Bourbon County Brand Stout - Cherries Jubilee
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.09
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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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8.3/10
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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
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
CBJ Tasting. Aroma has molasses and booze and dark fruit. Dark and glossy. No head. Boozy wi5h molasses and dsrk fruit. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2026
at 18:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tasty, decently balanced, but certainly rich, boozy, some dark chocolate, berries, cherry perhaps. Somewhat understated for the heft, in a good way. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Craft Beer Junction
on 29 Jan 2026
at 20:26
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2026
at 20:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
29th January 2026
Bottle share at CBJ. Thanks to me. Near opaque dark brown beer, no real head. Airy palate, fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Somewhat thin dark malts, a light but pleasing dark chocolate streak. Some alcohol spice. A light and slightly ripe cherry steak. Airy and semi dry finish. Light spicy linger. Goes down pretty easy but, I am struggling to understand why this is getting hyper rates.
Bottle share at CBJ. Thanks to me. Near opaque dark brown beer, no real head. Airy palate, fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Somewhat thin dark malts, a light but pleasing dark chocolate streak. Some alcohol spice. A light and slightly ripe cherry steak. Airy and semi dry finish. Light spicy linger. Goes down pretty easy but, I am struggling to understand why this is getting hyper rates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2026
at 20:10
8.4/10
Smooth, slightly sweetish and roasty with some bourbony vanilla, oak, cognac, licorice, hints of chocolate sauce, faint hints of cherries, prunes and toffee syrup. Quite elegant, complex slow sipper. Surprisingly balanced and tasty
Tried
on 17 Jan 2026
at 22:13