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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Thank you, yespr. The aroma is alcoholic and roasted. Has some port and vanilla. Black colour, looks oily. The flavour is sweet and sugary with a distinct vanilla flavour and an equally distinct alcohol afterburn. A bit much, but good.

Bomber poured a clear dark brown with a lingering ring of tan foam. Aromas of bourbon, vanilla, oak, dark chocolate and light roastiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of bourbon, vanilla, oak, dark chocolate and light roastiness with a smooth dry lingering bourbon finish.

Pours deep darkness with weak tan head. The aroma is an even mix of molasses, chocolate and a mild level of vanilla then quickly getting toward firm near abrasive booziness. The taste has pleasing molasses, rich sweet malts, some vanilla, toffee and then chocolate – Wow! It then begins pulling up booziness that is kind of rough and raw and at odds with the non booze notes. Awesomely good until the booze kicks in about midway to the finish.

bottle 4097 on 12/19/10. this seems to be more of the same... only amplified. oddly sweeter than the regular version.8/5/8/3/15

Big thanks to Degarth for sharing this one. Pours a dark brown with a small off-white head. Nose is huge bourbon presence, chocolate, and more booze with slight vanilla. Flavor is same: like a glass of bourbon with some chocolate, vanilla, and a hint of roast. The flavor is a bit messy, but after some time this will probably be a thing of beauty, like all Bourbon County Stouts. There is noticeable chocolate and vanilla, but I am sure this will become more pronounced after time. This beer has a medium to light body, and lingers with a very nice bourbon flavor. Very nice beer.

Bottle 11939. Near black pour. WOW. Abv is there. sweet, soy sauce, chocolate, roast, very good. But not worth the price.

Thanks to whomever brought this to Seabass’s going away party. Hot! Super hot. Flavors are solid, though. It just needs some time. Lots of booze but it is good booze. Good beer, but needs some more balance.

22oz bottle (courtesy of Headbanger) poured into a Snifter at 42°. This pours like used oil, its thick and black, carbonation is low with very little head (I have just a brown ring on the edge of my glass). Aroma is rich with roasted malt and oak. The full body has a rich yet crisp mouth feel. flavor is bold with the oak standing out in front giving a bright vanilla flavor reminiscent of bourbon then the taste of raisins soaked in brandy. After taste lets the dried fruits stand out with the oak building a bit more and the alcohol shows a bit. overall its a wonderful brew but the there vanilla seemed to be a little more complex.

Bottle, i’ve had this 3 times now. Pours a black body with pretty much no head faint bubbly top, little to no carbonation. First off i get a lot of bourbon and wood tones. Subtle chocolate with a roasted malt tone. Light vanilla mild coffee toned bitterness. Still i find this too boozy and next to a 2008 BCS i felt there was little to no difference, hence i felt this was a big rip off. Well even if it was outta this world 50$ for a bomber, is ridiculous. Maybe that left a bit of a sour note on this. On a whole there’s too much alcohol despite the lighter oxidation barreling notes.

Bottle shared by ygtsbm94. Pours opaque with a spare, fizzy tan head, short retention with no lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, chocolate, toasted, nutty), light hops (earthy), and average esters (dried fruit) with notes of wood, alcohol, dates, vanilla, raisin, and fig. Flavor is heavy malt (bread, cookie, caramel, chocolate, toffee), light hops (earthy), and average esters (fruity) with notes of wood, alcohol, dates, vanilla, raisin, and fig. Full body, high warmth, medium carbonation and creaminess with a sweet finish.