Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Brand Stout - Cherry Rye

Bourbon County Brand Stout - Cherry Rye

 

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

  Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
8.33
ABV: 13.7% IBU: 60 Ticks: 58
At Goose Island our brewers love experimenting with their beer almost as much as they love drinking it. This unique blend of Bourbon County Brand Stout was aged in rye whiskey barrels with loads of whole Michigan cherries. This is one massive beer the brewers are proud to finally let you share with your friends at home - or not. After your first sip, you'll agree, this beer has some real stones.
 

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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

22oz bottle thanks to Eric pours out a black topped with a tan head. Nose is great cherries rich roast malts some coffee chocolate bourbon barrel vanilla notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet tart cherries vanilla barrel notes chocolate very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2018 at 20:30


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

Bottle: Poured a Black brown with a tan ring. Aroma is cherry. Taste is super chocolate and cherry smack to the palate.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2018 at 19:55


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

650 ml bottle, bottled 11/12/12. Shared by Sander, many thanks!
Black body, with a small, creamy, beige head.
Aroma of cherry, chocolate, cocoa, soy sauce, whisky.
Tastes quite similar, but creamier, with more chocolate, booze.
Full, oily mouthfeel, with a carbonation.
Finishes warm, moderate dry, moderate roasty, medium sweet, a bit wooden, with dark chocolate, soy sauce, cherries, slight liquorice.

Very tasty! The cherries work very well, combined with the smooth chocolatey notes. Quite boozy, but not too overpowering, really comfortable. Lovely sipper, comlex and big.

Score: 8 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 17

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2018 at 19:50


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

0,66l bottle at home shared by Sander, big thanks. BB 11/12/2012. Vintage 2012. black color, very small coffee colored head. smells earthy, bourbon, light vanilla, coconut, very light cherries, berrry notes, lightly boozy, sour cherries. very lovely smell. full body, almost no carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of bourbon, cherry notes, fudgy, light vanilla, bitter chocolate, light boozy, sour cherries, light marzipan. finishes lightly dry with notes of cherries, bourbon and some bitter chocolate. very nice and present cherry notes works very well with the bourbon notes. Cherry notes could be actually a bit more subtle, but overall lovely.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2018 at 19:43


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, dated 11/12/12, consumed late 2013. Murky opaque dark brown-black body, thin discontinuous light brown head. Nose of chocolate, rich roasted malts, and prune. Inky, dense body with loads of chocolate and cherry accentuating the boozy vinous character. Rich. Decadent.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2018 at 18:36


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

Bottle - pours black tan head - nose/taste of rye, bourbon, cherry, chocolate roast, oak and alcohol in finish - full body

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2016 at 22:28


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle sampled at a tasting. No head. Clear black pour. Whiskey aftertaste with subtle cherries

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2016 at 10:19


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Brown black colour, beige head. Aroma of cherry, caramel, berries, soy and vanilla. Sour cherry flavour, vanilla, brown sugar, malts, some coconut and soy sauce. Finish cacao, sour cherry, bourbon and caramel.
(from 66cL bottle @ ZZT XII, ’Getting Joes’d to it’, Oirschot. Thanks for sharing, Benzai!)

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2015 at 17:20


9.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

#6000. Thanks! to Benzai. 650 ml. bottle sampled @ ZZT XIII. Deep black with a light Bordeaux hue & no head. Nose is sour red fruits, varnish, wood, barrel, molasses with sour fruit. Taste is molasses, sour red fruits, maple, mocha, light varnish barrel, chocolate,… Thick body. A tad too sour, possibly not at its prime, happy to have tried this one. It is still a very good beer, the others are just even better.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2015 at 15:46


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ ZZT XII. Opaque black color, very small brown head that diminishes almost instantly. Aroma is malts, sweet, whiskey, wood. Taste malts, wood, whiskey, red fruits, a slight hint of red fruit tart in the aftertaste. Love the aroma but the flavor is too much fruit tart for me. Still nice though. Heavy but nice.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2015 at 15:30