Bourbon County Brand Stout - Angel's Envy 2-Year Cask Finish
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.17
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Imperial Stout aged in Angel’s Envy Bourbon Barrels then Finished in Ruby Port Wine Barrels
Introducing the newest addition to the Bourbon County family: our first-ever “Cask Finish” stout. Inspired by the innovation of our friends at Angel’s Envy, we embarked on a journey to further develop the complexity of barrel-aged stout by introducing never-before-used finishing barrels. The beer starts in freshly emptied barrels that once held Angel’s Envy Kentucky straight bourbon. After aging in those for a year, the beer was transferred to a second set of Ruby Port wine barrels where it patiently matured for another year. By replicating Angel Envy's finishing process, we refined and amplified the flavors of cherry, spice, and cocoa within this aged stout. Bourbon County Angel’s Envy Cask Finish Stout is a testament to our legacy as the originators of bourbon barrel-aged stout.
Introducing the newest addition to the Bourbon County family: our first-ever “Cask Finish” stout. Inspired by the innovation of our friends at Angel’s Envy, we embarked on a journey to further develop the complexity of barrel-aged stout by introducing never-before-used finishing barrels. The beer starts in freshly emptied barrels that once held Angel’s Envy Kentucky straight bourbon. After aging in those for a year, the beer was transferred to a second set of Ruby Port wine barrels where it patiently matured for another year. By replicating Angel Envy's finishing process, we refined and amplified the flavors of cherry, spice, and cocoa within this aged stout. Bourbon County Angel’s Envy Cask Finish Stout is a testament to our legacy as the originators of bourbon barrel-aged stout.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
22 oz bottle. Aroma is lightly jammy red grape, soft oak, chocolate. Red grape is subtle but lasts throughout the sip. Bourbon is a mild warming after the swallow. Texture is velvet smooth. Wouldn’t guess it was 15.5%. Awesome!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2024
at 11:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle shared at tasting. Opaque black color, small off-white head. Strong aroma of malts and liquor. Flavor is malts, soft roast, bourbon, raisins. Solid.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2024
at 20:50
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 500 ml. Shared with Max, kasjer27, MiroB and Luka. Nice bourbon, chocolate, some sherry, dark fruity notes, some dried fruit, moderate sweetness, some bitterness in finish. Oily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2024
at 05:39
8/10
Sweet and boozy, nice barrel, bourbon and port wine. Rich and smooth, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2024
at 18:27
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, shared by Ryan. Pours black. Chocolate, nutty, red fruit, cherry, blackberry, blueberry, booze, vanilla. Nice oily body. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2024
at 01:27
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2024
at 19:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle shared for dart night. awesome - have another that will cellar for a few years. This was nice, nice boozyness - great complexity
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2023
at 19:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a dark brown with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is port, licorice, roast, wood, bourbon. Slick body, similar flavors to nose, nice sweetness, nice booze, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2023
at 01:17
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour at Clybourn, 12/1/23. Clear with ruby garnet highlights. Small, dark tan head in the form of minimal bubbles on edge. A sweet port edge but it's minor and tastefully done. Not obvious. Rich dark fruit, pepper and graphite. Dark chocolate and light vanilla lingering with no alcohol. Lightly sweet port undertones with a light char from the barrel throughout. They balance each other nicely. Raisin, vanilla, prune, not too heavy, with light chocolate and more gentle port on the finish. No booze noted. Sweeter than the eagle rare, not by a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2023
at 18:55
8/10
Pretty unremarkable honestly - heavy on the barrel flavor and a bit dry from the port.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2023
at 20:32