Revolution Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2010

Contact
3340 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Description
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!

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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

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
Can at home. Pours clear golden, nose is lemon, funk, some vegetable, taste is tart, zesty lemon, toffee. 6/6/7/7/6
Tried on 21 Apr 2026 at 08:29

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can at home. Pours amber, nose is pine, floral, orange peel, taste is floral, mango, pine. 7
Tried on 18 Apr 2026 at 10:37

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Canned 9/19/25, drunk 4/13/26.
Definitely a big burst of floral, gin-like bitters upon first pour. This relaxes quickly to a more lemony, almost iced tea-like character. There's some sweetness anchoring it, assumedly the malt, that helps round it and give it more depth, somewhat approximating the whiskey and sour mix. Nothing weird going on, thankfully, no alcohol or too much adjunct; just very citrusy.
Bitters flavors initially, just like the nose, but changing this time to a good malt base with citrusy acidity all the while helping to balance. Not sure about the oak infusion; I don't get any of that, but it's malty, not too acidic, drying out on the finish. There needs to be some better way to approximate the whiskey in the flavor, as I don't really get that. It's more of a citrusy, lightly tart amber ale with touches of bitters character. All-in-all, unusual and not wholly successful, but well-done on account of the excellent maltiness and overall balance.
Tried from Can from Half Time on 13 Apr 2026 at 19:40

9/10
I liked it way more than I did 5 years ago. Lots of bourbon but beautifully balanced. Big and intense. Fab. Filled October 2024
Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2026 at 13:32

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can 12fl.oz. @ home - [ Virtual Tasting 💻👀 ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Revolution Straight Jacket (2025) ]. ABV: 15.0%. [20260410]. 8/4/8/4/16
Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2026 at 17:20

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

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Medium brown, not much head. Aroma has a bit of sweetness. Figs, brown sugar, intense alcohol. Balanced, sticky, this is pretty good. Burly American strength, but a bit more refinement.
Tried on 08 Apr 2026 at 00:59

8.3/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8
Can. Pours clear mahogany, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is rich, dark sugars, werthers, toffee, brandy, oak, vanilla. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2026 at 05:01

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
500 ml tall boy can. Yep. Hazy gold pour under a big foamy head that takes a while to dwindle down. Surprisingly big orange wedge smell, then a bit of malt. But there's plenty of hop to the taste. Strong beer and alcohol punch. A big fruity and hoppy punch.
Tried from Can on 04 Apr 2026 at 02:22