Bourbon County Brand Stout - Cherries Jubilee
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.08
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As stout ages, Goose Island’s brewers often observe a range of fruit expressions that emerge from the barrel and from time itself. Inspired by the flambéed dessert classic Cherries Jubilee, 2025 Bourbon County Brand Cherries Jubilee Stout captures the essence of cognac-soaked cherries and caramelized citrus.
The beer began its aging journey in freshly emptied bourbon barrels, which impart rich layers of oak, warm vanilla, and subtle baking spice. It was then finished in cognac barrels, adding elegant notes of dried fruit and contributing to a rich, full mouthfeel.
Following the aging process, the stout was blended with Montmorency cherries, citrus, and panela–resulting in a velvety, decadent beer with flavors of candied dark cherry, soft vanilla, and a caramelized citrus finish.
The beer began its aging journey in freshly emptied bourbon barrels, which impart rich layers of oak, warm vanilla, and subtle baking spice. It was then finished in cognac barrels, adding elegant notes of dried fruit and contributing to a rich, full mouthfeel.
Following the aging process, the stout was blended with Montmorency cherries, citrus, and panela–resulting in a velvety, decadent beer with flavors of candied dark cherry, soft vanilla, and a caramelized citrus finish.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A deep dark stout with no head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, cherry, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, cherry blossoms, alcohol warmth, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2026
at 23:20
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle in the airbnb. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, coconut, cherry, almond, taste is juicy cherry, sweet, toffee, vanilla, coconut, chocolate, citrus, caramel. 8/9/9/9/8
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 07:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Opaque colour and no head. Berryish aroma, vanilla, cherries - no so strong. Medium-bodied. Smooth. Toasted, vanilla, light sweet cherries, soya, very mellow. Alcohol bite in the aftertaste. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Olutravintola Konttori
on 30 Apr 2026
at 13:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared for my birthday. Black with very short lasting head. Vanilla, brandy, caramel, cola, cherries, sweet chocolate, tea. Solid seeet, boozy bitter. Full bodied, boozy finish.
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from Bottle
from
J.P. Alsem
on 05 Apr 2026
at 21:50
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thank you Chris for sharing this bottle - Black with a brown head - Dark malt aroma with some cherry - Dark malt body with some chocolate and cherry flavours - Dark malt some chocolate , wood and cherry goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2026
at 22:36
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Dark brown. No head. There's a nice rich umami note on the nose, a touch of cherry, with lots of dark bitter chocolate. Similar palate. The cognac hits in the finish, bringing a bit of fruitiness and dry vinous character. Dry, complex, nice malt richness. This is excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 07:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16.9 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has rich cherries, cognac barrels, some cola, and booze. Flavour reveals lots of cognac-soaked cherries, cola, bourbon, and a touch of vanilla. Great blend of bourbon and cognac, finishing light-to-medium sweet, with gentle cherry character. Light-bodied, but nicely barrel-aged. Very good, but definitely not one of the best BCBS variants.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 07:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 500mL bottle (bottled 22 July 2025). Very dark brown with almost no beige head. Nice bourbon forward with feint cognac and cherry notes, comes together nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 07:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle. Pours black with minimal head. Rich roasted malts, burnt sugars, and candied fruit on the nose. Flavour has burn sugars, roasted malts, cognac, candied cherries. Boozy on the finish. Good depth, good barrel character. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 03:52
8.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2026
at 19:26