Bourbon County Brand Stout - Goose Island Beer Co.

mmmbeer

Massachusetts

4.7/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Big thanks to BA BanditBrewingCo for the sample. 12 oz. twist-off longneck, bottled 11/12/09. Brewed with two-row, Munich, chocolate, caramel, roasted, and debittered black malts; hopped to 60 IBUs with Willamette and aged in a bourbon barrel. No sound upon opening - hope it's carbonated. Pours black with just a hint of tan collar and no hope of lacing or head retention at this ABV. Very aromatic, with vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, caramel, toffee, dark fruits, stewed raisins/prunes and perhaps some minty rye from the bourbon. Excellent, but I wish it had a bit more stout character. It is in fact carbonated, and tastes very rich, a little sweet, with notes of burnt caramel, milk chocolate, vanilla, maple syrup, bourbon, spicy oak, peppery ethanol, blackberries, black cherries and raisins. You can just barely find the stout beneath, but it yields roast, dark chocolate and a moderate bitterness. Very thick and viscous on the tongue, lightly-carbonated, quite drying, tannic?, chewy and almost syrupy with a long finish. Even after two hours and nearly flat, the mouthfeel is still fine. Very highly-concentrated and quite complex, with lots of bourbon (wet barrel?) and an effortless drinkability. Almost more bourbon than stout, but this is a wonderful beer that deserves its reputation and could probably age for a decade or more.

Serving type: bottle

08-15-2011 21:48:36 | More by mmmbeer

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev -11.9%

05-22-2013 03:28:11 | More by SmellsofMahagony

aleman39

California

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-21-2013 21:18:38 | More by aleman39

dcloeren

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-21-2013 20:43:53 | More by dcloeren

projektyle

New Hampshire

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-21-2013 19:17:13 | More by projektyle

VirginiaJeff1

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-21-2013 19:16:11 | More by VirginiaJeff1

Weas

Arkansas

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-21-2013 15:29:09 | More by Weas

Tones24

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-21-2013 14:05:19 | More by Tones24

DrBrule

Michigan

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-21-2013 04:38:50 | More by DrBrule

CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-21-2013 04:04:56 | More by CosmoHopHead

ackeeper

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-21-2013 01:26:12 | More by ackeeper

CrazyEasyBartender

Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-20-2013 16:01:29 | More by CrazyEasyBartender

CesarLopes

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -6.4%

05-20-2013 13:44:27 | More by CesarLopes

DmouthCaliBrewz

New Hampshire

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-20-2013 04:18:17 | More by DmouthCaliBrewz

blackcloud

Alaska

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-20-2013 04:16:25 | More by blackcloud

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-20-2013 03:24:13 | More by Kmat10

PlayitAgain

New York

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-20-2013 03:00:09 | More by PlayitAgain

henskejk

California

4.45/5  rDev -2%
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

05-20-2013 02:51:33 | More by henskejk

BtownIrish20

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-20-2013 02:19:36 | More by BtownIrish20

assman79

Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-20-2013 01:43:03 | More by assman79

Ctrauty

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-20-2013 01:28:27 | More by Ctrauty

jessepap

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-19-2013 21:39:46 | More by jessepap

RaulMondesi

California

4.88/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

What's that thing called? Cloud 9? Well this bad boi just put Raul on cloud 11. I mean, Raul is feeling this thing like the "massage" that he just got down at the local parlor. Blacker than sin and as dangerous as a 2x4 with a nail in it, Raul was more into this thang than that one time your mama got bubble gum stick in her hair.

Sleek, sexy, and luxurious. This lil sucker is nothing but luxurious.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 19:29:20 | More by RaulMondesi

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-19-2013 14:57:56 | More by ShawnMH

Tittles

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-19-2013 13:45:44 | More by Tittles