Bourbon County Brand Vanilla Rye Stout (2014)
(Batch of Bourbon County Brand Stout - Vanilla Rye)
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.45
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First brewed for the legendary festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer in Chicago, drinkers enjoyed this Bourbon County Variant so much we bottled it the next year (2010). People flocked to stores to get their hands on a bottle and have this one of a kind barrel aged stout. Over the past few years we have heard our fans express their love for this version and we are extremely proud to bring it back in 2014. This year's version features a little twist of aging the stout in Rye Whiskey Barrels with a mix of Mexican and Madagascar vanilla beans!
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Oxford tastings
Black color, no head. Aroma of vanilla cookies and tobacco. Strong booze, dark caramel flavor, some chocolate, sweet but not syrupy, vanilla, some rye whiskey. Roassted nuts in the final.
Excellent.
Black color, no head. Aroma of vanilla cookies and tobacco. Strong booze, dark caramel flavor, some chocolate, sweet but not syrupy, vanilla, some rye whiskey. Roassted nuts in the final.
Excellent.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2017
at 14:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Not much head. The aroma has a big whack of vanilla, though I also get some chocolate as well. On the palate, it has a fair bit of sweetness. Some vanilla for sure...I like the vanilla character a lot better on the palate than on the nose. There's good chocolate, some dryness in the finish. In general, a good beer, and on the palate the vanilla is actually enjoyable, which isn't usually the case for me.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2017
at 02:13
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by KyotoLefty. The aroma matches the flavor: syrupy chocolate and vanilla. Thick syrupy only black pour with an incredibly attractive aroma. Full bodied and thick. The taste is marshmallow, vanilla and chocolate - delicious, this is a truly decadent dessert beer meant to be shared as it is too much for most people.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2017
at 19:17
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, shared at my 10K rating celebration. Nose is vanilla, whisky, chocolate, caramel, marshmallow. huge nose. Black with lace. Lovely sweetness, huge vanilla and chocolate, whisky, though not particularly rye. Over the top vanilla sweetness but delicious in small volumes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2017
at 21:49
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
The 2014 version of this famous BCBS variant, at Bart’s Bourbon County tasting in Bruges. I was very curious about this, having missed it a year ago. Loosely structured, pale beige, thin head, quickly dissolving into almost nothing; black robe with mahogany edges. Strong aroma of indeed a lot of vanilla - but feeling natural, as in vanilla beans, rather than vanilla extract; this delightful fragrance oversees a wealth of hot chocolate sauce, wet wood, coffee grounds, mocha ice cream, beef stock, marzipan, glue-like solvents, old port wine, cognac, caramel candy. Dried fig-like sweetishness in the onset, dried banana as well, soft blackcurrant-like sourish undercurrent, black olive-like umami touch but subtle enough, soft carbonation, very subtly tickling the tongue, thick and oily mouthfeel. Deep caramelly and nutty malt bittersweetness in the middle, coating the mouth cavity, deeply chocolatey and bitterly toasted in the end, the bitterness being supported by a spicy hop touch but at the same time challenged by this hugely aromatic vanilla aspect, in itself reinforced by the much more dim vanilla-ish aspect of the oak, drying wood tannins, heating brown rum-like alcohol, becoming a tad wry in the very end. Bold and beautiful, it does not quite top either the basic version (in a 2013 non-infected vintage) or the berry-fruited versions we tasted the same evening, but it certainly stands out as sweeter, more fragrant and more ’desserty’ than the other Bourbon Counties. Glad I finally had it.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2016
at 09:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Churchkey into a snifter showing thick and oily pitch black with no head. The nose shows very strong vanilla with a somewhat artificial edge but brights to milk chocolate. The palate is thick and oily with barely any carbonation. Light sweetness with flavors of milk chocolate that warm up into milk chocolate with a roasted malt/toasted bitterness on the finish. Vanilla reappears in the background with a strong aftertaste. Strong bourbon spiciness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2016
at 07:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from MeadMe, shared with friends tonight. Thick black color frothy tan head. Huge vanilla on the nose with roasty chocolate and licorice molasses underneath. Creamy smooth in the mouth. Big roasty stout countered with lightly spicy woodiness and lots of smooth vanilla. That’s a pretty damn tasty beer right there!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2016
at 00:46
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
650 ml bottle shared with friends at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki. Black color with small beige brown head. Malty aroma, roasted, chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, dark dried fruits, wood, alcohol. Sweet and light bitter taste like aroma. Full silky oily body with soft carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2016
at 14:55
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at Harry’s Hofbrau in RC for SF Beer Week. Massive vanilla and slight chocolate. Deep brown with minimal head. Taste is strong vanilla that blends nicely with overt cocoa nibs and slight licorice. So freaking good. My favorite of the tasting that including Rare and Regal.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2016
at 23:20