Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout - Goose Island Beer Co.

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rAvg: 4.65
pDev: 8.17%
Reviews: 712
Hads: 1563

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Goose Island Beer Co.

Illinois, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 14.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (676), on-tap (30), growler (3), nitro-tap (1), cask (1), nitro-bottle (1).

Notes:
2012 Release - Intelligentsia La Tortuga Beans
2011 Release - Intelligentsia Anjilanaka Beans
2010 Release - Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso Beans

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Reviews by emerge077:

emerge077

Illinois

4.72/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Sipping this magical concoction tonight... Black Cat espresso is probably my all time favorite coffee, and BCS is one of my all-time favorite stouts. I approve of this marriage of two intense and fantastic beverages.

Initial pour into a couple Duvel tulips yields a finger of sturdy mocha foam, leaving random spotty lacing around the edges. Black with a mahogany ring at the edge when held up to the light. Foam breaks, leaving a bare skim, then a thin ring at the edge. Considering the high abv, this is expected.

Huge dark chocolate and espresso nose, with brown sugar and cinnamon trailing in the finish. Smoothed out with no sharpness from the bourbon, the oak and vanilla are there though.

Sticky on the lips, rich with deep flavors. Bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, coffee, coconut, smooth and sweet, luscious. Amazingly silky and rich. Again, the rough edges of fresh BCS have been sanded down, leaving a streamlined, supple, coffee-infused incarnation. Somewhat more approachable for that reason.

Overall a surprise hit variation of BCS, tailored for lovers of coffee, bourbon, and stouts....

2011: Anjilanaka... wow, they topped the subtlety of the first batch with a straight up toasted marshmallow/melted dark chocolate/deep roasty coffee BOMB. Rich as all hell, sticky and decadent. Awe inspiring...

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2010 02:46:12 | More by emerge077

More User Reviews:

madnismo

Florida

4.75/5 rDev +2.2%

06-18-2013 04:39:55 | More by madnismo

phishbone23

New York

3.75/5 rDev -19.4%

06-18-2013 02:21:04 | More by phishbone23

Dagsy

California

4.5/5 rDev -3.2%

06-17-2013 22:05:02 | More by Dagsy

mookihouse

California

4.5/5 rDev -3.2%

06-17-2013 17:44:59 | More by mookihouse

spw109

New York

5/5 rDev +7.5%

06-17-2013 07:25:11 | More by spw109

mcsauter82

New Jersey

4.5/5 rDev -3.2%

06-17-2013 01:55:31 | More by mcsauter82

tjsdomer2

Illinois

4.39/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Comparing this to regular stout; here goes:

Appearance: Coffee black with excellent brown lacing.

Smell: Coffee, bourbon, and chocolate. Tons of chocolate. Not quite as fruity as regular.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Lots of oak with coffee and chocolate. Very roasty.

Overall: There's still something about the regular Bourbon County Stout I love. Still, I really like this.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2013 23:01:56 | More by tjsdomer2

ChrisYager39

Indiana

5/5 rDev +7.5%

06-16-2013 17:36:58 | More by ChrisYager39

macher0

Kentucky

4.94/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

2012 Bottle to tulip

This was actually a side-by-side comparison with KBS. Shared with a friend.

A: Dark black with finger of bubbly amber head that retreats to an amber bubbly rim. Not much film after it settles. Not much lacing. Creamy appearance.

S: Moderately fragrant. Dark roasted malts. Bourbon/oak. Coco. Moderate booze.

T: Follows the nose (malts>bourbon/oak>coco). Very powerful taste. Slight bitterness with coco. Hints of vanilla and coffee. The coffee had fallen off a bit. Some booze, not overpowering.

M: My favorite aspect. As close to perfection as one could experience. Very silky smooth. Moderate carbonation. Full bodied. Very viscous.

O: This is definitely one of my favorite beers. It slightly hedged out the KBS, primarily because of the MF. It was silky to the point it gained a 5.0 MF - perfection. This beer is defiantly worth hassle.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 13:19:08 | More by macher0

errantnight

California

4.25/5 rDev -8.6%

06-16-2013 07:15:32 | More by errantnight

JohnnyHopps

Indiana

4.43/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

On tap at a local fundraiser, the stout was a deep black color with a small mocha head. The aroma was quite boozy with notes of dark fruit and burnt malts in the aroma. On the initial taste one first notices the booze. After this, one notices a chalky texture filled with dark chocolate, cherry and chewy malts. The coffee seems fairly masked in the overall scope of the beer. In the aftertaste, the warming of the alcohol comes to the front. In addition, the burnt malts and chocolate continue to make an impression. While I enjoyed this one, I did not find myself as impressed as some people. Still, this is a way above average stout.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2013 02:40:15 | More by JohnnyHopps