Revolution Supermassive Café Deth 4Pk

Revolution Supermassive Café Deth 4Pk is a 14.8% ABV bourbon barrel-aged imperial oatmeal stout steeped in Dark Matter coffee, sold as a four-pack of 12 oz cans. Scoring a remarkable 98 on BeerAdvocate across 163 ratings, this release from Revolution Brewing's acclaimed Deep Wood series stands among the most celebrated coffee stouts produced in the United States.

Quick Facts: ABV: 14.8%  |  Origin: Illinois, USA  |  Style: Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout with Coffee  |  Brewery: Revolution Brewing

Production & Heritage

Revolution Brewing, Chicago's largest independently owned brewery, produces Supermassive Café Deth as part of its annual Deep Wood barrel-aged series. The base beer is Deth's Tar, the brewery's acclaimed imperial oatmeal stout, which undergoes a painstaking eighteen months of aging in bourbon barrels. What separates this variant is the sheer volume of coffee involved: each barrel receives ten pounds of freshly roasted beans from Chicago roaster Dark Matter Coffee, resulting in an extraordinarily concentrated coffee character that melds with the bourbon-soaked stout beneath it.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Dark toasted malt and medium-to-dark roast coffee dominate the nose immediately. Behind that initial wave, baker's chocolate emerges alongside subtle bourbon warmth, dried cherries, and raisins.

Taste: The entry is striking — coffee so well-integrated that the first sip reads almost like an intensely rich cup of dark roast. As the palate develops, the chocolatey backbone of Deth's Tar asserts itself, with bourbon sweetness, dark cherry, and a touch of vanilla weaving through the mid-palate. A light char note and oat-derived creaminess add depth without heaviness despite the 14.8% ABV.

Finish: Long and warming, with roasted coffee and baker's chocolate lingering well after the swallow. A gentle bourbon heat closes things out alongside faint dried fruit sweetness.

How to Drink Supermassive Café Deth

Pour into a snifter or tulip glass at cellar temperature (50–55°F) and allow a few minutes of warming to unlock the full aromatic range. This beer is best savored slowly on its own, given its density and complexity. While not a typical cocktail ingredient, barrel-aged stouts of this caliber work in a Beer Float paired with vanilla bean ice cream for a decadent dessert, in a Black Velvet variation layered with a dry sparkling wine for textural contrast, or used as the base in a Stout Flip shaken with a whole egg, simple syrup, and nutmeg for a rich after-dinner drink.

Best For

• Sharing among craft beer enthusiasts during a bottle-share or tasting night
• Gifting to a barrel-aged stout collector who tracks annual Deep Wood releases
• Pairing with a rich chocolate dessert course at the end of a dinner party
• Cellaring one or two cans to compare vintage-to-vintage development

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Supermassive Café Deth taste like? It drinks like an intensely rich cup of dark-roast coffee layered over baker's chocolate, bourbon sweetness, dark cherry, and vanilla, all carried by a creamy oatmeal stout body at 14.8% ABV.

How does Supermassive Café Deth compare to Modern Times Monsters' Park bourbon barrel-aged with coffee? Both are bourbon barrel-aged imperial stouts infused with coffee, but Supermassive Café Deth uses a notably aggressive ten pounds of Dark Matter coffee per barrel and ages for eighteen months, resulting in a more coffee-forward and higher-ABV experience. Monsters' Park variants tend to be slightly lower in alcohol and often rotate different coffee roasters and adjuncts across releases.

Is Supermassive Café Deth good for sipping neat? Absolutely — this is a sipping beer by design, best poured slowly into a snifter at cellar temperature and enjoyed over the course of 30 minutes or more as it opens up with warming.

Where is Supermassive Café Deth made? It is brewed at Revolution Brewing in Chicago, Illinois, the city's largest independently owned brewery, which partners with local roaster Dark Matter Coffee for the coffee component.

What foods pair well with Supermassive Café Deth? Flourless chocolate cake mirrors the beer's cocoa richness. Espresso-rubbed smoked brisket echoes the roast character. A wedge of aged Gouda offers caramel sweetness that complements the bourbon notes. Crème brûlée provides vanilla contrast, and pecan pie aligns with the subtle nuttiness from the oat bill.

What sizes does Supermassive Café Deth come in? This release is packaged as a four-pack of 12 oz cans, the standard format for Revolution Brewing's Deep Wood series.

Is Supermassive Café Deth worth the price? It positions as a premium limited-release barrel-aged stout, and the 98 BeerAdvocate score, eighteen-month aging cycle, and ten-pounds-per-barrel coffee addition place it at the upper tier of the category — competitive with other nationally acclaimed barrel-aged coffee stouts.

Why Supermassive Café Deth?

A 98 on BeerAdvocate is not a score handed out casually — it places Supermassive Café Deth in genuinely elite company among American barrel-aged stouts. The production commitment tells the story: eighteen months in bourbon barrels followed by an almost absurd ten pounds of Dark Matter coffee per barrel, yielding a coffee intensity that few competitors match. The result is a beer where coffee and chocolate-laden imperial stout merge so completely that neither element feels like an addition — they read as a single, seamless liquid. For anyone serious about barrel-aged stouts, this Deep Wood release is one of the benchmarks.