Bourbon County Barleywine

True, but it would probably be less than 6 months -- this is a beer that would need time in the bottle to condition, too.

 

Totally, and I think we've learned one thing from GI releases, if it says April, expect May for shipments to start.

 

Bramble is one people either love or don't care for it. I am the latter since it s more a fruit beer than a stout. IMHO

 

Oops, I just woke up. SOMEHOW fell asleep reading. Earlier I was reading a thread about whiskey barrels here on BA (barrel advocate). What are you all talking about now?

 

Thats what I've heard, but I think the age may give it a more stout-like quality. I guess I'll wait and see. After I get the Barleywine of course. The way I see it, it can only get less fruity.

 

If they're aiming to replicate King Henry (as we can safely assume they are) it would be barrel aged for 9 months.

 

Yeah, Im sure now that Bud owns them they will set the bar high and age the beer even longer. To do differently would only make sense economically and im sure they're not letting money drive their decisions.

 

That would be a great point if the Goose Island that brewed and released King Henry wasn't also owned by Bud at the time.

 

Oh, you mean the second release of King Henry? The first being in 2010...

 

I'm not sure what you're getting at...

Yes, I was referring to the first bottle release in late 2011; a beer that was both:

• aged for 9 months in Rare barrels
• released under AB InBev ownership

When you say the first release in 2010, are you referring to Prince Henry?

 

Prince Henry wasnt barrel aged.

Taken from Ratebeer, but the same in a couple sources...

Note: The original release of this beer (2010) was done in regular bourbon barrels. The 2011 and bottle release saw the use of the barrels formerly used for Bourbon County Rare. We are not seperating these as I do not believe the bottles will clarify this. The original release also saw an 11% ABV, with the bottling seeing closer to 13.4%

My point is to the original BA comment that the picture showing bw going into barrels in Oct was bogus and it had to be in barrels longer. I would disagree and guess that given the option with this new beer (not called KH) to barrel age it as long or longer than King Henry and make an equal or even more deeply barreled beer or, for my snarky implied economic reasons or whatever, age it for less -- I believe Bud will go for less.

 

Fair point. I guess I'm just gonna give them the benefit of the doubt on this one. So far - in my opinion - Bud hasn't cut any corners in the GI barrel program, I thought the expansion was done in a very appropriate way.

 

They will, however, make a special release batch that is aged more than a year, but it will only be available at a special beer store in DeKalb.

 

But its a Bourbon County turd!

ISO: BCST

 

is a release date/period known at all?

 

April yo, April!

 

Via Beerpulse "Last week, label approval came in for Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Barleywine in 12 oz. bottles meaning the beer is cleared to be sold nationally in that format, state-by-state rules notwithstanding."

 

where did you get that? I see the "april?" post, but that seem to come from now where.

 

http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/home/327.php

 

thank you.