Bourbon County Brand Stout - Backyard Rye (2013)
(Batch of Bourbon County Brand Stout - Backyard Rye)
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.03
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Always on the lookout for the next thing they can throw in a barrel, our brewers actually looked no further than their own backyard for this release – literally. Inspired by the berries they remember first eating from the trees in their yards; this Bourbon County release is full of the dark, spicy, and pleasantly sweet flavors of mulberries, marionberries, and boysenberries. This trio of fruit nicely rounds out the spice and heat of the rye whiskey barrels in which they were aged, resulting in a smooth, jammy stout perfect for sipping on your back porch.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sample at GABF 10/03/2014, thanks to my sis for assistance with note-taking. Pitch black pour with a medium tan head that diminishes gradually. Patchy lacing. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla and fruit. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky vanilla, bourbon, chocolate and berries. The finish is boozy with a bourbon and sweet berry aftertaste. Very good all around.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2014
at 19:47
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Enjoyed at gabf 2014. It pours with a nice looking dark body that supports a light mocha colored head. The aroma offers up sweet malts, pine hops, spicy oak, some boozy rye like notes and then some chocolate in the background. The taste delivers smooth and delicious chocolate and burnt sugars and rolling into very nice nectar sweet berry like notes that just fit in oh so well. To midway more chocolate murmurs to the surface with a mild sense of booze and bourbon like notes. Wow, this is just delicious. Well off into the background nearing the finish I get a little bit of light barrel notes that seem vaguely vanilla and a bit of molasses. Oh my this is good and oh so well integrated and balanced.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2014
at 20:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bottle shared at CC/KY tasting. A unique variation for sure. Fruity mulberry tones jump out at you. Adds another dimension for sure. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2014
at 21:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pitch black colour, beige head. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, roasted malts and red fruits. Fruity flavour, sweet, light sour, Bourbon, blackberry and raspberry.
(from 66cL bottle @ ZBF, Leuven. Thanks for sharing, Klaas!!)
(from 66cL bottle @ ZBF, Leuven. Thanks for sharing, Klaas!!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2014
at 15:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle during RBSG 2014 Grand Tasting at Schlafly Tap Room. Jet black with little tan head. Aromas of berries, coconut, vanilla, subtle whiskey. Tastes of big sweet berries, light coconut and vanilla, dark chocolate, some whiskey. Full body with a dry finish. Rye whiskey seems to be muted a bit by the berries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2014
at 14:31
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
From a 22 oz bottle shared on the 4th of July. My 3000th rating! Pours black with a tan head. Bourbon nose. Flavors of dark cherries, plums, oak and bourbon. Wow. This is one fabulous beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2014
at 17:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 650ml (PBF IX)
Dark opaque color, small white head. Roasted, berryish aroma. Full-bodied. Sweet, berryish, boysenberry flavor. Bourbon is not very much present here. Intresting and different variety. Very berryish and quite sweet.
Dark opaque color, small white head. Roasted, berryish aroma. Full-bodied. Sweet, berryish, boysenberry flavor. Bourbon is not very much present here. Intresting and different variety. Very berryish and quite sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2014
at 14:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@PBF IX. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma gooseberries, some liquorice, alcohol and mild toffeeish and sweet malts. Flavour is liquorice, some toffee, mild fruits and some sugary notes. OK, but too much berries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2014
at 14:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle from a trade, thanks CheapBeerBuzz! @ PBF IX
Bottled on 20 NOV 13 - Pours pitch black with a brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, berries, some wood, oak and rye. Taste is malty, roasty and woody with loads of berries, some rye and oaky notes. Finish is sweetish, roasty and woody with loads of berries and rye. Quite different from the regular Bourbon County Stout.
Bottled on 20 NOV 13 - Pours pitch black with a brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, berries, some wood, oak and rye. Taste is malty, roasty and woody with loads of berries, some rye and oaky notes. Finish is sweetish, roasty and woody with loads of berries and rye. Quite different from the regular Bourbon County Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2014
at 13:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
65 cl bottle @ PBF Ⅸ, bottled 20.11.2013 Thanks tiong!
Aroma feels heavy and sweet with malty tones, berries and some licorice. Flavour has woody tones, berries, some rasperry, vanilla and hints of licoriuce. Dry, somewhat leathery and woody; sweetness eats the drinkability here. Bourbon is present.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2014
at 13:53