Bourbon County Brand Stout - Cherry Rye
Goose Island Beer Co.

Bourbon County Brand Stout - Cherry RyeBourbon County Brand Stout - Cherry Rye
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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
13.7%
Score:
99
Avg:
4.5 | pDev: 9.56%
Reviews:
207
Ratings:
1,418
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 18, 2021
Added:
Nov 22, 2012
Wants:
  970
Gots:
  413
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Ratings by minterro:
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Reviewed by minterro from California

4.49/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Served as the start to the goose island themed tasting (we did start with Fred from Hair of the Dog). Short notes from 7/27/14. Bottled 11/12/12. Served in a snifter.

Backstory:
I initially got this beer set aside for me as when I worked at a liquor store. I found it in the dense clutter of bottles in one of the walk-ins and asked if I could buy it off the owner. He said yes, because it was around my birthday and every since I've been waiting to crack it. Almost two years later and I'm ready to see how this thing turned out.

A&S: Black colored beer, and maybe it is strictly out of suggestion, but there is a red hue to this brew. No head and no sign of carbonation bubbles. Initially the aroma was close to the smell of black forest cake. Other tones included vanilla, bourbon tones, sweet malts.

T&M: This beer probably did one of the more interesting things I have seen beer do. Most beers when they develop there is a frame shift in taste/smell or a blending of previous presences with new ones. This brew when from primarily cocoa to a nice mix of cocoa and cherries (the black forest) to mostly cherries, then back to chocolate like tones, THAN back to cherries! It was bizarre, and I wasn't just me who experienced these changes. At times the fruitiness was a little much but you only had to wait a couple of minutes and it was a good mix again. The other tones were similar to the aroma. Very thick, creamy, and smooth. Low carbonation.

Overall: Probably in the top 5 beers I have tried this year. Didn't exceed the hype I put on it, but most certainly meet it completely. If you are thinking of cracking this one soon, it was a good time for me.
Jul 31, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Tiburon from Wisconsin

4.59/5  rDev +2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
No foam on pouring, just a tiny lacing around the inner rim of the glass. Bit of rye on the initial sips, w a faint back taste of mildly tart cherry. Flat bourbon county base flavor, very smooth nonetheless. Berry flavor, not really cherry though
Jun 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4.63 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Nov 14, 2020
 
Rated: 3.42 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Oct 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.24 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

May 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.56 by edthehead from Maryland

Apr 01, 2019
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Reviewed by Rristow from Ohio

4.69/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Tasted from bottle. Pours black with slight beige head. Aroma of bourbon and cherry. Thick and chewy with a nice cherry flavor. Caramel, spicy rye, molasses. Awesome beer.
Feb 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.57 by tbryan5 from Louisiana

Sep 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.84 by Fireman_RK from North Carolina

Jul 09, 2018
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Reviewed by rodmanfor3 from Vermont

4.49/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Sweet cherry on the palate (without the candied/medicinal flavors that accompany similar stouts), great rye barrel treatment to compliment the fruit flavor, and finishing with a less vibrant Backyard Rye type chocolate bitterness.
Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by Jangoon24 from Illinois

May 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Apr 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by whitenads from Michigan

Dec 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by Duffman79 from Connecticut

Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by von_kaiser from Connecticut

Nov 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by grahuba from Connecticut

Nov 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.66 by reebtaerG from Maryland

Nov 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by Bammer21 from Illinois

Sep 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.58 by mattboyer182 from Indiana

Sep 24, 2017
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Rated by thinwhiteduke from Illinois

4.5/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
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May 22, 2017
Bourbon County Brand Stout - Cherry Rye from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 1418 ratings