells intense and aromatic, but nothing raw/sharp/overdone that I can tell. Cherries very minimal. Tons of round, rich oak, deep toffee and aromatic, spicy rye for days. No sign of the alcohol in the nose.
Cherries definitely jump out in the flavor, though, right alongside the soft, rich, not-syrupy malts offering toffee and vanilla. Showing a good deal of sweetness but quickly balanced/dried out by a big helping of peppery rye spice. Still a rather brisk, somewhat overreaching carbonation. Going to let this sit for a few and come back. Does get a bit more cohesive once the strong carbonation falls off a bit. This is certainly pretty nicely-balanced, rich, not too sweet, boozey or over-barreled, and yet, something isn't tying it together for me. Maybe the cherries are unnecessary (that seems like the biggest offender here)? Maybe I actually want a bit thicker and more syrupy of a texture, too? Not sure. It's certainly a lovely beer, whatever the case, but Revolution sets itself an unbelievably high bar for this type of beer.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Jul 2026
at 03:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clean, slightly caramelly amber, moderate bitterness and amber malt sweetness is well-balanced. Not the most expressive hop character though.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2026
at 04:16
8.4/10
Smooth,sweetish and quite malty with some barrel, vanilla, oak, toffee, syrup, prunes and bourbon. Pretty good slow sipper
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2026
at 00:21