Bourbon County Brand Stout - Reserve 2019 Rittenhouse Rye
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.97
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Stout aged in Rittenhouse® Rye Whisky Barrels
The 2019 Reserve Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout aged in Rittenhouse® Straight Rye Whisky barrels highlights a longstanding mutual admiration and respect between Goose Island and Heaven Hill Distillery®, seeking to exemplify the honest flavors that a barrel has on the resulting beer. The Goose Island Barrel House brewers used nothing but the cask and the spirit it once held to impart the flavors into the beer.
Enjoy this unique release side-by-side with our beloved Bourbon County Brand Original Stout—aged at the same length, with the same base beer—and discover the unique contribution that the rye whisky barrel lends. You'll uncover the distinct, spicy flavor that has long been associated with the Rittenhouse® brand. Rittenhouse® is a bottled-in-bond whisky that has a pleasantly fruitier aroma than other ryes and adds a different layer of complexity to the final beer.
The 2019 Reserve Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout aged in Rittenhouse® Straight Rye Whisky barrels highlights a longstanding mutual admiration and respect between Goose Island and Heaven Hill Distillery®, seeking to exemplify the honest flavors that a barrel has on the resulting beer. The Goose Island Barrel House brewers used nothing but the cask and the spirit it once held to impart the flavors into the beer.
Enjoy this unique release side-by-side with our beloved Bourbon County Brand Original Stout—aged at the same length, with the same base beer—and discover the unique contribution that the rye whisky barrel lends. You'll uncover the distinct, spicy flavor that has long been associated with the Rittenhouse® brand. Rittenhouse® is a bottled-in-bond whisky that has a pleasantly fruitier aroma than other ryes and adds a different layer of complexity to the final beer.
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
6 ounce draft. Aroma has sooo much dark fruit, raisin, prune, maybe fig, and of course bourbon. flavor of the rye is mild spice. Subtle. Cinnamon- esque . Again for the alcohol content how smooth it is. For the wide distribution is just remarkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2019
at 16:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ Goose Island Philadelphia. 8 ounce pour I think. oily black, 1 finger tan head. I don't really smell any rye spice very vanilla forward with barrel, wood, cocoa. I do get a little bit of spicy banana aroma. Taste oddly enough is like a fried banana at the middle to finish. Pop tart, cinnamon, spicy allspice and pepper with the rest being classic roast cocoa forward BCS flavor. finish is lingering spice and cinnamon.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2019
at 16:12