Backyard Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout
Goose Island Beer Co.

Backyard Rye Bourbon County Brand StoutBackyard Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout
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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.7%
Score:
100
Avg:
4.55 | pDev: 8.35%
Reviews:
204
Ratings:
2,149
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 06, 2023
Added:
Oct 18, 2013
Wants:
  629
Gots:
  656
Aged in Templeton Rye whiskey barrels with fresh mulberries, marionberries, and boysenberries.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4.18/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle from BCBS horizontal. Black pour, small beige head. Aroma is berries, roasty malts, chocolate with bourbon notes. Blackberries lead the taste as well, the rest being the normal sweet, roasty, boozy BCBS base. Rye barrel lends many savory / spicy notes as well.
Dec 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by imperialking from Illinois

Sep 19, 2022
 
Rated: 4.76 by PDinunzi from New Jersey

Apr 29, 2022
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4.55/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Look - black and thick with a great tan head
Smell - fruity roasty chocolate
Taste - chocolate berry barrel, fantastic
Feel - medium body and syrup
Ovearll - for being a berry stout, just delicious
Feb 14, 2022
 
Rated: 4.12 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Dec 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by stillmatic2232 from New York

Jan 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.43 by Beerbom from California

Sep 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by Hopelessly0 from California

Sep 20, 2020
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Reviewed by BKotch from Texas

4.64/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
2013 vintage. Has held up unbelievably well. Black with a minimal head that dissipates quickly. Fruity aroma with a trace of spice and roastiness. Flavor follows the nose but ramped up on fruitiness. Thick mouthfeel. This was a BD from my local beer guys in 2015. Hope I get a chance to thank them. Remarkable beer.
May 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.3 by TomFoolery_x from Illinois

Mar 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by cmrncrzy10 from Ohio

Feb 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4.75 by MTKATL from Georgia

Dec 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.88 by Labeorphile from Texas

Dec 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Rristow from Ohio

4.89/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Tasted from bottle now 6 years old. Pours black with thin beige head. Aroma is lots of berries, cocoa, caramel and bourbon. Thick and chewy. So smooth. Still get tons of berry flavor but also lots of chocolate, molasses, caramel and even a little coffee. Probably the best berry beer I’ve ever had. Awesome!
Jul 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.52 by BlkHawkFan01 from Illinois

Jun 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.72 by Dharmelink from Wisconsin

Feb 16, 2019
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Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany

4.63/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Pours a pitch black coloration with a small, frothy head that soon fades to just a fine ring around the glass. Lovely aroma of tart, fresh and juicy blackberries and raspberry, with a rich dark chocolate note, just a hint of vanilla and light earthy/woody oak notes. Taste follows the nose, with a fantastic balance of slightly tart, fresh blackberry/raspberry notes (the blackberry standing out a lot more), rich, bittersweet dark chocolate and roasted malt bitterness, all tied together by lovely barrel notes of subtle vanilla, earthy/wooden oak notes and mild, herbal spiciness. There's a certain warming presence that develops as you drink, but not a hint of real booziness to this. Finishes with a very light bitterness and tartness, with some chocolate-covered blackberries lingering in the aftertaste. Thick, oily mouthfeel with a rich body and low carbonation.

This has held up incredibly well over almost exactly 5 years, with the fruity notes still standing out tart and vibrant and a very mellow and incredibly well-balanced flavor profile without a hint of booze to it despite the almost 13% ABV. Very high on my list of best Stouts I've ever had.
Dec 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.75 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Nov 26, 2018
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Rated by Grackos from Florida

4.09/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had it in 2018. Good and sweet.
Nov 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.35 by brockrexius from Arizona

Nov 23, 2018
Backyard Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 2149 ratings