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 …
It’s once again time for sweaters, crunchy leaves and Bourbon County Stout! BCS Autumn was a five course feast that set the bar high for Wednesday night celebrations. Cermak Dry Hopped Pilsner (saaz and tettnang) gave way to a full showcase of choice Bourbon County selections from new Executive Chef Henry …
Bourbon County Season returns Black Friday and will feature seven varietals including an updated fan favorite with Fourteen Stout. Goose is known for having an extensive collection of retired beers that make appearances sporadically over the years (Vanilla BCS, Bramble Rye) both come to mind. This time around it’s the …
