Marty Scott

The team at Revolution in Chicago blends two threads of barrel-aged barleywine to produce their heralded Straight Jacket. Here’s a recipe for one of those threads, plus all the info you need to make the other one—or to make an unblended version.

• Beer Recipe
• Barleywine
• Barrel-Aged

If you have a barrel program, at some point, you’re going to have leaky barrels. At Revolution Brewing in Chicago, Marty Scott, who oversees the barrel program, gathered more than two dozen leaky barrels and found a way to give the beer a second chance.

• Barrels
• Craft Beer Scene
• Chicago