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

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
Score
8.37
ABV: 14.1% IBU: 60 Ticks: 530
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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8
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


8

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

Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2025 at 19:21


7.6
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



9.4
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.

Tried on 02 Dec 2024 at 14:17


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Verticale onverschilligheid tussen 2017 en 2021.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2023 at 13:43

gave a cheers!

9

Oo de verjaardag van de jongste, daar hoort een speciaal biertje bij 🎉🍻

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2022 at 20:58



9

LCI Been way too long since I had this. Thick and smooth, bourbon, vanilla, coffee, caramel. Moderately sweet. Fantastic.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2021 at 13:55


9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Bottle, 500 ml. Dark brown, beige head. Chocolate, bourbon, some dark fruit, sweet, some bitterness in finish. Warming. Medium to full bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2020 at 23:00