1001 BEERS: #25. BOURBON COUNTY STOUT

 

# 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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