Bourbon County Brand Stout - Goose Island Beer Co.

Kinsman

New Hampshire

4.3/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

My 100th Review

Picked up a 4-pack of the 2009 edition the other day. Bottled on date: 11/12/09

A dark mahogany brown comes pouring out the bottle, filling the glass with a nice opaque black body. A very minimal dark tan, almost brown head quickly makes an appearance but quickly dissipates.

Aroma is heavy on the bourbon, and light on the rest. Similar to sniffing a glass bourbon, but without a strong alcohol presence and a bit sweeter with hints of vanilla.

Following a strong aroma, I fully expected this beer, at 11 months old, to sill be too hot with bourbon/alcohol flavors. However, while the bourbon is certainly the most up-front flavor, there is a lot of room for other flavors to show off as you explore. At first it literally taste like a shot of bourbon was dropped in the glass but the strong flavor doesn't stick around too long. A slight roasted barley flavor can be detected as well as a woody vanilla flavor that would be hard to detect in most bourbons. It finishes with a slightly bitter kick, but it is not by any means hoppy.

Mouthfeel is actually lighter than expected for a 13% abv beer, but it still packs a punch. As the beer warms, so does the power of the alcohol and you feel it.

Overall, this is a great stout, but at 11 months old, I don't think its reached its peak. I'll let at least 2 bottles from this batch sit a while longer, because I have a feeling that the background flavors will only show-off more with time.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2010 01:13:30 | More by Kinsman

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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Served from bottle into Teku glass.

A - very dark, with a small amount of tan head that lingers arouns the glass

S - Mostly bourbon in the nose with a little bit of dark roasted malts and a little sweetness as well.

T - Lots of bourbon up front backed by good roasty flavors, coffee, chocolatte etc. Decent amount of alcohol burn, but with all the bourbon flavor this doesn't really seem like a bad thing.

M - thick and smooth mouthfeel, with a good amount of carbonation

O - Fantastic beer, really enjoyed this one, and at 15% enjoyed it slowly.

Serving type: bottle

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Serving type: bottle

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