# 25: BOURBON COUNTY STOUT
Goose Island Beer Company - USA
15% ABV - Dark
E: Thick tar like Black, with a dark beige head that dissipates quickly.
N: As you would expect Bourbon is a prominent aroma with tones of vanilla and caramel, with subtle hints of chocolate and cocoa.
P: On the palate, there are pronounced chocolate flavours, a hint of liquorice with a slight burnt toffee aftertaste, a good balance of sweet and bitter.
M: A smooth mouthfeel with a creamy complexion. Warming with slight drying to finish.
Other comments: A bold stout from a renown brewery. This beer is a fantastic blend of stout flavours with a smooth warming vanilla feel of a bourbon. Aged in 23 year old Jim Beam bourbon barrels, this is one to take your time over and experience. Lovely!
Food Pairings: Interesting beer to pair food with, you could get away with a strong cheddar, that would pick up the sweet vanilla flavours of the bourbon and the sweet malts, and cut through any fats. Try this with a dessert as well, something with a light chocolate flavour to compliment the flavours of the stout.
SCORE: 3.37/5
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