Cthulhu
Goose Island Beer Co.

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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
ABV:
10%
Score:
99
Avg:
4.49 | pDev: 10.47%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
276
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 09, 2021
Added:
Jul 12, 2013
Wants:
  370
Gots:
  52
Imperial Oatmeal Stout aged in an 18 year Elijah Craig Bourbon Barrel.
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Ratings by Stevedore:
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

3.93/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
75cl bottle with the gold wax, poured into an unlabeled snifter on 24 August. Thanks to Dustin for breaking this one out.

Pours with a fairly typical black body, very dark and opaque. Minimal tan head that disappears quickly. Not much lacing to speak of. Just about typical for a BA stout.

The nose is pretty straightforward. Plenty of bourbon, some vanilla, some oak. Doesn't smell particularly sweet. It is rather bourbon forward without much of the underlying malts showing up. Would have expected some chocolate, some coffee, etc. but it still doesn't come out even as the beer warms up.

I'm sorry but the flavour profile on this beer is disappointing. It's a smooth combination of bourbon, oak and a little bit of toffee and not a whole lot else. Its not complex at all. It's got a one-dimensional sweetness to it, which was rather disappointing. It's good, but nowhere near the hype it got on its release.

Mouthfeel is pretty typical for a BA stout. Full bodied, smooth, with a decent bit of heat on the back end. Still a sipper though.

Definitely highly overrated. I can't believe this beer traded 1:1 for Fou' Foune. I think the combination of low bottle count, the Goose Island name and packaging blew this beer up. It's a big barrel-aged stout that fails to deliver in terms of what we have come to expect from Goose Island at Fulton and Wood. We need to remember that this is the brew pub's handiwork rather than the main Goose Island barrel-aging program and add the according amount of hype. This beer is Parabola-good, but not much better than that.
Aug 25, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.24 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Dec 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.44 by cd34 from Illinois

May 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.55 by xShoWTeKx from South Carolina

Dec 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.58 by RPM3334 from South Carolina

Dec 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Nov 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.48 by ADG2995 from Missouri

Sep 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by Cynic-ale from Texas

Sep 21, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by PC_Principal from Texas

Sep 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.78 by Burgh1328 from Arizona

Sep 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by rabbott2 from Illinois

Sep 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Jan 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Nov 12, 2016
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Rated by mdfb79 from New York

4.47/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This was awesome; these guys know how to do BA stouts.
Nov 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.22 by jaydoc from Kansas

Oct 24, 2016
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Teal wax vintage.

Black with light tan head.

Thick and rich. Chocolate and cocoa. Lots of bourbon and oak. Warming heat. Vanilla.

Thick and velvety feel to it. Ends with a nice bourbon aftertaste.

An amazing ba stout. The barrel presence here is awesome.
Oct 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by nmann08 from Virginia

Oct 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.69 by SDRedDevil from California

Oct 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Sep 30, 2016
Cthulhu from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 276 ratings