Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 4.19 1184

Goose Island Bourbon County Stout

	Percentile
	100
	overall

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Chicago, Illinois USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1184	4.2/5.0	4.19/5.0	13%	97.2	Snifter

Commercial Description:
"I really wanted to do something special for our 1000th batch at the original brewpub. Goose Island could have thrown a party. But we did something better. We brewed a beer. A really big batch of stout-so big the malt was coming out of the top of the mash tun. After fermentation we brought in some bourbon barrels to age the stout. One hundred and fifty days later, Bourbon County Stout was born-A liquid as dark and dense as a black hole with a thick foam the color of bourbon barrels. The nose is a mix of charred oak, vanilla,carmel and smoke. One sip has more flavor than your average case of beer. It overpowers anything in the room. People have even said that it’s a great cigar beer, but I haven’t yet tried a cigar that would stand up to it." Brewmaster Greg Hall; IBU’s 60-High Color - Midnight Was 11%, the 2007 and 2008 are listed at 13%.

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OliverG (85), montreal, Quebec, Canada

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Oct 24, 2009 Updated: Oct 26, 2009
2008. Bu en octobre 2009. Arôme très coconut et alcool. Saveurs de coconut/vanille, de malt chocolat et d’alcool. Belle petite touche de bourbon en finale. Vraiment merveilleuse.

pete4999 (161), Buffalo, New York, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 29, 2009

Bottle courtesy of furley of internet-fame. Thanks! Pours a pitch black with brown head. Smell is strong vanilla and oak. Tends to cool down a bit as it warms. Very deep taste. Bourbon flavor is apparent, as well as a very smoky wood taste. Very good, but I can’t drink a ton of em.

deyholla (746), Bloomington, Indiana, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	5/5	14/20

Dec 26, 2009

2009 Bottle. Poured black with a dark wooden brown head. Aroma was full of bourbon notes with sweet caramel and a bit of nuttiness lying underneath. Flavor began with caramel and sweet roasted malt and a bourbon flavor grows into the finish. Very thick on the tongue.

Unibonger (68), Mount Shasta, California, USA

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	19/20

Dec 25, 2009

Pours a very dark brown/black with a tan head that has decent retention. Slight cherry, strong vanilla aromas and a slight hint of bourbon/alcohol. Chocolate, vanilla, and cherry flavors. Very bold but smooth body that lingers, medium - low carbonation. .

aaronh2012 (20), Maryland, USA

5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
5	10/10	5/5	10/10	5/5	20/20

Dec 25, 2009

molasses, caramel, nutty, vanilla aroma. silky texture. can smell and taste the oak bourbon barrel. it’s the best stout i’ve come across.

Barrios (861), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Dec 23, 2009

Pours a lasting ring of tan head with some lace and a dark brown body. Looks like a shot of espresso. Aromas of soy sauce, toasted and roasted malt, slight bourbon and vanilla notes. Flavors of toasted, roasted malt, soy sauce, molasses, bourbon, wood. Finish is a little hot, sticky, dry, vanilla coffee, bacon.

comptonrc (1), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
does not count

5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
5	10/10	5/5	10/10	5/5	20/20

Dec 23, 2009

chocolate, smoke, black, cloudy, tan foam, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish,

shrubber85 (2997), Wallhalben, Germany

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 22, 2009

Tap. Strong bourbon aroma up front with light chocolate malt. Opaque black color with minimal head. Strong bourbon flavor initially with a milder chocolate malt finish. Nice - bourbon flavor pretty strong.

pellegjr (26), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 18, 2009

Completely opaque motor oil pour w/ effervescent caramel head that dissipates quickly, but continues bubbling like a cola, hugely complex aroma w/ vanilla, oak, cognac, butterscotch and chocolate, flavor matches aroma on front end w/ bitterness and booze coating the palate on finish, warming alcohol spreads completely to the back of the throat, massively large mouthfeel

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