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Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout (2010)
Goose Island Beer Co.


- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- 100
- Avg:
- 4.8 | pDev: 6.25%
- Reviews:
- 376
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 20, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 07, 2010
- Wants:
- 1,836
- Gots:
- 472
Aged 2 years in 23-year old Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Barrels.
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Rated by Beerbom from California
3.9/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I’m sure this was a banger…..12 years ago. This was simply just past it’s prime regrettably.
Feb 14, 2022Reviewed by robbiemoy13 from Illinois
5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Chocolate, vanilla, barrel. Very dark, thick color. Silky, smooth, gets even better as it warms. Slightly boozy, but still excellent.
Purchased from Lush in 2011 as part of a package.
Jan 05, 2021Purchased from Lush in 2011 as part of a package.
Reviewed by HIGHPA from Illinois
5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The best beer I ever had. I had it at the opening of the Beer Temple in Chicago a couple years after it came out. I have yet to have a better beer. Especially a BBA Stout. Thanks Beer Temple for doing that opening, I will be forever grateful.
Dec 31, 2019Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Bottled 11/19/10; drank 3/5/15 @ Tiny Lounge. Bottle# 7454.
Black appearance.
Almost no dark tan head; no lace.
Marshmallow, vanilla, milk chocolate & cherry nose.
Silky, medium thick mouthfeel.
Vanilla, milk chocolate, marshmallow & caramel flavors up front; booze heat & faint pineapple (?!) notes emerged as this warmed.
A truly remarkable beer that aged beautifully.
Aug 12, 2019Black appearance.
Almost no dark tan head; no lace.
Marshmallow, vanilla, milk chocolate & cherry nose.
Silky, medium thick mouthfeel.
Vanilla, milk chocolate, marshmallow & caramel flavors up front; booze heat & faint pineapple (?!) notes emerged as this warmed.
A truly remarkable beer that aged beautifully.
Reviewed by miniditka77 from Illinois
4.66/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.66/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Drank in 2019, bottle is about 9.5 years old at this point. Smell is chocolate and dark fruit, but oddly weak. It was hard to get much smell off of this at all. The taste followed the smell - tons of flavors swirling around, chocolate, vanilla, dark fruit, but also weaker than I would have expected. The feel is outstanding, and all of those years really smoothed it all out. Overall, great beer. Possibly a little past its prime, but it's still got it.
Apr 23, 2019Reviewed by Rristow from Ohio
4.79/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.79/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Pours black with dark brown head. Lot of bourbon on aroma with boozy notes mixed with roasted malts. Thick and chewy mouthfeel. Flavors of caramel, molasses, cocoa, brown sugar, bourbon. Still a little boozy taste on finish but excellent overall.
Dec 16, 2018Reviewed by rodmanfor3 from Vermont
4.78/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.78/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Take a stellar vintage of BCBS, elevate the nose and palate with scents and flavors imbued by Pappy barrels, increase the viscosity of an already thick and chewy stout, and enjoy one of the finest beers ever crafted for human consumption. There is virtually nothing wrong with this beer, even after all of these years.
It is the best beer that Goose Island has ever made. If ever you feel the need to tick a whale, this might be the best value still out there on the trade market today.
Nov 05, 2017It is the best beer that Goose Island has ever made. If ever you feel the need to tick a whale, this might be the best value still out there on the trade market today.
Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout (2010) from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
1394 ratings
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