Dapper Rye
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.83
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This year at Goose Island, we are celebrating 36 years of brewing Chicago’s beer. For the occasion, we were fortunate enough to get our hands on not one, but two separate sets of “Birthday” bourbon barrels. Starting with our imperial rye stout, we aged this beer in the first set of barrels for a full year. Wanting to really showcase those exceptional barrels, we transferred that beer to a second set of freshly emptied “Birthday” barrels.
Raising a toast to another year of incredible beer, this elegant stout threads together a spirited and lightly herbal barrel personality with a balance of caramelized sugar. As sophisticated as it is delicious, our limited release Dapper Rye is a fête in barrel-aged stouts.
Raising a toast to another year of incredible beer, this elegant stout threads together a spirited and lightly herbal barrel personality with a balance of caramelized sugar. As sophisticated as it is delicious, our limited release Dapper Rye is a fête in barrel-aged stouts.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
355ml bottle. Jet black colour with minimally late awakening, small to average, frothy, diminishing, minimally lacing, dark beige head. BA supported, roasty and chocolately, dark malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, dark toffee, dark caramel, spicy notes of Bourbon, vanilla, rye whisky. Taste is BA supported, alcoholic, roasty and chocolately, dark malty, lots of rye whisky, Bourbon, booze, some dark chocolate, dark caramel, toffee; very alcoholic finish with hints of glue and thinner.
Slightly viscous texture, smooth, soft and minimally cloying palate, fine, dense, soft carbonation.
Imbalanced, boozy - not my cup of tea.
Slightly viscous texture, smooth, soft and minimally cloying palate, fine, dense, soft carbonation.
Imbalanced, boozy - not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pakhuis Twente
on 23 Aug 2026
at 22:01
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught @ Cafe Albert & Sandwichbar, [Tidensfarver Sommerfest 2026 • Bottle Pour & Draught Cafe Albert ], 🇩🇰 Møllevangs Alle 151, 8210 Aarhus, Denmark. ☀️ 🐝🦋 [ As Goose Island Dapper Rye ]. ABV: 16.5%. . [20260822] 8-/-4/9/4/18
Tried
from Draft
at
Cafe Albert
on 22 Aug 2026
at 10:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Cafe Albert. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, coffee, bourbon. Flavor is sweet, roast malt, chocolate, coffee, bourbon. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 220826
Tried
from Draft
at
Cafe Albert
on 22 Aug 2026
at 10:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Væskebalancen Bar, Aarhus. Black with a tiny beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee and heavy bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter with heavy alcohol. Boozy. 130826
Tried
from Draft
at
Væskebalancen Bar
on 13 Aug 2026
at 18:22
8/10
Taplokaal Gist. Vatgerijpt. Post-Midwinterprog
Tried
from Draft
at
Taplokaal Gist
on 07 Feb 2026
at 21:50
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Draft at festival vatgerijpt. Color: Black, thin brown head. Aroma: Rye, roasted malt, Bourbon, molasses, earthy. Taste: A lot of spicy rye, Bourbon, vanilla, roasted malt, some chocolate. Boozy notes. Full body, low carbonation. Warming mouthfeel. Smooth.
Tried
from Draft
at
Taplokaal Gist
on 07 Feb 2026
at 13:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Bottle Theory. Pours an oily black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has strong dark grains and rye with some barrel and a decent amount of roast. Flavor has lots of roast and rye with growing dark grain and barrel supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2025
at 17:38