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Brewery in Chicago, Illinois From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Revolution Brewing is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded as a brewpub in 2010 on Milwaukee Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.[2][3][4] A separate production brewery, with canning and bottling lines and a tap room, opened in 2012 about a mile from the brewpub, on Kedzie Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Key people | Josh Deth (owner) Jim Cibak (head brewer) Wil Turner (head pub brewer) Jason Petrie (executive chef) |
Production output | 24,000 bbl (in 2013)[1] |
| Website | revbrew |
Revolution Brewing was started as a brewpub in 2010 by owner Josh Deth. Deth attended the University of Michigan and became interested in brewing from his frequent visits to Bell's Brewery. Deth worked at Goose Island Brewery and connected with head brewmaster Jim Cibak during his time there. Cibak has worked at a number of breweries including Three Floyds Brewing.[11]
Revolution Brewing has received local and national recognition with awards from the Great American Beer Festival,[12] World Beer Cup,[13] and Time Out Chicago.[14]
The film Drinking Buddies is partly set in the Revolution Brewing brewery and taphouse. A romantic comedy-drama, written and directed by Joe Swanberg, it was shot in 2012 and released in 2013. It stars Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, and Ron Livingston. In the movie, the fictional characters portrayed by Wilde and Johnson work at the brewery.[15][16]
Revolution Brewing produces more than 20 different beers. Some of them are available year-round, and others are seasonal.[17] There are also several dozen more beers that were brewed at different times in the past.[18]
| Name | Style | ABV % | IBU | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Hero IPA | India pale ale | 6.5 | 70 | Year-round |
| Eugene Porter | Robust porter | 6.8 | 28 | Year-round |
| Bottom Up Wit | Belgian-style white ale | 5.0 | 14 | Year-round |
| Coup D'État | French-style saison | 7.6 | 50 | Year-round |
| Double Fist | Double pale ale | 8.0 | 90 | Year-round |
| Cross of Gold | Golden ale | 5.0 | 25 | Year-round |
| Fist City[19] | American Pale Ale | 5.5 | 40 | Year-round |
| Oktoberfest | German-style Oktoberfest | 5.7 | 25 | |
| A Little Crazy | Belgo-style pale ale | 6.8 | ||
| Rosa Hibiscus Ale | Hibiscus ale | 5.8 | 15 | |
| Fistmas Ale | Holiday ale | 6.1 | 31 | |
| Mad Cow | Milk stout | 7.7 | 30 | |
| Mother of Exiles | German-style pilsner | 5.2 | 30 | |
| T.V. Party | Rye India pale ale | 7.6 | 80 | |
| Red Skull | Imperial red ale | 8.3 | ||
| Galaxy Hero | India pale ale | 6.6 | ||
| Crystal Hero | India pale ale | 7.2 | 80 | |
| Local Hero | India pale ale | 6.5 | 65 | |
| Jukebox Hero | Black India pale ale | 7.5 | ||
| 4th Year Beer | Belgian-style quadrupel | 11.5 | 32 | |
| Rise | Stout | 7.1 | 55 | |
| Repo Man | Rye stout | 6.0 | ||
| Very Mad Cow | Milk stout | 9.7 | 30 | Barrel-aged |
| Straight Jacket | Barley wine | 13.0 | 55 | Barrel-aged |
| Mean Gene | Porter | 8.5 | Barrel-aged | |
| Bean Gene | Porter with coffee | 9 | 28 | Barrel-aged |
| Deth's Tar[20] | Russian imperial stout | 11.4 | Barrel-aged |
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