Goose Island Bourbon Imperial Brown Goose (Bottled)

750ml bottle, 2006 version. Thanks to Immy for this one. Pours copper in color with brown head. Aroma of bourbon, sweet and malty. Taste bourbon, oak, caramel and roasted malt with clean finish.

2006 bottle shared at RBSG 08. Bourbon-esque nose. Pours dark amber with a medium body. Non sticky texture with lively fine carbonation. Flavor of pale malts, bread, caramel, and raisen. But these flavors seem to be overpowered by the bourbon and vanilla flavors. Good, but somewhat of a bourbon bomb if that’s your thing.

2006 Bottle. I had two of these a while ago before I started rating and I loved it...and I still do. Pours a dark cloudy brown with a medium tan head. Nice caramel, vanilla, and mainly Bourbon smell. The flavor was very sweet and smooth. Nice to see a beer that is only 8% pack such good flavor. The bourbon is very present. Aged well. This was my last bottle :(

Thanks to illinismitty for sharing this at the RBSG 08 Grand Tasting. Dark rust color with a nice light tan head. Aroma of bourbon, caramel, and spice. Flavors of caramel, burnt brown sugar, raisin, oak, and dark chocolate. Great complexity but not overly heavy on the palate.

2006 Bottle. Poured a medium sized fizzy tan head that mostly expired, fair amount of lacing, some floaties, mostly opaque, very little carbonation noted, and a reddish brown hue. The aroma was some chocolate, alcohol, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, dark fruits, sweet, and oak. Very, very nice! The flavor was sweet, dark fruits, bourbon, vanilla, somie oak, some chocolate, and caramel. Quite tasty! Tingly mouthfeel with a warming sensation and medium bodied. A very, very quaffable brew, nice balance, a definite bourbon presence, would be quite a nice beer on a cold, snowy Indiana night. More please!!