Goose is the architect of this style and their performance with this lineup is a testament. There’s one less variant than last year and the 2023 release seems much more intentional with more structure than previous vintages. In fact, the most polarizing variant this year, might also be the best …
The greatest stout in American history – Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout is set to make it’s return this Fall with a tight five-variant lineup focused on extended age releases and a return to the classics. Bourbon County Brand Angel’s Envy 2-Year Cask Finish Stout is the company’s first time …
2022 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Chicago Tasting We’ve never seen Sr. Innovation Manager, Mike Siegel in a pineapple button up shirt before. He was beyond jazzed about this year’s Prop (Tropical BCS). Both Goose Island’s barrel program and Jim Beam’s Small Batch Collection are celebrating 30 years in 2022. …
And just like that… Bourbon County Stout Season is right around the corner. Chicago’s oldest brewery is releasing 6 variants and the original for Black Friday 2022. Right away in the lineup we geeked out over the return of BCS Coffee and BCS Barleywine, the latter has been giving the …
Brewing is both medieval art and advanced science. During our visit to Fulton last year for the Suffolk County Stout release we saw seven IPAs on draft and wondered what the hell was going on. But this was a strategic mission to highlight Pacific Northwest and Southern Hemisphere hops selected …
Most of us over here became bourbon drinkers because of Goose Island. Their focused relationship with distilleries not only keeps things exciting around the brewhouse, but they feel like collaborations that always have an alluring story to tell. The difference between individual casks can be an informative experience when discussing …
