Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Brand Stout - Macaroon

Bourbon County Brand Stout - Macaroon

 

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

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
Score
7.99
ABV: 14.6% IBU: - Ticks: 43
There is nothing quite like the comforting aroma that fills the home when baking with family. Inspired by late nights in the kitchen with Mom, Goose Island employee Paul Spiller sought to capture that sweet moment in this year’s newest member of the Bourbon County Brand Stout family.

2024 Bourbon County Brand Macaroon Stout is an imperial stout aged for a full year in bourbon barrels before adding rich cocoa nibs, sweet candied ginger and toasted coconut. This decadent stout is an homage to the flavors of homemade coconut macaroons with a twist of nostalgia.
 

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7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle from my wife. N ar black pour, fizzy beige head forms a thin ring around the glass. Aroma kicks off with coconut, some vanilla and chocolate. Taste is sweet, roasty, chocolate and coconut, hint of vanilla. Strong, too, a nice burn at the back that lasts all the way down. Very sweet.
Tried from Bottle from Hops & Bottles on 09 Mar 2025 at 23:23

8.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 9.5 Texture 9 Overall 9
2024 bottle. Looks like BCS, smells like BCS, at first it even tasted a lot like BCS. The best thing I did was let this sit and warm up for a good 30 minutes. A much deeper flavor profile emerged, mostly sweet, but more in check than the base BCS. Lightly nutty, toasted coconut, and coca. Overall I found this to be one of my favorite variants to date (and better than '24 BCS).
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2025 at 19:20

8/10
Sweet, Sharp, alcohol, booze, vanilla, toasted cocos, has a nice base tonit..
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2025 at 13:51

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Dark brown almost black with a two-finger tan head. Aroma is coconut, chocolate and bourbon barrel. Taste is also coconut, chocolate and bourbon barrel.
Tried on 21 Jan 2025 at 05:37

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Here goes my first direct review on Brewver!

Deep opaque brown body with a fizzy, short-lasting head. Inky nose with prune, roast, oak, and macaroon. Dense, sweet, layered body with prominent macaroon in addition to the base dark fruits/fruit leather, honey, roast, oak, and bourbon notes. Nice beer for a change of pace.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2025 at 22:24

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Uno Chicago Grill in Hamilton. Jet black pour. Creamy dark tan cap. Roasted malt aroma hints at chocolate and coconut. Flavor is bittersweet chocolate, coconut, oak and ginger. Creamy mouthfeel. Warming alcohol. Lots of flavor and complexity.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jan 2025 at 00:53

9/10
Most balanced BCBS I’ve tasted so far. Delicious!
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2024 at 21:22

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
bottle - shared with family on Christmas Eve. Awesome - not overly sweet, rich and bold as hell - beautiful
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2024 at 02:43

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
On draft a Dominion Wine and Beer. Pours black with a tan head. Aromas of bourbon and chocolate. Flavors are sweet, thick and delicious.
Tried from Draft on 14 Dec 2024 at 22:10

8.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
2024 bottle from Total Wine. Pours a pitch black with a finger of beige head that lingers. Huge dark chocolate, milk chocolate and coconut focused aromas with bourbon, oak and vanilla as it warms. Bourbon throughout with some fig, dark chocolate, coconut, chocolate drizzle and oak throughout. Same notes on the palate that lingers. Balanced finish with warming bourbon barrel, oak and chocolate. Excellent!
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2024 at 04:18