Bourbon County Brand Stout
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Winter|
Score
8.48
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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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8/10
Magus, mõru, šokolaad, röstine, vaniljene, kakao. Hea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2025
at 22:02
9/10
Imagine walking into a bar and finding 2013 BCBS 🤯 The carbonation is gone, but the flavor has matured wonderfully.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2025
at 01:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle at home ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet dry bourbon chocolate roast malts nose ..dark dry booxy bourbon chocolate roast malts
Tried
on 27 Sep 2025
at 21:39
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Stor imp stout provning med gubbarna på Tapphuset . Här har vi underbar bourbon 🥃 choklad .Jo relativt söt imo stout med bourbon . Jättegod men inte den bästa bourbon lagrade .
Tried
on 25 Sep 2025
at 13:22
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 10
Overall 9
På fat Taphouse med 2×Per o P.N. Doftar fantastiskt med massor av bourbon. Klunkar återigen denna dryck o visst här ligger bourbon med fin sötma o lite bärsötma. Eftersmaken fatlagring med lite ek o lång smak! Mmm gott
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2025
at 13:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
2020 tasted sep 2025 Dark, dark, brown head that is small and soon goes away.
significantly more phenolic than the 2018 i tasted earlier today. also more roasted malty and less rubbery/gluey, in the aroma. this aroma almost feels like it could use some more time, bottle, or even better, barrel. roasted malts and booze mostly. lacking the finer bourbon nuances of 17 and 18 vintages.
flavor is roasted malty, licorice, sharp stinging peppery note that suits it really well, bourbon not really directly tasted but can be sensed in the overall flavor profile. roasted malts more prominent than 17,18 and 22 versions, not sure if its age or vintage, but this one is the one most true to imp stout, with roasted malts driving the flavor. great flavor. very balanced too, as the bourbon haven't taken over. finer notes from wood, charred wood, salty licorice. simple but outstanding flavor allright.
significantly more phenolic than the 2018 i tasted earlier today. also more roasted malty and less rubbery/gluey, in the aroma. this aroma almost feels like it could use some more time, bottle, or even better, barrel. roasted malts and booze mostly. lacking the finer bourbon nuances of 17 and 18 vintages.
flavor is roasted malty, licorice, sharp stinging peppery note that suits it really well, bourbon not really directly tasted but can be sensed in the overall flavor profile. roasted malts more prominent than 17,18 and 22 versions, not sure if its age or vintage, but this one is the one most true to imp stout, with roasted malts driving the flavor. great flavor. very balanced too, as the bourbon haven't taken over. finer notes from wood, charred wood, salty licorice. simple but outstanding flavor allright.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kihoskh
on 24 Sep 2025
at 23:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
pours very dark with a brown head.
aroma of sweet licorice, erasor or rubber, bourbon, fainter roasted malts. intense but also some kinda semi weird glue like notes, perhaps from the barrels.
flavor is spot on really good with a near perfect balance between the bourbon and the roasted malts. ends with a long roasted malty aftertaste. very good balance and very blended. In the flavor i think the wood is in fact a bit less than some of the other vintages, but i do get some charred wood, and only a faint tiny hint of the glue that was much stronger in the aroma. no oxidation that i can detect which is nice for a 7yr old capped bottle.
aroma of sweet licorice, erasor or rubber, bourbon, fainter roasted malts. intense but also some kinda semi weird glue like notes, perhaps from the barrels.
flavor is spot on really good with a near perfect balance between the bourbon and the roasted malts. ends with a long roasted malty aftertaste. very good balance and very blended. In the flavor i think the wood is in fact a bit less than some of the other vintages, but i do get some charred wood, and only a faint tiny hint of the glue that was much stronger in the aroma. no oxidation that i can detect which is nice for a 7yr old capped bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kihoskh
on 24 Sep 2025
at 17:51
6.5/10
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 11:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
2021 tasted sep. 2025 dark brown, brown head.
A lot of bourbon in the aroma, also vanilla, roasted malts, honey like notes.
i think i liked the 2017 better...
flavor is bourbon, chocolate, licorice, coconut, fainter roasted malts. it's like the roasted malts don't really go heavy in this one. On the other hand, the bourbon notes are close to as good as they could possibly get.
A lot of bourbon in the aroma, also vanilla, roasted malts, honey like notes.
i think i liked the 2017 better...
flavor is bourbon, chocolate, licorice, coconut, fainter roasted malts. it's like the roasted malts don't really go heavy in this one. On the other hand, the bourbon notes are close to as good as they could possibly get.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kihoskh
on 22 Sep 2025
at 22:38
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2017 bottle tasted in 2025. very integrated aroma with notes of boutbon, wood, salt licorice, vanilla, roasted malts, coffee, faint charred wood, faint hard roasted malts. the beer has settled exceptionally well. there might be a very faint sort of hint of oxidation.
flavor is extremeley smooth and velvety salt licorice and wood and roasted malts and bourbon, the other notes really makes the bourbon shine, end is not super strong but there is a nice long lasting roasted malty end, that seems to go on forever.
flavor is extremeley smooth and velvety salt licorice and wood and roasted malts and bourbon, the other notes really makes the bourbon shine, end is not super strong but there is a nice long lasting roasted malty end, that seems to go on forever.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kihoskh
on 20 Sep 2025
at 17:31