Goose Island Bourbon County Proprietor's Brand Stout 2021, For the second year in a row, Proprietor's Bourbon County Stout is inspired by a classic frozen treat and rebrewed by mastermind Emily Kosmal. Emily is a flavor house specialist with the knowledge and skills to bring her dessert treats to life. Proprietor's Bourbon County Stout is aged in bourbon barrels and blended with lush strawberries, vanilla, and coconut, reminiscent of a classic strawberry ice cream bar. These elements come together to create the indelible flavors of decadent shortcake, layered with vanilla and finished with the light fruitiness of strawberries, similar to the strawberry core of an ice cream bar. Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Cherry Wood Stout 2021 This year, the brewers have taken the complexity of oak to the next level by doing something they've never done before: they took a fully matured Bourbon County Stout and finished it with toasted fruitwood, specifically honeycombed cherry wood chips. The versatility of the cherry wood and the honeycomb shape allowed for maximum flavor extraction, revealing complex characteristics like red fruit, ripe cherries, and a hint of toffee not found in the original oak barrel itself. The result is an astonishing depth and a remarkable difference from our Original Bourbon County Stout. Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout 2021 his rich Imperial Stout is blended from a mix of bourbon barrels from distilleries like Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, and Buffalo Trace, each aged for 8-14 months in freshly emptied bourbon barrels. Expect flavors of chocolate and vanilla, oak, whiskey, and molasses, followed by caramel, berries, and almond. Goose Island Bourbon County Reserve Elijah Craig 2018 Stout. The same basic recipe as Bourbon County Stout Original, but this beer is aged in 12-year-old "Elijah Craig Barrel Proof" bourbon barrels. The bourbon from these barrels was named "Whisky of the Year" by Whisky Advocate in 2017, the highest honor in the world of international whisky. Reserve is intended to showcase the nuances of a premium, single-source, highly sought-after bourbon. Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Bramble Rye Stout 2018. For this version, the brewers aged Bourbon County Stout in rye whiskey barrels and then added raspberry and blackberry juices and mash from Michigan and Washington. This process resulted in complex, jammy fruit notes that are prominent yet well-integrated with the beer's caramel and chocolate flavors and the spicy rye character from the barrels. Goose Island's Bourbon County Brand Stout 2018 is probably the most popular barrel-aged beer in the world. This is because they started seriously aging their beers in whiskey barrels. While beer used to be stored in wooden barrels, this wasn't done for the flavors imparted by the barrel. Goose Island aged their beer in Maker's Mark bourbon barrels because other bourbon suppliers wouldn't part with their barrels. These days, they'd use all sorts of barrels. The beer has a beautiful toasted character and is rich in flavor, with plenty of vanilla and bourbon notes. The finish lingers and is sweet without being overly sweet. A truly beautiful barrel-aged beer!