Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Brand Stout - Birthday

Bourbon County Brand Stout - Birthday

 

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

  Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
8.24
ABV: 14.6% IBU: 60 Ticks: 26
We partnered with the Old Forester Brand and paired Bourbon County Stout with barrels from one of the world’s most sought-after bourbons – Old Forester Birthday Bourbon. The limited-edition bourbon, released each year on the founder George Garvin Brown of Brown-Forman’s birthday, is made in hand-selected 11-year old barrels and chosen from one specific day of production – resulting in flavor profiles that vary every year and never replicated. Old Forester’s tasting notes for the 2019 Birthday Bourbon are: “Rich oak spice and blackcurrant coupled with light maple, caramel cake, and white floral notes.” This year’s Birthday Bourbon County Stout is a truly unique variation that is a must-have for bourbon and beer lovers alike.
 

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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has a nice lightly smoky bourbon barrels, moderate roast, and a touch of molasses. Flavour has a wonderfully complex bourbon barrel character, a hint of low-level smokiness, moderate roast, and light vanillin. Real nice bourbon character here. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle at Goose Island Brewery Fulton St. on 24 Jan 2025 at 05:26


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

Dark brown, no head. Aroma has a lot of barrel, light fruitiness. It's big body with sweet, dark sugars and it seems richer than most BCS. Excellent barrel throughout. Finishes rich, with a fantastic barrel character.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2025 at 05:25


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500mL bottle. Pours black with a small beige head. Lots of bourbon, dark sugars, and red liquorice on the nose. Flavour has a ton of woody bourbon, roasted malt, red liquorice. Lovely depth and complexity.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2025 at 01:28


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

Bottle @MBCC2023, Red Session, courtesy of the friendly American neighbors. Oily black, no head. Heavy dark malty aroma, coconut, bourbon. Bittersweet flavour, bourbon, coconut, rich roasted malt, light licorice. Good roasted bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2024 at 09:43


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

Bottle, 500 ml, courtesy of and shared with Hrvoje. Black with beige head. Chocolate, cocoa, bourbon, medium sweetness, medium+ bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2023 at 21:25


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle kindly shared by SinH4, many thanks! Black with brief beige head. Chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, a bit of roasted coffee. A bit of heat. Nice one!

Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2023 at 21:42


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

Tried on 08 May 2023 at 15:33


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

MBCC. Bottle courtesy one of the American guys. Black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with heavy alcohol. Oily. 060523

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2023 at 10:33


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

Bottle. Black color with off-white head. Aroma is chocolate, vanilla, good bourbon character, dash of roast. Taste is mild umami, chocolate, bourbon barrel, a bit warming, but not overdone. Really tasty!

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2023 at 10:07


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle (2020) pour from trade with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! It's an opaque black with nice viscosity, thin cap of off-white head quickly fading to a ring. Aroma is strong, balanced bourbon, dark fruit, caramel, light maple, Taste is strong bourbon, dark fruit, spice, lighter caramel, hint of alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, nice complexity and achieved with just the stout and the barrel so very well crafted.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2022 at 03:59