Beer Stop 2
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I was driving across the United States and based my stop on breweries / craft beer bars.
Revolution was my second stop.
My girlfriend and I sat at the bar and had a great time. The bartender knew his stuff and offered recommendations based on what we like in a beer. I wasn't a fan of any beer as they all seemed kind of "soft" to me. I would have liked to try the Barrel Aged Foursome, but alas, no dice.
Even though I was disappointed in the beer, the food was great.
I would like to come back here one day and take the brewery tour. Maybe that would give me a greater appreciation for the beer they offer.
I love this place, love the atmosphere, the food, the beer. They have some many things to choose from and I have not been disappointed. My fave time to go is for brunch. The bacon fat popcorn, with a break and then pancetta biscuits and gravy are to die for. I will be coming here for a nice long time.
Review Source:Love the beer, hate the crowd.
I think I've wrecked my ears from too many music shows. As much as it makes me sound like a grandma, I have trouble actually conversing with people at Revolution without having to shout. Probably has to do with the acoustics.
They make good burgers, and the beer, of course, is quite good. If I had my druthers, though, I would sooner pick up a growler of Revolution Brewery beer to enjoy at home than hang out at the bar itself.
Came here after work one night with some friends and we had a blast! My friend knows some of the brewers, but even if he didn't, everyone is friendly, knowledgable, and thoughtful! Even the patrons are nice, so make friends while you're there!
They give free tours here several times a week and even if you find it incredibly boring, they give you free samples along the way, so feel free to booze it up.
They also have shuffle board which is the best game I've ever had the honor to play, especially with random guys from iowa. Yes, this happened.
Don't expect drunken rowdy crowds either; everyone was laid back, enjoying a beer or two, and fairly quiet. It's just what you need to unwind from a crazy day at work. Also, don't expect food. Go to their other pub for that, which is about a mile away. i wish I knew that beforehand, otherwise I would have grabbed a snack. Luckily, they have free popcorn!
My only dislike is that the entrance is kind of hidden away so unless you know where you are going, pay attention!
For those who are complaining about the service and lack of food... There isn't a problem with the place, there's a problem with the reason you went. If you're a beer lover and are looking for a new experience, this place is for you. Wednesday to Saturday are the beer tours for the brewery that surround the tap room, first come first serve. On Saturday come by 5pm to secure a spot. We decided to come here last minute, and managed to get on the tour where you are welcomed with a half pint of refreshing Cross of Gold, and you are thanked for joining the group with another half pint of Coup D'Abricot. Perfect. Can't wait to bring other friends, locals and out-of-towners, here.
Sit by the bar, lounge on the couches, or play some shuffle board. Celebrate, and cheers, your drinking fresh beers in the middle of a brewery!
As a tap room, this place is the nuts. Â Awesome bartenders with really, really in-depth knowledge about the beers they are serving, brewing, aging, and selling who are perfectly happy chatting it up when it's not too busy. Â They have TONS of options on tap that they don't offer for distribution or at the other location. Â Free popcorn. Â Yeah, that's right. Â Free fresh popcorn. Â Take-away beers including the hard to find Straight Jacket and Very Mad Cow. Â Plenty spacious and one of the absolute BEST bar shuffleboard tables I've ever seen. Â Good music, 4oz tasters, and respectful clientele really rounds this out as my favorite tap room in the city.
Review Source:Have you guys ever walked into someone's house and taken notice of it being suspiciously clean to the point where you question if anyone actually lives there? That's kind of how I felt walking into Revolution's brewing facility and tap room.
Like most beer loving Americans, I've made it a point visit many a brewery. Some places are downright dingy, some places are reasonably lived-in and some look like they were put together for a photo spread in an Ikea catalog. While, Revolution isn't quite at Ikea-grade organization, it seemed like it was in an odd, almost model home-like state... which was weird to me, but overall had little to no effect on how I feel about the beer, but is merely an observational addition to this review, in case you were wondering. Â
They've got 15 different rotating taps and about half of them are small batch brews you can't get elsewhere. How cool is that? My group ordered up 3 different beers, but thanks to a serendipitous goof from the bartender, we got a fourth beer on the house. Yayz!
The Burt Reynolds beer (and artwork) were great, not quite as legendary as the real deal, but that's hard to beat so I can't hold it against them. I'd definitely get this one again.
The Berry Brown was a nice one as well, not sweet and had more beer than berry flavore, which I liked.
Coup D'Etat was a solid third place here. Also was our aforementioned serendipitous free beer.
Coup D'Abricot was... not for me. It wasn't for me because I don't enjoy the taste prune juice flogged with a bit of hairspray. Suffice it to say I was not a fan and neither were the other 3 people we were with. We ended up gifting it back to the bar to be dumped, so in the end I guess we broke even if you count that free beer.
The crowd was early to mid-thirty somethings dressed fancy-casual. Like, these people probably don't 'have to' shop at Aldi, they just do because it's a great place to put their designer reusable shopping bags to good use. It wasn't the typical brewery crowd that I'm used to, but I guess they fit the high-end aspect of this brewery compared to others. Plus, they were no bother beyond taking up all the communal picnic benches with reserved signs and their handbags while they opted not to use the tables to sit or even stand near, instead taking up spaces at the bar and also using the shuffleboard (that I really f*cking wanted to play) only intermittently to actually play shuffleboard but mostly using it as a coaster while they play brosef-style grab-ass. But besides being annoying, they were a fine group and pretty easy to ignore.
The music wasn't my favorite, as I'm out of high school and generally don't enjoy Metallica song after Metallica song, but that's just me. Obviously there was at least one person there who did.
And finally, the bartenders were fantastic. Quick on their feet, people bellied-up, order beers, promptly received beers and were free to move about the fenced-off tap room end of the facility, consumer congestion was not an issue.
I would go back for sure. It's great for groups, especially if you have the knowledge that you can make a reservation for one of those long communal tables and camp out until the cows come home... which is code for when they stop serving.
Small bar, large brewery. Â They had twice as many beers on tap as at the restaurant, many wonderful additions!! Â I loved the imperial porter, not like anything I've tasted yet! Â And, while I haven't gone on one yet, they have brewery tours at 6pm every day. Â They have small snacky fare-- pretzels and popcorn, things like that-- in case you need a little something. Â And of course, you can purchase bombers, cans and growlers!
My issues with it its that are that it's a little off the beaten track (very isolated at night) and there's nothing to lock a bike to (unlike their restaurant).
Here's a valuable tip: go here when they're releasing a new beer, because they put on a nice spread of free food pairings. Â We stopped by Revolution last Saturday as a sort of Christmas gift-hunting expedition halftime. The space is HUGE, and the tap room is right in the middle of the brewing production warehouse. Â In line with the spirit of the brewery's name, this setup gives you the feeling that you're bumping shoulders with the brewing proletariat, taking in a couple drafts at the end of your shift.
They had about 20 different varieties on tap, all available in a range of sizes starting at the sampler 5 ounce glass. Samplers are anywhere from $2 to $6, which is a nice route to take if you want to try a few different styles. One of my favorites was the Hugeugene, a big bodied, hearty, pitch black, and modestly smokey porter. There's also a brand new shuffleboard table available for play, and a whole bunch of tables and couches available for groups of patrons. It was busy but seats were still available around 4:30 last Saturday afternoon.
I've been to Rev several times, each time because a friend invites me. It's never my idea, because honestly, this place kind of sucks. I have repeatedly had just atrocious service here. The kind of service where you start to wonder if you even have a server.
The beers are good. I've only tried the food once, it was some seafood (I think swordfish?), and it was really not great, very dry and flavorless. Good beer is not enough to deal with this place.
If you are like me, you might not know that they offer brewery tours every night at 6 pm, Wednesday through Saturday.
Free, of course.
I wisely chose Repeal Day to do the trip. Two stones, one bird, ya know.....and X numbers of pints of beer.
Even if walking through the facilities to listen to what's up and hop in the world of suds, you can still come, sit and enjoy one of the many Revolution creations on tap. You'll be in for some pretty wonderful discoveries, such as the E. Normagene, a Hugene imperial porter aged in bourbon barrels (and that registers over 12%!!!), the Institutionalized barleywine, intense but fruity, the Penguin Hops brewed with hops grown in the gardens of the Shed Aquarium (if you were wondering why the beluga always performed on command, now you know) or the Very Mad Cow, a milk stout aged in Woodford Reserve barrels.
You can drink on the premises, and leave with a 6-pack or bottles of your favorite libation. Sweet deal.ohibition can indeed suck it.
And.........there's a popcorn dispenser right at the entrance!
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Before visiting Revolution Brewery my first thought from "Fistmas" would have been a Christmas porno, but now I know it's a delicious spiced brew.
I feel like brewery tours in general can be kinda boring. Unless you geek out on malted barley fermenting with yeast it will probably all sound like the same scientific mumbo jumbo to you. You'll be counting the minutes till you can hit up the bar but the awesome part about this one is they give you samples during it so even if you're bored stiff at least you'll have beer in hand.
Ultimately it's free and the beer is great so you can't beat it.
Great tap room with some serious potential once word gets around more. Â I was excited to try some of Chicago's local brew offerings and Revolution was right at the top of the list. Â With the option of doing 5 oz tastes at $2 a pop like at brewpub, I had a chance to sample the staples as well as some seasonals. Â Though the IPA was less than stellar, the Eugene Porter and Mad Cow Milk Stout were legit.
So if you're looking for a more relaxed atmosphere to enjoy some good beer, look no further.
This place was great. It's in a warehouse and the "bar" is in a huge open space, but once you get settled, it doesn't feel that huge. The bartender actually spent time talking to us and giving us information on the brewery (and the movie that was being shot there at the time) and the history and all that. It was enjoyable.
The beer is great, and the merch they sell is pretty awesome. We left with a growler and a tee shirt.
I'd be happy to go back!
I'm not a beer drinker but this was a really nice place to check out. I really enjoyed the vibe that they are bringing and thought the beer was great. I take sips of my hubby's and that determines my beer taste. So what I tasted was good and enjoyable. It's in an interesting neighborhood and location so I wish there was more to offer, but hey. the hubby enjoyed the brew and what can I say?! If he's happy, I'm happy.
Review Source:I have been here a couple times now. Â I would like to go many many more times. Â
Unlike when you go to the restaurant, at the brewery you can actually have a conversation with the bartender and your fellow patrons because it's very low-key. Â The restaurant is always super busy - and I feel like the brewery is just enough off the beaten path that most people don't make the effort to get up there. Â So, people, don't ruin this for me. Â I'm looking at YOU, hipsters.
Went to the grand opening party and sent the letter below the following week. Â The letter was answered by an irate phone call from Don saying that wasn't him, he never said that although he did remember somebody asking him about t-shirts hmmmm....ya, ok. Â Seems more like anarchy to me...
Dear Josh,
Congrats on your new brewery, it's fantastic! Â I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening and enjoying all the great beers. Â It was unfortunate they all ran out so quickly but I had a good time nonetheless. Â However, the evening ended on a very sour note and I'd like to explain...
Around 9:30 I bumped into Donn Bichsel Jr, whom I met at Mash-tun the week before at Bridgeport Arts Center. Â We chatted, exchanged business cards and briefly discussed an off-site meeting/party for work this summer. Â I mentioned to Donn that the event was great but I bought too many tickets and tried getting a t-shirt at 9:10 pm and they were already closed. Â His exact verbatim response: Â "Do I look like Josh? Â Do I look like I have a handlebar mustache? Â DO I LOOK LIKE I CARE?!" Â And he turned abruptly and walked away...
Let me tell you, that was the worst ending possible as I stood there, jaw dropped in amazement and shock holding six tickets. Â I thought to myself you just lost a Revolution fan, a restaurant customer/patron a corporate event and "you don't care." Â This is a gentleman representing your fine brewery and is the Director of Sales. Â Not exactly the best sales tactic I've seen. Â
I will hang on to the great memory of B.A. Baracus stout and the bad taste of Donn Bichsel's attitude in my mind...
Best to you and your brewery,
LB
Three years after opening the brewpub, Revolution Brewing opens a ridiculous 35,000 sq ft brewery. Impressive. I didn't make it to the grand opening party, so a couple friends and I came a couple weeks after. Are there real numbers on this building saying the address? From across the street, we couldn't tell. I took the large warehouse (the only large warehouse in sight) as a hint that we were in the right place. Upon closer inspection, a piece of paper on the door confirmed this.
There's something so satisfying from drinking at a brand new bar. It's so shiny and nice. The little things in life, you know? Beers are $5 or $6 just like a the brewpub. Returning with the warm weather is the Rosa, which is an ale infused with hibiscus. I usually like heavy, dark beers, but the slight bitterness of this pink-ish beer surprised me in a good way.
Wednesday through Saturday at 6pm, there's a tour of the brewery that's free...and we got free samples. Why pay $10 for those other brewery tours? Ptsh. You get to see the wooshy door of the beer cooler, whose coolness cannot be conveyed with words. There's a silo out back for the grain, although it looks to be a very large bird feeder. Pipes connect everything: the silo to the miller to the mash tun to the...I'll stop. All the large, shiny metal components are impressive to ogle. Their canning line is not yet up and running but soon will be. The beers at the tasting room of the brewery come "right from the mother's teat." Fresh. A gem of a quote from our tour guide. I love Revolution.
The end of the tour stops by the barrel aging "room" which is mostly just a corner with a bunch of whiskey barrels and a huge ass American flag. Amurikah. Oh and then we got another sample and munched on their bar snack of choice, pretzel sticks. From the number of people coming in with their growlers and membership cards, you can tell Revolution has a following. This is a bandwagon you should jump on, although I realize bandwagons are just so anti-hipster.
I was here for the opening party and they definitely did a great job at picking a spot. There is a ton of space with it being far from maxed out. There's not much I can say now that I haven't said before about rev. This was a fun party and I'm trying not to let that factor into this. I will say that the brewery does make things exciting for Rev now. It'll be interesting coming back here when there isn't a ton of people, but the tap room area set up is real good and should be great when it's fully finished.
Review Source:Grand opening was adequate. Â It wasn't particularly special, just a fun time. Â They ran out of some beers amazingly quickly. Â The night was marred by slightly douchey security and something I can't quite put my finger on, but it was along the lines of a douchebag-hipster factor in the crowd.
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