Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Brand Caramella Ale

Bourbon County Brand Caramella Ale

 

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

  Barley Wine - Wheat Rotating Out of Production
Score
8.07
ABV: 14.6% IBU: 60 Ticks: 47
Caramella or ‘candy’ in Italian is a wheatwine aged in Larceny Wheated Bourbon barrels with apple, cinnamon, and natural caramel flavor added after aging. Just like last year, the sweet smoothness from the Larceny Wheated Bourbon barrels adds a lingering warmth that complements the added flavor nuance. It’s nostalgia-inducing flavors are reminiscent of a caramel apple. Our Lab Tech, Joey Tidei, created this variant as a tribute to his love of seasonal flavors. This luscious embodiment of caramel perfectly paired with a slightly-tart apple flavor will transport you to a crisp autumn day.
 

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8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Panda 🐼 at home huge thanks to Shig. A mostly clear reddisgh amber coloured pour with a halof of beige head. Aroma is lovely sticky sherry, condensed grape, white raisin, light wood, dates, prune, warming alcohol. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, sticky sherry white port, white raisin, brandy snap sugars, warming alcohol, bark, cedar wood Palate is medium sweet, sticky, oily, fine carbonation, warming alcohol, really nice. Lingering desecrated coconut, caramel toasted marshamllow.

Tried on 16 Jun 2022 at 21:03


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 14/06/22. Unclear mahogany brown with a beige covering that dissipates edgewards. Nose is fruit cake mix, bourbon strains, toffee, dates, oak, pinch of cinnamon, nutty, caramel, stewed fruits. Taste comprises melted caramel fudge, balanced bourbon, brown sugars, cinnamon, oak, dried fruit rinds. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid BA BW.

Tried on 14 Jun 2022 at 18:11


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

Bottle thanks to MrsSHIG: Poured an amber with fizzy head. Aroma is apple, caramel, malty, toffee, vanilla. Taste is so damn good, smooth but boozy, caramel covered apples, bourbon, boosty, toffee, vanilla.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2022 at 21:12


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 18 Mar 2022 at 18:37



8.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Red brown with a small foamy tan head. Sweet with sugar, caramel, cinnamon, apple, whiskey and candied fruit. Very long finish. Full bodied

Tried from Can on 14 Feb 2022 at 00:45


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

Power tasting at Matt's slaughterhouse, bottle; 02SEPT25
Amber colour. Aroma of vanilla, malt, applesauce. Sweet, delicious caramel flavour, malt, balanced by the alcohol, bourbon, light winter spices.
Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 08:53


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

Poured from 500mL bottle (bb 02/Sept/25). Amber orange with minimal beige head. Baked apple, cinnamon, caramel, mild bourbon. Quite tasty, quite sweet, verging on too sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2021 at 04:11


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml @ Matt's parents' place with a scenic view. Appearance: orange pekoe with a white head. Aroma: apples and cinnamon with bourbon notes. Taste: looots of caramel, apples, cinnamon, boozy. Overall: toooo sweet (yeah...)

Tried on 12 Dec 2021 at 04:09


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

500mL bottle, pours a clear vibrant amber with a tiny beige head. Nose certainly brings out the apple and cinnamon upfront, followed by caramel and bourbon barrels. Flavour is complex, with lots of bourbon, apple and cinnamon in pretty wonderful cohesion. There's plenty of caramel in there, but it seems mostly like bourbon and cinnamon -- almost like a bourbon barrel aged liquid baked apple pie. Very well-rounded, cohesive, and warming. Really great.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2021 at 04:03