New 2010 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Variants

[MAS_Puros]

Got this info from BA.com.

Saw Goose Island's 2010 schedule on their website:
Goose Island's 2010 Schedule

In addition to the bourbon county brand stout, there's also:
All BCS is now aged in Heaven Hill, barrels range from 8 (a few) to 12, 16 and 18 years old and that are all being released in 650 mL bottles. Possibly more variations in 2011

1. Bourbon County Coffee Stout (2008 brewed, aged in HH bbls for about 15 months, then infused with Intelligentsia Black Cat espresso) (MARCH 2010)
2. Bourbon County Vanilla Stout (Vanilla bean is one of many variations we've played with, based on the great comments we heard from Fobab, we decided to bottle it) (OCTOBER 2010)
3. Rare Bourbon County Stout (Brewed in 2008, aged for 24 months in 23 year old Pappy Van Winkle Barrels. These are the very best smelling barrels I've come across in 18 years of barrel aging beer. Barrels were originally filled with spirit in 1985. We have 50 bourbon barrels aging, it will be a one time bottling, it will not be repeated) (NOVEMBER 2010)
4. Night Stalker (MARCH 2010)
5. Madame Rose (JULY 2010)
6. Juliet (JUNE 2010)
7. Lolita (OCTOBER 2010)

So any of you chicago natives if you see any start stalking up ... meeze wants to trade!

 

[amateuraficionado]

:love: ...... Vanilla!

 

[jfields]

Rare Bourbon County Stout!! :love: Gotta set some sort of reminder to look for that in November!!

ETA:
Brewmasters Notes:
Brewed in honor of the 1000th batch at our original Clybourn brewpub. A liquid as dark and dense as a black hole with thick foam the color of a bourbon barrel. The nose is an intense mix of charred oak, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and smoke. One sip has more flavor than your average case of beer. A great cigar beer.

Recipe Information:
Style: Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Alcohol by Volume: 13%
International Bitterness Units: 60
Color: Midnight
Hops: Willamette
Malt: 2-Row, Munich, Chocolate, Caramel, Roast Barley, Debittered Black

I think I just "Jizzed in MY Pants!"

 

[Aventinus]

Going to have to make some friends in Chicago. The Lolita and Madame Rose sound interesting as well. Juliet was a top 5 for me last year.

 

[GregSVT]

I am really looking forward to the Rare and Vanilla version. The Night Stalker is supposed to be excellent as well and this is the first time they've bottled it.

 

[StogieSteve]

Goose Island is local to me. Shoot me a pm and let me know what I should watch for.

-Steven