Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee Stout

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: Imperial Stout
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 22fl.oz. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #19. ]

Clear dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, caramel, coffee, light chocolate, alcohol - bourbon, light tobacco - licorice. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, coffee, bourbon, dark roasted. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100821]

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a brown head. The aroma has strong notes of chocolate, as well as medium notes of alcohol, and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, and chocolate. The chocolate gains in strength towards the finish, where also a Bourbon note mixes in. The alcohol leaves a burn on the tongue.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of wavers1. Pours black with a reddish hue and a small beige head. Hard roasted malt and coffee in the nose. Solid body, hard roasted malt, loads of sweet vanilla, oak and Bourbon with a distinct yet smooth edge of coffee. No real bitterness, but quite some alcohol. Delicious. 210810

Bottle, blind #19. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark wooden and roasted malt. Chocolate and mild vanilla. Sweet caramelish and chocolate. Vanilla and coffee. Lingering coffee and chocolate into a smooth bitter finish.

Bottled, thanks baggio! Black, no head. Potent vnilla and coffee aroma. Sweet and full bodied with slick, well rounded mouthfeel. Warming and potent with chocolate drowning in a sea of coffee and vanilla. Comparably low bitterness.

Bottle #19 at Papsøs blindtasting. Clear dark brown coloured with a small beige head. Sweet and roasted aroma of coffee, freshgrinded coffee and dark chocolate. Sweet and roasted flavour of caramel, coffee, freshgrinded coffee, dark chocolate and bourbon. Sweet and roasted finish.

Name: Bourbon County Stout, Coffee
Brewery: Goose Island Brewing Co
Date: May 28, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: black, wispy tan head
Aroma: big coffee and chocolate aroma with a nice dose of bourbon
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, plenty of coffee, bourbon comes in to add sweetness and complexity, caramel sweetness, touch of hot alcohol

Name: Bourbon County Stout, Coffee
Brewery: Goose Island Brewing Co
Date: September 23, 2011
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Aroma: coffee is taking over the aroma
Flavor: big roasted coffee flavor, lots of bourbon, roasted follows the sweet bourbon
Overall: can the coffee actually be growing?

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **** /4

(22oz bottles, 2010 vintage, courtesy of thirdeye11) Pours an opaque black body with a medium brown head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malt, toasted coconut, caramel, cedar, and bourbon. Flavor of coffee, roasted malt, caramel, mocha, bourbon, toffee, and vanilla with a soft, creamy mouthfeel. Delicious.

UPDATED: SEP 5, 2011 Bottle on Angs birthday. Thanks to Scopey for this. Black. Lots of coffee. Thats pretty good. There is some alcohol on the finish. Very malty and coffee on aroma. Thats pretty big. Not too subtle or balanced. Its good but yes too big. Some vanilla comes through from the Bourbon still. Too alcohol hot on the finish. Could I drink a whole bomber of this? I doubt it. Having more and intense flavours doesn’t always mean having better flavours. Thanks for allowing me to try it though Paul.

Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty coffee and chocolate aroma with hints of alcohol. Roasted malty sweetish coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty coffee finish.