Goose Island Bourbon County Stout

Bottle. Small light bubbly brown head that mostly diminished. Spare display of lacework. Thick black color with a reddish glow. Aroma was heavy vinous notes of wood, vanilla, liquorish, roasted malt, dried fruit, almost Port Wine like, chocolate and some mild bitter notes. Very full bodied with a soft carbonation and thick heavy filling alcoholic texture. Heavy sweet flavor with some counter bitterness. Lingering vinous dried fruity and English liquorish finish. Wow what an Imp. Stout.

Pours a thick, syrupy, opaque black with a very thin dark tan head. Extremely malty aroma, very sweet, and with a slight bit of alcohol - not so promising. The flavor, on the other hand is complex and impressive. Chocolate, nut, and coffee come through strong, with underlying, subtle hints of the bourbon barrel. A slightly sour, acidic finish. I came at this one with some skepticism, but was won over with the first sip.

Thick viscous pour with a thin dark tan head sitting on top. Rich creamy bourbon aroma. Roasted malt notes and milky lactic acid. Fruity berries and spice as well. Chocolaty malt flavor with thick bourbon throughout. Bitter roasty stout comes through at the end with hints of coffee. Creamy with a bit of vanilla. Fantastic! Very smooth and easy to drink despite the high alcohol content.

Really nice beer. Second time I’ve had it and I truly enjoy. Well balanced between bourbon and chocolate major notes. Some vanilla and coffee minor notes.

2008 Bottle. Pours deep black with a small reddish head. Aroma of dark chocolate, bourbon, oak, and tar. Flavor begins very sweet and creamy... ends with a nice lasting alcohol burn. As much as I hate bourbon, I love this beer. It is fantastic! I could sip on this all night.

Pit black. Heavy aroma of bourbon, alcohol and dried fruits. Full-bodied and thick with sweet notes of bourbon and vanilla combined with coffee and roasted malt. Way too much bourbon feel in this one for my taste.

Bourbon Barrel imparts toasted-coconut and candy-corn buttery flavors. Truly deep rich velvety and subtle... THICK! Black as the hour of despair. Like a liqueur of coffee and cocoa with brash American oakwood, plus rich nutty dry finish, vanilla, and butterscotch. FEELS like a whiskey finish. HOT. Big beer.

A- Pours a deep black hue with a brownish head. S- Huge smell. Fig, raisin, deep dark fruit, bourbon, brown sugar. T- The taste is sublime. Dark fruits and brown sugar as in the smell, a huge wave of bourbon and alcohol roll across the tongue. M- Thick with medium carbonation. D- This was quite possibly the best imperial stout ive ever tasted. Huge bourbon, but it didn’t distract from the full body of the beer. Excellent.