Goose Island Bourbon County Stout

Pours a deep black with no head and minimal highlights. Looks like a glass of used oil. Smells of whiskey cover anything else. This may unseat Black Magick as the hottest smelling beer I have tried. Taste thankfully is not quite as hot as the magick and actually quite complex, comparable in character to Founders KBS. Chocolate, vanilla, coffee are present. Alcohol is a doozy. Mouth is thick and near flat, as it should be. Warming sensation is present. Overall a bit too boozy for my tastes..I’d love to try the stout before the barrel aging.

A nose of bourbon. vanilla and smoked wood. Taste is of licorice, vanilla, coffee and lots of bourbon. This brew is massive and salty. Not very complex, but enjoyable and a very solid take on the style.

(bottle). Black color. Small brown head. Strong malt and alcohol aromas. Strong malt, alcohol, and wood flavors. Long duration. Smooth finish. Slick/alcoholic texture. Soft carbonation. Spare lacing.

This beer was given to me over a year and a half ago purely out of good will by ratebeer member satan165. Bottle date is 10/11/07. Drank it last night after a couple bombers, having forgotten that it was a 13%; this brew absolutely ripped me apart and, despite the fact that I generally don’t like dark beers, it was one of the most delicious brews I’ve ever had. It both tasted and smelled like oak, smoke, booze and dark chocolate. Felt pretty foul this morning but a.) I deserved it and b.) it was totally worth it. Awesome.

Aroma of smoke, bourbon and sweet vanilla. The appearance is black as coal without any head. The flavor is of liquorish and sweet smoky bourbon. The beer is highly carbonated. The palate is thick and oily. A very good beer but not very complex.

FCBF 09 Wow, alot going on here. I wish I did not rush my tasting, but being at a brewfest, it was on to the next beer. Very thick drick with thick foam staying on the glass. Some sweetness with smoke and Bourbon. This was great.

Goose Island Bourbon County Stout is an opaque black ale ith an orange ring for a head. It doesn’t leave any lacing on the glass. It smells sweet, like bourbon and maybe apples. There are notes of soy sauce and bread. It’s medium-full bodied with a mineral texture. The finish is sharp. It tastes a bit sweet with lots of bourbon flavor. The balance is alright. There is a fruity note, like apple or peach. The aftertaste is of bourbon. Yeah, it’s mostly bourbon here. [Sampled at the 2009 Flower City Brewers’ Fest at Frontier Field, Rochester, NY]

FCBS 2009. Decided to head to this brewery 1st, cause we figured they were the best and they didn’t let us down. Very dark, very thick looking. Mouthfeel is oily. Predominant flavor of bourbon, very rich, loved it.