Bourbon County Brand Stout - Bramble Rye
(has 2 batches)
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.99
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For this variant we aged Bourbon County Stout in rye whiskey barrels, then added raspberry and blackberry juice and puree from Michigan and Washington. The process resulted in complex jammy fruit notes that are prominent but well integrated with the caramel and chocolate flavors of the beer and spicy rye character from the barrels.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 650 ml, bottled on 12/10/11, from Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on December 13 2013; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: roasted barley, coffee, chocolate, black berries, molasses, light alcohol, cherry; mouth: roasted barley, coffee, chocolate, black berries, molasses, light alcohol, woody, cherry, pepper, alcohol warmth, finale in roasted barley with presence of molasses, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, liqueur-like texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, embouteillée le 12/10/11, de Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 13 décembre 2013; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, café, chocolat, fruits noirs, mélasse, léger alcool, boisé, cerise; bouche : orge torréfiée, café, chocolat, fruits noirs, mélasse, léger alcool, boisé, cerise, poivre, chaleur d’alcool, finale en orge torréfiée avec présence de mélasse, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture liquoreuse; en résumé : bien bon
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2014
at 14:31
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color ale with a nice dark brown foamy head with good retention. Aroma of raspberry jam with light roasted malt with quite a bit more residual sugar than I was expecting. Taste is a wonderful mix between a sweet imperial stout based with light roasted malt notes and some raspberry and blackberry jam. All the flavours mix in very well and nothing was off-balance. Body is full with light creamy texture and medium carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Very enjoyable with barrel notes not as discernible as in the regular version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2014
at 09:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A deep dark stout with a thin brown head. In aroma, complex mix of chocolate and pungent coffee resins, light sulfur, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with berries, coffee grind, floral resinous hops, loads of alcohol, very rich. Xmas Ottawa gathering Dec 13 2013.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2013
at 16:49
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
ZEBF13 pours black, no foam . smell is bourbon. herbal. apples, red fruits, bitter, low carbo , but not too much! waaw ! i’m shocked cause i had so many others of the series, and i thought nothing positive about this, but damn, This one IS the best one for me, . WAY better than all the others combined !
Tried
on 05 May 2013
at 17:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle share at DLD. Sweet tart blackberry, chocolate, and molasses aroma. Black with a small tan head. Sweet tart blackberry, coffee, chocolate, light spicy flavor with a roasty bitter finish. Full body, soft carbonation. Thanks to the great group of people from Chicago who were willing to share this!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2013
at 07:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at RBWG
Appearance:Black with a small beige head, some lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts and dark fruit
Taste: Roasted malts, dark fruit, vanilla and woody
Nice and smooth. I really like these BA’d Bourbon county stouts
Appearance:Black with a small beige head, some lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts and dark fruit
Taste: Roasted malts, dark fruit, vanilla and woody
Nice and smooth. I really like these BA’d Bourbon county stouts
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2013
at 12:08