Bourbon County Brand Stout - Regal Rye
(has 1 batch)
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.13
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Bourbon County Brand Stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with blackberries, Luxardo candied cherries, fresh sour cherries and sea salt
The brewery opted for blackberry juice sourced from Valley Processing, in Sunnyside, Wash., instead of whole fruit both because it’s easier to use as an ingredient and for its richer flavor. The cherries used in Regal Rye are Luxardo cocktail cherries; the beer also incorporates the cherries' bright, sugary syrup. The sea salt “adds another layer that will make the flavors pop slightly — depth to something that’s already deep.
The brewery opted for blackberry juice sourced from Valley Processing, in Sunnyside, Wash., instead of whole fruit both because it’s easier to use as an ingredient and for its richer flavor. The cherries used in Regal Rye are Luxardo cocktail cherries; the beer also incorporates the cherries' bright, sugary syrup. The sea salt “adds another layer that will make the flavors pop slightly — depth to something that’s already deep.
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9/10
Berries, bourbon barrel, chocolate, berry bitterness, bitter cherries. Very well-balanced. 4.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2018
at 14:02
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2018
at 20:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thank you Gregg for this one, Happy Birthday! Dark brown pour, no foam. Nose is soft, some caramel candies, sweet sugary fruits. Rye spices and some booze, bready somewhat. Taste is deep, spicy, sweet caramel, hoppy and with a lot of bitterness. Really great actually, decadent treat!
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2018
at 08:43
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pitch black color. Little head. Big lucious nose of chocolate, cherries, caramel with blackberries oak and booze. Slightly sour cherries, blackberries, big charred oak, dark chocolate and vanilla. Low carbonation. Slightly sweet. Big oak and dark chocolate finish. Excellent.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2018
at 11:19
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home joes... Dark black.. M thin tan lacing.. Nog boozy chocolate roast malts nose... Dark heavy chocolate roast... Dark sweet chocolate roast malts.. Bog berries.. Soft sweet toffee fruit.. Juicy cherry.. Big juicy roast malt cherries
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2017
at 16:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
8 4 9 4 17 2015 bottle shared at/by Joes, thanks for providing these (sometimes) awesome bottles! Black color. Light brown head, not lasting. Aroma’s: fruit, berries, roast, sweet, bourbon. Retronasal it’s sweet, berries, bourbon, alcoholic. Flavor is full sweet, alcoholic. Strong alcohol feel, but not burning. Full velvetty body. Long finish with blueberries, sweet. Awesome stuff, and highlight of the day for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2017
at 09:58
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle shared by Marcus. Pours dark brown with a transient tan head. Aroma is light rye with dark fruit - likely cherries. Med ++ body. Flavor is rye, chocolate, cherry. Cherry hit with a bang. Amazing flavors. Maybe more complex than just cherry. Enough heat to suggest whiskey. Super tasty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2017
at 15:49
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Sanderslum Pubbens Vintage launch/Solar Eclipse pt. 3. - The darkest hours. Pours black with a small beige head. Woody and dry. Complex. Sweet mocha, vanilla and a touch of berries. Smooth and soft. Warming alcohol. Savory.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2017
at 10:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Courtesy of Brian, vintage 2015, 27oct15, 13.2% ABV
Dark brown color, oily, with almost no head. Aroma of bourbon, coconut, rye, alcohol, hints of tobacco. Strong body, but even stronger alcohol feeling, a bit oily, rich molasses, dark chocolate, moderate sweetness, tobacco.
Wonderful, extreme, boozy.
Dark brown color, oily, with almost no head. Aroma of bourbon, coconut, rye, alcohol, hints of tobacco. Strong body, but even stronger alcohol feeling, a bit oily, rich molasses, dark chocolate, moderate sweetness, tobacco.
Wonderful, extreme, boozy.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2017
at 04:36
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
200 imperial stout rated.
500ml bottle (thx, Brian) at Brian’s office. 2015 vintage. Aroma is loads of molasses and some bourbon notes. Taste is the same, very sweet, candies notes. Good seeper.
500ml bottle (thx, Brian) at Brian’s office. 2015 vintage. Aroma is loads of molasses and some bourbon notes. Taste is the same, very sweet, candies notes. Good seeper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2017
at 01:37