Goose Island Bourbon Imperial Brown Goose (Bottled)

Formerly brewed at Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: American Strong Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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Murky brown pour with no head. Nutty and oxidation in the nose with subtle bourbon. Same in the flavor but even more subtle.

Awesome nose with lovely bourbon qualities. Great fizz makes for an exciting palate. Excellent, really compelling flavor prifile. Bottle shared at RBSG 2009 grand tasting.

2006 Bottle purchased at Lone Hill, opened at RBSG 2009. Nose is sweet with only light bourbon wood, brown sugar, milk. Color is lighter than expected - a very light brown and headless. Flavor is light pastry spice, a Seigneuriale flavor, again mild bourbon, oxidized sweetness. Much less big than I expected, but seems to have aged well, if slightly at the expense of the bourbon.

Finally. Finally. Finally. Damn this was worth the wait for me. Cloudy brown color. Tons of smooth bourbon on the nose. Some wood, vanilla, chocolate, caramel and brown sugar. Flavor is just sublime. Bourbon, vanilla, oak, toffee and caramel. God can I please have another bottle? PLEASE?????

750ml bottle (2006 vintage)... dark caramel brown pour, semi-opaque, with a thin milky white head....aroma of bourbon-laced sweet brown sugar and caramel malt. a little boozy as well... warm bourbon and vanilla with softer caramel malts. prickly carbonation with a lively effervescent mouthfeel. glad to try but nothing all that special.

how did i get to try this..Hans..by Gentleman .. .lots of bourbon and other sweet malts .. maybe slightly overdone, hold the sauce .. . pretty mellow .. . pours a dark tan, good foam ring .. . lots of bourbon and burning and burnt sugar... tastes like burning...not really, a good brew...

2006 bottle. Pours a beautiful dark brown with a 3 finger off-white head that never fully dies and leaves extensive lacing. Smells of sweet bourbon with pleasant waves of vanilla and hints of chocolate and oak. Beautiful. Layers of bourbon and oak dance on top of a smooth layer of this imperial brown. The base beer seems to only serve as a staging ground for the bourbon barrel aging; that said, it works. Molasses, light candied fruits and a finishing touch of alcohol warmth round this out. Mouthfeel is very smooth with a slight bit of lightness on the tongue. Just enough carbonation to keep the beer from dragging itself down. Nicely played here. Drinkability is, all in all, quite good. I’ve had many samples of this beer - but, only fresher bottles. Fresh, it is rich in bourbon, but there is no subtlety and no balance. With age, it appears that, while the bourbon is still the strongest player, the supporting actors finally get their voice and get to bring a promising beer to greatness. Age this one a couple of years, you won’t be disappointed. Highly recommended (2+ years old).

2006 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. a big thanks at that. poured brown/ruby with a beige head. aroma was great with bourbon, oak, vanilla, maple, dark fruit, and some caramel. flavor was bourbon, brown sugar, and oak. light body and high carb. this was some great stuff.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. The smell is very very bourbon like, vanilla, sweet syurp, and wood. The look is murky, clear, nice with a beige head. The taste is alcohol, malts, oak, toffee, vanilla, and wood.

(750ml bottle, 2006 vintage) Pours a dark brown body with a tall tan head. Aroma of strong bourbon, oak, toffee, vanilla, caramel, chocolate, and banana. Flavor of bourbon, toasted grain, cola, vanilla, and toffee with a dry oak finish.