2022 Goose Island Bourbon County Release

MARZIPAN, COCOA, BUTTERED TOFFEE & BLACK LICORICE

At Goose Island, we believe ideas and inspiration can come from anyone in the Goose family, and our Biscotti Stout is a perfect example that came from our very own HR team. Inspired by the Italian desserts of her childhood, our People Manager Jill Cerone, dreamed up this variant after grabbing a box of chocolate-dipped biscotti from her cabinet. Working with the brewing team, Jill brought the flavors to life with notes of anise, marzipan, cocoa and buttered toffee. These ingredients showcase and compliment flavors already found in our Bourbon County Stout and adds strong notes of nostalgia from any Nonna’s kitchen.

RICH CHOCOLATE, FRESHLY ROASTED COFFEE & CARAMEL

In 2010, we released the first-ever Bourbon County Stout variant, and our Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee Stout has been a fan favorite ever since. For the first time since 2017, we are bringing back a coffee variant in partnership with our friends & neighbors Intelligentsia Coffee. This coffee is called Turihamwe, which means “together” in Kirundi, and is a perfect tribute to all the hands that go into making it. From the female owned coffee farms in Burundi that produced the blend, to our friends at Intelligentsia, the first brand we worked with on a variant back in 2010. The result is another outstanding coffee variant featuring notes of rich chocolate, roasted coffee and caramel that will appeal to coffee drinkers and beer lovers alike.

LIME, TOASTED COCONUT, BANANA & PINEAPPLE

The 2022 Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout is inspired by a love for cocktails and the vibrant food culture here in Chicago. This recipe was dreamed up after two of our brewers, Jason Krasowski and Paul Cade, spent a night out on the town trying some of the best cocktails our city has to offer. The result is inspired by a brewer’s take on a jungle bird cocktail that combines banana, coconut, lime and pineapple. The flavors are innovative but also share common expressions found in both bourbon and our Original Bourbon County Stout. This year’s Proprietor’s Stout is sure to provide Chicagoans an escape to warmer latitudes this BCS season.

TOFFEE, TOBACCO, VANILLA & DRIED FRUIT

For this reserve, we worked with our friends over at Old Fitzgerald to obtain three exceptional sets of barrels of varying ages from the distillery’s Old Fitzgerald’s Bottled- In-Bond Decanter Series. This reserve afforded us a remarkable opportunity to highlight the subtle nuances found only in 14-year, 16-year and 17-year-old bourbon barrels. Bringing back our classic English-style Barleywine for the first time since 2018, we knew this was going to be something special. Our Two-Year Barleywine Reserve evokes the rich intricacies from that of Old Fitzgerald’s Bottled-In-Bond series for a velvety taste of rich malt, entwined with notes of toffee, cherry, fig, and almond.

DARK CHOCOLATE, VANILLA, CHERRY & ALMOND

After 30 years, we still find every year crafting Bourbon County Stout more fulfilling than the last. It all started as an idea shared over cigars and whiskey between Greg Hall and Master Distiller Booker Noe of Jim Beam and then was brewed to commemorate our 1,000th batch of Goose Island beer.
This year we honor that partnership in our 30th Anniversary Stout. Aged in barrels from each of Jim Beam’s Small Batch Bourbon Collection and blended together, this complex yet balanced expression showcases the heritage and legacy of both brands. Celebrating their 30th anniversaries as well, Booker’s, Baker’s, Basil Hayden and Knob Creek each express their own unique voices in this truly once in a lifetime release.