Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Brand Double Barrel Stout

Bourbon County Brand Double Barrel Stout

 

Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.99
ABV: 18.1% IBU: 60 Ticks: 3
Bourbon County Double Barrel Stout has a depth and flavor that can only be achieved through time, patience, and partnership. This stout was first aged 12 months in 11-year-old Elijah Craig barrels from our friends at Heaven Hill distilleries. We then emptied the beer from those barrels and filled fresh 12-year-old Elijah Craig barrels, the same barrels that housed the Whisky Advocate 2017 Whisky Of The Year. We let it age for another year in those barrels and the result is a stout like no other. Incredibly intense, this beer will be a true gem for the faithful fans that seek it out and get to try it.
 

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8.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

From the bottle at Goose Island Philadelphia for the $120 tasting they had with drinks & food. 4ish ounces? a lighter brown edges on the glass. doesn't have the oily look I'm used to. That is a TON of oak! almost firey. wowzerz. This is not quite as complex as 2015's BCS Rare but it surprisingly has a lot more barrel, more carbonation (thank goodness) and a more stout, campfire, charcoal like flavor. It's really delicious sippable and worth savoring. IT's a 2person beer for sure. Not sure I'd want a full bottle myself. The 18% ABV...well hidden.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2019 at 19:04


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Cheers Dan!

Tried from Crowler on 11 May 2019 at 12:12