Goose Island Confirms 2014 Bourbon County Lineup

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  1. Metllica97

    Metllica97 Zealot (540) Apr 27, 2014 Illinois
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    Warmed my heart to read this article today:

    http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/545/article/p2p-80972471/

    Too early to be excited about Black Friday? :slight_smile:


    Bourbon County Brand Stout: Same as always.

    Prop: Panela sugar made into syrup with coconut water, Cassia bark (cinnamon), and cocoa nibs.

    Vanilla Rye: Aged in rye barrels from four different distilleries (with two pounds of vanilla beans in each barrel) and then blended together.

    Coffee: Made with Intelligentsia Rawandan coffee.

    Barleywine: Aged in third-use barrels (first held Kentucky bourbon, then BCBS, then the barleywine).
     
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  2. Modernrickk

    Modernrickk Pooh-Bah (1,853) Oct 3, 2013 California
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    Sweeeet
     
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  3. listentodave

    listentodave Initiate (0) Aug 22, 2013 New Jersey

    Figuring out my trade bait already
     
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  4. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    Holy Vanilla Rye........
     
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  5. Metllica97

    Metllica97 Zealot (540) Apr 27, 2014 Illinois
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    Available Black Friday. Same distro as last year applies:

    - Nation-wide releases for BCBS, Coffee, and Barleywine (12 ounce 4-packs)
    - Nation-wide release for Vanilla Rye in limited quanties (22-ounce bomber)
    - Prop is limited to the Chicago-area only and will be available in limited quantities (22-ounce bomber)
     
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  6. Metllica97

    Metllica97 Zealot (540) Apr 27, 2014 Illinois
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    Figuring out my Black Friday early a.m. game plan already :wink:
     
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  7. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    YES PLEASE!
     
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  8. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    I know there was speculation about Vanilla going into 4 pks but now that we know it is Vanilla Rye I would say 22 oz is what we will see.

    Edit - Article confirms it.
     
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  9. Buschyfor3

    Buschyfor3 Savant (1,083) Jan 4, 2009 Kentucky

    I would love to get my hands on some of that Vanilla Rye. That would make fighting Black Friday crowds/traffic completely worth it, even if I *accidentally-on-purpose* fail to purchase any other gifts that day haha.
     
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  10. Smithrob9999

    Smithrob9999 Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2011 Texas

    Cool !! I'm always exited to see how the Bourbon County and variants turn out.I usually just like the regular BCBS the most (I know I'm boring) I wonder if it will be easier to get than last year ?
     
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  11. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    I think that will, unfortunately, be a no to your question. For the past 3-4 years, the amount of new people getting into this game has far exceeded any production increase imo. Actually, it does seem a bit easier to get regular Bourbon County but anything else is tough.
     
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  12. Vivified

    Vivified Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2014 California

    For those of us out west any of them being a bit easier to get is good news.
     
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  13. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    I'm glad Barley Wine is back. You kids can go nuts for the rest.
     
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  14. JohnnyMalts

    JohnnyMalts Crusader (437) Jul 28, 2014 New York
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    Awesome! Where I live we only saw BCBS and BCBBW. Did not see one bottle of the coffee or the backyard. Hopefully I can land my hands on some coffee and vanilla rye this year.
     
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  15. jaxon53

    jaxon53 Pooh-Bah (2,235) Mar 1, 2006 Connecticut
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    Must get Vanilla...
     
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  16. amalburg

    amalburg Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2014 Michigan

    how does this black friday thing work?

    Are there literally lines of people lining up at liquor stores early in the morning?

    I would like a game plan here but don't really know where to start.

    Is heading to Chicago a sure way to get my hands on this stuff? If so, where do I go?

    Thanks.
     
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  17. BrettHead

    BrettHead Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2010 Nebraska

    If they hadn't expanded distro last year to the entire nation it would be a lot easier to get. BCBS was everywhere for over a month 2 years ago.
     
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  18. johnjohnbeer

    johnjohnbeer Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2012 Ohio

    Guess this means no new version of Rare?
     
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  19. heysuz

    heysuz Pooh-Bah (2,225) Nov 18, 2010 Indiana
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    ISO
     
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  20. HighWine

    HighWine Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois

    Yes to the lines. Long lines. No guarantee of anything. Some places do a raffle drawing for the bottles they have since there are more people than bottles. Others just sell what they have with bottle limits until it's gone.
     
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