Bourbon County Brand Stout

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

Stout - Imperial Winter

Score

8.48

ABV: 14.3%

IBU: 60

Ticks: 593

Every year since its inception in 1992, we strive to honor the original Bourbon County Stout recipe. And, 30 years later, we continue Gregory Hall’s legacy and passion for making the best beer possible, starting with the best barrels the bourbon trail has to offer. This year, our Imperial Stout is aged and blended from freshly emptied bourbon barrels from Heaven Hill, Four Roses, Wild Turkey, and Buffalo Trace distilleries. Expect flavors of vanilla, dark chocolate, toffee, molasses, almond, and dried fruit.

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Stuu (35165) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2023) [14.6%] from Goose Island Beer Company

1 month ago

8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8

Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, coconut, meaty, cola, taste is rich, chewy, vanilla fudge, chocolate, roasted, coconut. 8/9/9/9/8

Tried on 05 Jun 2026 at 10:11

Stuu (35165) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2022) [14.3%] from Goose Island Beer Company

1 month ago

8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8

Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, coconut, oak, taste is similar, chewy, rich. 8/9/9/9/8

Tried on 05 Jun 2026 at 10:09

omhper (45685) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2025) from Goose Island Beer Company

1 month ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8

Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, small head. Vanillaish bourbon, dates and licorice up front. Sweet with full body and dense rounded mnouthfeel. Licorice and treacle dates and bourbon. Quite bitter finish with evident peppery alcohol.

Tried on 04 Jun 2026 at 19:57

Pinball (16138) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2021) [14%] from Goose Island Beer Company

2 months ago

8.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 7 Overall 9

Awesome Aroma, coconut licorice, roasted malts, near perfect but mild , awesome

Tried from Draft on 29 May 2026 at 20:09

Pinball (16138) ticked

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2019) [14.7%] from Goose Island Beer Company

2 months ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

Good boubon stout as always, i 2026 very well blended and aged suæerfine

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2026 at 17:16

potjebier (6705) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2013) [14.9%] from Goose Island Beer Company

2 months ago

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

Inmiddels al bijna 13 jaar oud... Schenkt zwart en wat stroperig, er is nog een minimaal schuimkraagje, waar hooguit nog een ringetje van overblijft. Geur is boozy, hoewel niet direct bourbon, umami, hout, iets zoet. Retronasaal is er meer zoetheid, boozy, maar niet overdreven alcoholisch, wat rood fruit, hout. Smaak is nog redelijk zoet (maar ik heb BCBS wel zoeter gehad), iets rood fruit en iets gebrand bitter, beetje drop zelfs. Alcoholgevoel is wel behoorlijk warm. Weinig CO2, wel een redelijk dik mondgevoel. Lange afdronk, iets bitter, houtig, gebrand. Toch wel anders dan vers, maar evenzogoed heul erg lekker.

Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2026 at 18:33

cuso (17359) reviewed

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

2 months 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

Taboada (9094) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2024) [14.7%] from Goose Island Beer Company

2 months ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Draft, half pint. @"Portomarín BeerFest", Portomarín. 01/05/2026
[#9.019 Global - #1.929 United States of America - #3 Goose Island Beer Company]
Pours pitch black with a tan head. Aroma: oak barrels, brown sugar and dark chocolate. Taste: Roasted hazelnuts, oak barrels and brown sugar. Smooth toasted palate.
Next one, please!

Tried from Draft on 01 May 2026 at 20:09

Lubiere (24749) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2015) [14.3%] from Goose Island Beer Company

3 months ago

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

A deep dark stout with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, light bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2026 at 18:44

oh6gdx (52156) reviewed

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2025) from Goose Island Beer Company

3 months ago

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

Thanks fonefan! Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolaty, some sweet toffeeish and mild vanillaish and wooden tones with fudge. Flavour is toffee, some vanilla and some alcohol and some fudgeish tones with a slightly dried fruity tones to it.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2026 at 19:12