Goose Island Bourbon County Vanilla Stout

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

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 650ml.

Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, light brown head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark roasted, coconut, wood, vanilla, alcohol, moderate bourbon. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, chocolate, vanilla, brown licorice konfect, wood - tobac notes. Body is medium full, texture is creamy and sticky, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20110129]

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin dark brown head. The aroma has strong notes of chocolate, wood and vanilla, as well as medium notes of bourbon, coffee, and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of alcohol, roasted malt, chocolate, and wood, as well as medium notes of bourbon , vanilla, and coffee, leading to roasted, alcoholic, and woody finish.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Dedollewaitor. Pours a thick black with only the tiniest beige head. Lovely sweet Bourbon aroma - and sweet licorice allsorts. Solid body, low carbonation, sweet roast and lots of vanila with a ton of Bourbon notes. A little alcohol burn in the finish. Very sweet bordering cloying. 290111

22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a dense tan to brown head. Aroma is dense dark malty and vanilla smooth. Dark roasted malty, light vanilla and toffee to creme bruleee caramelish. Bitter and dark roasted malty. Sweet, stick and yet dark roasted malty.

Bottled@omhpertasting. Quite much pitch black colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is vanilla, some alcohol, wood, roasted malts, liquorice and some pleasant smoked notes as well. Flavour is a mix of the same in a very pleasant balance. Also some mild chocolate and coffee in it. Brilliant vanillabomb!

Bottled. Very black, no head. The aroma is huge on vanilla and milk chocolate. Monumentally full bodied with dense, slick, packed mouthfeel. Bourbon and vanilla unsurprisingly mixes with chocolate and tar in a concentrated blend. Warming peppery finish. Edgeless and focused, not really complex, just intense and with a focus on exactly the flavours that is immediately likable.

Bottle at Sune. Pitch black coloured with a small beige ehad. Sweet and roasted aroma of dark chocolate, dried fruits and liquorice with notes of coconuts and bourbon. Sweet and roasted flavour of dark chocolate, dried fruits, alcohol, bourbon and liquorice. Sweet and roasted finish. Nice, but too sweet.

Bottle, 13%. The aroma is alcohol to begin with, then follows some roasted notes, later fat vanilla, and finally alcohol. Black colour. Very small stable dark brown head. The flavour has some cigarbox, tobacco, vanilla, chocolate, cocoa. Very sweet, but with a good alcohol punch to balance. Very late roasted aftertaste. Liquid dessert. Quite good, but a bit much.

Name: Bourbon County Stout, Vanilla
Brewery: Goose Island Brewing Co
Date: December 31, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Dan NYE
Appearance: black, wispy tan head
Aroma: rich dark chocolate aroma, plenty of Bourbon, sweet caramel and vanilla
Body: big sticky body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of roasted, lots of vanilla sweetness but stays in control, light caramel combines with the sweet vanilla to create a bourbon candy character

Name: Bourbon County Stout, Vanilla
Brewery: Goose Island Brewing Co
Date: September 23, 2011
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Aroma: more bourbon than vanilla in the aroma
Flavor: lots of bourbon flavor, vanilla is a bit over the top, rich chocolate, light roasted

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

Bottle @ Ulfborg Weekend, Jan 2011. Pours black with a small beige layer on top. Nose is sweet. Roast, liquourice, oak and heavy dominant vanilla. A bit boozy aroma. Warm and heavy flavor. Alcohol, roast, oak and vanilla,