Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Rare

Formerly brewed at Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: Imperial Stout
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: MAY 3, 2013 660 ml bottle shared at the epic beer tasting - pours pitch black with almost no head. Aroma is full of bourbon but with sweet notes of dark forest fruits, chocolate and roasted malts. Full full full body with an overwhelming mouthfeel and great aftertaste. Worth the hype, one of my best impies ever tasted but perhaps a tad one-sided.

UPDATED: DEC 4, 2012 100th Imperial Stout rating. Pours a pitch black color with a nice tan head. Aroma is super complex, I get lots of barrel character, lots of bourbon, oak, vanilla, coconut, bourbon soaked raisins, roasted malt, prunes, dark fruits, coffee, dark chocolate, tobacco, cocoa nibs, dark caramel, molasses and fudge. The flavor follows the nose with tons of barrel character, the bourbon, oak, vanilla, coconut, bourbon soaked raisins, prunes, roasted malt, coffee, dark fruits, tobacco, cocoa nibs, dark caramel, fudge, molasses and dark chocolate. Wow this is soooooo complex!! The body is full with a sticky and creamy mouth feel. By far the best Imperial Stout I have had, and probably one of my all time favorite beers!

Simply awesome. Strong and deep tastes of molasses, vanilla, huge nice sweet bourbon, chocolate, coffee.....it is all there...really, really good. Pours a nice dark black with a very thin almost flat head that dissipates quickly. Thick, a bit of heat, but deserves every bit of its 100 rating!

Bottle # 10,044. This is a rare treat, thanks Dave! Wow! Pitch black. Aromas of a perfect mixture of Burbons, vanillas, chocolate, with roasty coffee. A thick pour that klings to the sides of my glass. A perfect blend of huge flavors, Burbons, vanillas, followed by barrel flavors, and dark fruits in the background. Just the right amount of sweetness. Very rich and velvet smooth. Damn that was good!

Huge thanks to Peter and Jacob for sharing this gem with me. Bottle # 434. Pour really black, with a small nut-brown head, and good amount of lacing. Aroma is sooo packed of bourbon, lots of vanilla insanity, bourbon soacked raisins and plums, chocolate, cocao nips, maple syrup, caramel, tart, tobacco, slight coffee, wood, toffee, brownie dough, chocolate fudge... Jeez. Once again stop me... This is some tasty shit!!! The taste is pretty sweet, with some faint roasted and bitter notes. The complexity of this is simply mindblowing!! Semi-full bodied, with a semi-flat carb. This really is some tasty stuff. Hell to the yes, and once again, huge thanks to Peter and Jacob for sharing this with me!!

Served from a 22 oz bottle with box with much thanks to awiseman01. The appearance is a beautiful jet black with a high viscosity and a perfect deep brown head. The Pappy Van Winkle Barrels pour out in the nose. Loads of oak, maple syrup, coffee and chocolate tones as well. The bourbon is also very forward in the flavors. There is a distinct heat to the mouth but the smoothness and density of flavors completely distracts you from it. Great roasted malts, rich oak, chocolate, maple syrup, light doses of black licorice, vanilla, and more. The flavors and nose just keep giving and giving. Wonderfully full mouth. Just a fantastic BA beer. It’s a shame it is a one time brew.

Thanks to Forgetfu for the bottle. Much appreciated Bottle #7566 poured into a Great Divide tulip A-- Opened bottle and a white fume of smoke came billowing out of the bottle. Very nice. Poured motor oil black, small dark brown/ dark mocha colored head that quickly dies off, leaving a dark mocha colored ring around the sides. A little bit of head retention but it is more of a rebuilding of the film. S-- Where to begin? Oak, bourbon, stewed vanilla beans, and dark fruits. Layers and layers of flavors in the nose. The ABV is evident in the nose but much more restrained than what BCS Vanilla and regular BCS are like in the nose to me. Nowhere near as sweet smelling has Vanilla was. Very well balanced. T-- Wow. All I can say is wow. Bourbon, vanilla, Carmel, chocolate and oak. So soft and creamy. Not very sweet at all. Utterly shocked by this as I hated BCS Vanilla due to the sweetness. Once again the word is balanced. M-- Slick and slightly oily. Not that thick but man this is smooth stuff. A bit of an oaked vanilla finish to this. Slight bits of tannins and alcohol to the gums just adds a excellent punch to this. Slight bits of alcohol burn. Utterly Sublime. O-- Had been very weary as was not a fan of Vanilla and BCS. This is just insane good. Alcohol is well hidden and this is easy to drink. Takes port to a new level. Honestly an insane good beer. All I really can say is this is mind blowing good. Worthy of the hype and the love this has been given.

Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate woody bourbon aroma. Roasted malty woody vanilla chocolate bourbon flavor. Has a roasted malty woody chocolate and vanilla finish with hints of bourbon.

Massive aromas of chocolate, roast and vanilla. Oooo lots of bourbon, vanilla, chocolate! Lingers impressively on the palate. Overall Wow! Thanks to Dave for sharing!

Opened the bottle on 8/10/2011. Thick & dark. No foam. Dark caramel, roasts malt, chocolate. Wonderful! Taste is sweet chocolate coffee caramel. No real alcohol to speak of. Smooth creamy mouthfeel with noticeable carbonation. This is an amazing beer. Comparable to only a few other beers in the world. If you have the opportunity get some. More beer please...