Bourbon County Stout
Goose Island Brewery
Chicago IL

C

Wow. This beer is intense! This is like an insane chocolate milkshake drowned in booze with a cherry on top. Honestly, and I don't say this very often, this beer was way over the top. I have been racking my brain for a food that would make this beer palatable, but I haven't come up with anything yet. Smells like a pecan caramel brownie covered in bourbon. Lots of alcohol in the nose along with some fruity esters. Feels like a sweet flavored sludge-shake that coats the mouth and leaves that same feeling you get after stuffing too much dark chocolate in your mouth. Lots of flavors happening here but a bit over the top for my personal taste. Carbonation is almost nonexistent and really makes the syrupy mouthfeel worse.

The label advertises that this beer can age for up to 5 years. My personal opinion is that a year or two in the cellar could only do this sludgy potion some good. I think there is potential here, but right now it's not doing anything for me.