Mark & Kristin's Farm
For a change of scenery (and pace), Chef Jason, Michelle and I drove down I-80 to Ottawa to visit the pig farm that we'll be working with once we open. Mark & Kristin Boe are a couple that...
View ArticleThe Revolution Is Now Foamenting
That my friends is a picture of a frothing kettle of wort. After several system failures and many, many trips to Home Depot, our brewery is up and running. The fun part has officially begun. On...
View ArticleOpening Week
Yes, we are open. Being the great historian that I am, I managed to take one photo on opening night before my camera ran low on batteries. Luckily a few others grabbed shots, including this one that...
View ArticleBottom Up Wit
Today we tapped our newest house brew, Bottom Up Wit. It's a departure from the rest of our beers as it has little hop flavor and is comes out out hazy from the special yeast we use and all the wheat...
View ArticleDo you like hoppy beers?
Not everybody does you know. Some people want malty beers, some people just want balance and some people really just don't want much flavor at all (and they might just be happier with a vodka tonic)....
View ArticleOpen for brunch!
After spending a a few months getting acquainted with our lunch and dinner business, we're now expanding to offer brunch every Saturday and Sunday. We'll be opening up an hour earlier those days at 10...
View ArticleRoll out the barrels and fill them with cherries
Things are getting interesting in the basement as we fill the joint with wooden barrels. We already have 6 bourbon barrels aging away and now we have 12 wine barrels. A few weeks ago we brewed a...
View ArticleIt's a Parti: Sodom and Gomorrah
Wednesday and Thursday we brewed two collaboration stouts with Nick and Andrew from Three Floyds Brewing. Each day we brewed two half-sized batches from a single mash to end up with one strong Russian...
View ArticleNew & Old Beers on Tap
We just tapped a fresh batch of Coup D'Etat our french-style saison. It was our first beer in the Repo Man soundtrack series of brews and now it's back again, because who doesn't like a nice dry...
View ArticleList of All Our Beers
Just for kicks, we've started a list of all the beers we've brewed and served at Revolution. See for yourself. Everyone has been pretty welcoming of all the new styles so we'll keep cranking them...
View ArticleFestival of Barrel Aged Beers
Coming up this weekend is the 8th Annual Festival of Barrel Aged Beers run by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. We'll be bringing bourbon barrel aged Eugene Porter and Bad Man Old Rye Ale. As of...
View ArticleBrewing The General
Today we are basking in the post-Hickenlooper glow of beer politics and brewing a special brew to recognize our own local hero. The General is a molasses-enriched porter that honors the legacy of Gen....
View ArticleNewer Revolutions
Forgive me father, it has been four moons since my last blog post. I have done many sinful things in the meantime, but I've also been working hard brewing some tasty ales and cooking up some nice...
View Articlemachinery eye candy
A few weeks ago, we got to unload a few shipping containers worth of various equipment that will become our new canning line at the new Kedzie Cannery. This is the Crown Cork & Seal 40 head can...
View ArticleSelf Distribution in Illinois: A New Twist
I've been part of an effort to restore brewers' rights to self distribute their beer in Illinois that is getting more complicated by the day. The big picture is that small, independent brewers often...
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