Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%]
(Batch of Bourbon County Brand Stout)

Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Stout - Imperial Winter Out of Production

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8.46

ABV: 14.1%

IBU: 60

Ticks: 590

The original bourbon barrel aged stout; intense aromas of charred oak, vanilla, caramel and smoke

Admin Note: 2017 BCBS was botted at 2 different ABVs: 14.1% and 14.7%

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cuso (17359) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%] from Goose Island Beer Company

1 month ago

9.6/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 9.5 Flavor 9.5 Texture 10 Overall 10

Bottle at tasting. Dark brown color with medium beige head. Aroma of dark malt, dark chocolate, Bourbon barrel. Taste is smooth, coffee, dark chocolate, nougath, tons of it. Long roasted malt, chocolate. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2026 at 20:11

tderoeck (23571) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%] from Goose Island Beer Company

7 months ago

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5

7/XI/25 - on tap, shared @ Beerlovers Bar (Antwerp), Post Billies Craft Beer Festival Day 1, BB: n/a (2025-1172) Thanks to John for sharing the beer!

Clear dark brown to purple black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: nice, lots of caramel, earthy, some tobacco, spicy, alcohol, sweet touch. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: nice, quite some alcohol up front, fruity touch, caramel, gentle roast, dried fruits, a little oxidized. Aftertaste: more subtle roasted notes, oxidised, earthy, nice one!

Tried from Draft at Beerlovers Bar on 07 Nov 2025 at 22:10

Nisse666 (18163) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%] from Goose Island Beer Company

8 months ago

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

Tap Brewskival 2025-08-22 Helsingborg
AR: burned chocolate, roasted malt, warming feeling
AP: dark brown, wee brown lid
F: burned chocolate, roasted malt, warming feeling

Tried from Draft at Brewski Brewery on 19 Oct 2025 at 15:33

mart (27204) ticked

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%] from Goose Island Beer Company

8 months ago

8/10

Magus, mõru, šokolaadine, hapukas, vaadine, röstine, vaniljene, alkone. Hea.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2025 at 19:21

ogivlado (20055) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%] from Goose Island Beer Company

1 year ago

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8

On tap at BPBW 2025. Pitch black coloured, small brown head, bourbon and chocolate in the nose. Bourbon barrel, dark chocolate, alcohol and vanilla with warming finish. Bit boozy.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2025 at 22:09

Simon_14 (9518) ticked

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%] from Goose Island Beer Company

1 year ago

9.2/10

Tried from Draft on 30 May 2025 at 19:10

Szeppp (7625) ticked

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%] from Goose Island Beer Company

1 year ago

8/10

Tried from Draft on 29 May 2025 at 13:00

nathanvc (7180) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017) [14.1%] from Goose Island Beer Company

1 year ago

9.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9.5

28 July 2024. Bottle from Beer Republic. Vintage 2017, 14,1%. Hazy black, stable, frothy, beige head. Intense aroma of bourbon, green apple (acetaldehyde, more than I actually expected from a 7yr old bottle), melting fondant, black olive, prune, dark fudge, soy sauce, oak, tobacco, salmiak. Taste has sweet prune & date in a thick, delicious, yet refined dark-chocolatey, dark fudge-like malt body with umami edges of soy & black olive; just a hint of sour green apple as well and softly bitter coffee bean. Herbal & peppery hoppy finish, ongoing bitter fondant, coffee & tobacco, blending well with an oak accent and the inevitable warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Delicious & decadent, a pure delight to drink the 'Mother of all BBAs'; although I cannot shake the afterthought that I expected the bourbon treatment to have mellowed a bit more. But in the end, that's just nitpicking with a beer like this.

27 February 2026. BCBS Tasting @ Stacks (Sint-Kruis). Cheers to Ward for hosting the event!

Intense bourbon, molten fondant, burnt brown sugar, vanilla. Sweet molten chocolate, vanilla, brown sugar, umami olive. Peppery hops, oak, warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, sticky-creamy texture, soft carbonation. Still ever so lovely!

Tried on 02 Dec 2024 at 14:17