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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8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle, thanks for sharing! Pours near black with an earthy brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice earthy chocolate with roasted malts, bourbon and a hint of dark grains backing. Flavor a great bourbon and chocolate combination with dark grains and roast malts supporting.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2022 at 01:02


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours black. Bourbon, vanilla, fig, plum, nutty, fairly boozy. Medium body. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2022 at 02:08


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

Bottled Aug 4 2020, drunk 11/19/22, thanks TJ! Syrupy, clear, dark mahogany to ebony. No head. Big, fruity, mega chocolatey malts interspersed nicely with the barrel which demonstrates plentiful spicy whiskey. There's light alcohol on the finish but very restrained overall for its size. Massive, thick, rich aroma. Equally malty, thick, rich, syrupy. Not too sweet, easily balanced by the massive whiskey character. Thankfully that's not overdone either and it's primarily the bourbon, not the barrel. Light alcohol, prunes, raisin, vanilla, huge milk chocolate. Lovely stuff, but to be honest, I'm less impressed with the actual whiskey character than, say, Elijah Craig Stay Puft. It's a bit raw, overly spicy and on the verge of overpowering even this malt beast.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2022 at 13:58


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle at Goose Island Fulton. Pours black with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong bourbon, wood, tobacco. Slick body, chocolate, wood, roast, nice sweetness, bourbon, enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2022 at 21:23


8.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle shared by Brian at the 4/2022 PS tasting. Black with a thin head. Aroma of roast, coffee, chocolate, bourbon. Taste is chocolate, raisin, cherry, bourbon, vanilla. Full bodied. I typed “bright” but not sure what I meant by that. Exceptional, and best at the tasting.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2022 at 02:39


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

500ml bottle. Sweet, heavy and roasty with some bourbon, toffee, syrup and caramel, hints of vanilla and oak. Quite sweet for a BCBS

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2022 at 18:17


8

This is really nice. Tons of flavor as it warms in the glass. Drinking really nice. Thanks Brian.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2022 at 16:11


8

Sweet bourbon and caramel on the nose. Thick, oily, sweet, boozy. Lots of bourbon, caramel, vanilla, some heat, coconut. Incredible how much barrel and bourbon there is, aftertaste is pure burb with some dark chocolate. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2021 at 00:01


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500 ml. Aroma of plums, toasted marshmallow, vanilla, bourbon. Flavor has the toasted marshmallow, vanilla, burnt toast and mild oak. As it warms the booze comes forward. Still very flavorful in it own right.

Tried on 14 Nov 2021 at 01:51


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

50 cl bottle @ Jyrchi, BBE 04.08.2025 Aroma has licorice and bourbon. Also vanilla and alcohol. Flavour has rubbery tones, licorice, bourbon, alcohol. A bit too rubbery and strong on alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2021 at 17:21