Maple Jacket

Name: Maple Jacket
Brand: Revolution Brewing Company
Rating: 4.07 (221 reviews)

Revolution Brewing Company

Chicago, IL

Tavour Rating

4.07

Style

Barleywine - English

ABV

14.4%

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About This Beer

When the award-winning team at Revolution announced this syrup-drenched version of their fan-favorite English Barleywine, Straight Jacket, we knew it was going to be something special! They loaded the brew into maple syrup bourbon barrels from their friends over at Chicago Maple and let it rest for a year. Then, just before canning, they sweetened it with straight-up syrup!

Tasting Notes

Every mouthful blooms with sweet, woodsy maple as it warms. Notes of boozy caramel ripple with toffee, date, and golden raisin nuances before finishing with a touch of oaky vanilla.

Thick Boozy Decadent Maple

Noteworthy Ingredients

Bourbon Barrels Maple Syrup

Reviews

4.07

221 Ratings

dj_velez

2.0

Way too sweet.

matthew3854

4.0

great, very sweet

kevin7469

4.25

wow. that’s sweet. that maple stands out. masks the high abv!

peter246

4.25

sweet but I love it.

kevin7856

4.5

The maple adds a TON of sweetness

nick4285

4.5

sweet, boozy, delicious!

WilfredClaws

4.0

great

livingston23

4.75

melting butter & syrup on waffles, love this luxurious breakfast barleywine

danette8

5.0

Rich and tasty

johndubo

4.5

This is delicious. Boozy and very strong maple flavor. But not syrup-y at all.

Rowdy

4.5

Took this beer to a chocolate and beer pairing party. The sweet strawberry notes worked well with Belgium chocolate. Don’t think I would like this if it hadn’t been paired.

eric7183

5.0

Vanilla maple syrup.

BigFendizzle

1.25

sooooo sweet

BoltsBeer

3.5

A tad too sweet for me...

Robomunky

4.25

My least favorite Jacket but it's still damn good.

Kmpease

3.25

tastes like fine candy but not my jam

erin1093

1.0

1000% not the beverage for me. it was very sweet and difficult to drink. I’m glad I tried it…

justsomeone

4.5

it’s maple. of course it is sweet. i probably slightly prefer strawberry jacket to this but it’s such a great beer.

mhenson42

4.25

good beer… lots of maple

P.Sorice

3.0

This was an interesting take on a barley wine. Maple totally drowns out the malt and the barrel contribution is also muddled. This had potential but is over back sweetened by about 50%

andrew6401

4.0

syrupy

mike5751

4.25

smooth barleywine with great maple flavor

matt1659

4.25

really liked this one! wish I had more!

anders43

4.25

braker649er

3.75

It’s sweet, like everyone else is saying. shouldn’t be surprising, considering it literally has elements of syrup in it. Still tasty.

eric7102

4.25

maple really comes through - almost cloyingly sweet. hides the abv really well. drinks smooth

TheDatabass

5.0

Super sweet. Wanted to pour them on pancakes for breakfast

rich187

3.5

much too sweet for my taste

michelle1914

4.25

like a maple syrup treat

Jmar

4.0

too sweet for me

grace

4.75

maple candy Barleywine, fantastic

Westum

4.5

Sweet with flavors of toffee, raisins, maple, oak and bourbon. It’s a tad thin for my liking, but the flavors make up for that.

corey820

4.25

sweet. loads of maple!

giulio3

3.5

craig733

5.0

great! loved the maple sweetness

alex5300

3.75

Boozy, a bit thin. Still good, but not in the same league as some of their others

scott3804

4.25

Not overwhelming on the maple, went very well with smoked and seasoned meats.

clarence31

4.0

maple

samuel354

3.25

tristan271

4.25

Not as thick as some barrel-aged Barleywines, but no less flavorful.

Jason_Edward

3.75

sweet by Rev’s standards

AlanGeller

4.75

really lovely, sweet and rich with just enough maple

richard2984

4.0

a bit to sweet, it's almost too much

Bruhstoevsky

4.75

Unbelievably sweet but keep drinking. You either taste the toffee/maple notes or your drunk enough to pretend you do. Either way, you’re happy.

Levenrah

4.25

boozy sweet and lovely 😊

PastryPapi

5.0

Pinnacle of sweet life!

Homebrewedbeard

1.0

Shitty attempt at brewing something like CBS.

kathryn380

0.5

Did NOT like this one. Way too syrupy sweet. My husband and I both poured ours out.

samsko

4.25

very nice, sweet flavor.

SurlySteve

4.25

Creamy head, maple syrup aroma, dry sweet maple syrup taste with hints of toffee and vanilla.