Bourbon County Brand Stout - Eagle Rare 2-Year Reserve 2023
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
8.21
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Aged for two years in extraordinary Eagle Rare 10-year-old barrels, each sip is a culmination of our passion, intricately woven together with the nuanced flavors imparted by these remarkable barrels. Eagle Rare Reserve is an incredibly complex and boldly rich stout that celebrates the essence of American brewing at its finest.
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Magus, šokolaad, röst, burboon, linnaseline, vaniljene, alks. Ok.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Pours clear black, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is rich, cocoa, bourbon, vanilla charred wood. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter. Well integrated. Medium plus body. Really nice.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10
Bottle poured into a snifter. Pitch black pour with a small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, bourbon, oak, licorice. Initial taste is all of the above with dark roast coffee. Fades to bitter dark chocolate, coffee, bourbon, and earthy undertones. Slick, full body and light carbonation. This is fantastic. Happy 40th birthday to me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from 500mL bottle. Very dark brown with small beige head. Really nice whiskey barrels, feint wood, medium body, a touch boozy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
500mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has a wonderful bourbon barrel character, plenty of wood, some vanillin, and molasses. Flavour is complex and wonderfully integrated, with a lovely bourbon barrel blend, gentle vanillin, molasses, wood, and even a hint of smokiness. Wonderful barrel blend.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark brown. Thin head. Rich chocolatey character, with a lot of bourbon. On the palate, big bourbon. It's got good body, and a light fruitiness along with the chocolate, and that adds to the complexity and drinkability here. The finish is robust bourbon, and a fair bit of alcohol. Good complexity and balance to this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Not as good as the Angel's Envy version I had on the same evening. Bourbon in the aroma, sweet but overly roasted malt. Too much bourbon character.
Superb barrel. Chocolate/vanilla shake. Ace.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle pour shared by AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Opaque black with nice viscosity, no lacing. Aroma is mellow bourbon, sweet malt, fudge, toffee. Taste is nice balanced bourbon, sweet, earthy malt, vanilla. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, full bodied, no sign of alcohol, finish as taste. Nice across the board. Sneaks up on you.