Revolution Brewing (@revbrewchicago) and Garrett Popcorn (@garrettpopcorn) have been neighbors under the same roof for nine years, and that has led to the inevitable: a Revolution beer made with Garrett popcorn. When the process began in January, the idea of what to do — brown ale made with Garrett’s renowned CaramelCrisp — came quickly. But how to do it took some time. Revolution added different sorts of popcorn to the brewing process. It considered different ingredients used in Garrett’s caramel corn. It tried sweetening the beer with various caramel flavors. It tinkered with about a dozen trials, but landed in a simple place: including Garrett’s caramel corn in the earliest step of the brewing process and adding a dose of brown sugar — and that’s it. No further caramel flavoring required. The result, also called CaramelCrisp, begins to roll out today, with a broad release across Illinois by Oct. 1. Tap the link in our bio for more on how it tastes. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune / @malarchy)
September 14, 2022
Revolution Brewing (@revbrewchicago) and Garrett Popcorn (@garrettpopcorn) have been neighbors under the same roof for nine years, and that has led to the inevitable: a Revolution beer made with Garrett popcorn.
When the process began in January, the idea of what to do — brown ale made with Garrett’s renowned CaramelCrisp — came quickly. But how to do it took some time.
Revolution added different sorts of popcorn to the brewing process. It considered different ingredients used in Garrett’s caramel corn. It tried sweetening the beer with various caramel flavors. It tinkered with about a dozen trials, but landed in a simple place: including Garrett’s caramel corn in the earliest step of the brewing process and adding a dose of brown sugar — and that’s it. No further caramel flavoring required.
The result, also called CaramelCrisp, begins to roll out today, with a broad release across Illinois by Oct. 1. Tap the link in our bio for more on how it tastes. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune / @malarchy)
When the process began in January, the idea of what to do — brown ale made with Garrett’s renowned CaramelCrisp — came quickly. But how to do it took some time.
Revolution added different sorts of popcorn to the brewing process. It considered different ingredients used in Garrett’s caramel corn. It tried sweetening the beer with various caramel flavors. It tinkered with about a dozen trials, but landed in a simple place: including Garrett’s caramel corn in the earliest step of the brewing process and adding a dose of brown sugar — and that’s it. No further caramel flavoring required.
The result, also called CaramelCrisp, begins to roll out today, with a broad release across Illinois by Oct. 1. Tap the link in our bio for more on how it tastes. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune / @malarchy)
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