Bourbon County Brand Stout - Regal Rye (2015)
(Batch of Bourbon County Brand Stout - Regal Rye)
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.12
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Bourbon County Brand Stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with blackberries, Luxardo candied cherries, fresh sour cherries and sea salt
The brewery opted for blackberry juice sourced from Valley Processing, in Sunnyside, Wash., instead of whole fruit both because it’s easier to use as an ingredient and for its richer flavor. The cherries used in Regal Rye are Luxardo cocktail cherries; the beer also incorporates the cherries' bright, sugary syrup. The sea salt “adds another layer that will make the flavors pop slightly — depth to something that’s already deep.
The brewery opted for blackberry juice sourced from Valley Processing, in Sunnyside, Wash., instead of whole fruit both because it’s easier to use as an ingredient and for its richer flavor. The cherries used in Regal Rye are Luxardo cocktail cherries; the beer also incorporates the cherries' bright, sugary syrup. The sea salt “adds another layer that will make the flavors pop slightly — depth to something that’s already deep.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample during the BCBS Tasting on 04/30/2016. Inky black pour with a medium thick foamy tan head that diminishes gradually to a film. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of oak, fudge, berries and malt. Full-bodied with flavors of rye whiskey, berries, chocolate malt and a bit of vanilla. The finish if spicy rye whiskey and fruit. Good beer all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2016
at 21:00