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Goose decided to take a batch of BCS that was already aging and finish it in those toasted barrel for 12 months….four times as long as the whiskey rested.Īn amplified character of toasted marshmallow and pronounced vanilla forward oak are the highlights here. HH called Goose to offer them these 3 month old barrels.

The Bardstown distillery was already working on a toasted barrel bourbon project of their own by finishing Elijah Craig in toasted barrels for three months. Heaven Hill’s relationship with Goose dates back to 2013. Toasted Barrel is the Elijah Craig aged follow up to 2019’s Double Barrel BCS release. The longest name in Bourbon County history and the largest release by ABV in 2021 this lineup. Bourbon County Double Barrel Toasted Barrel Stout 16% Things are much drier overall but the vanilla, cherry and oak flavors are more present than in other variants. There’s a background acidity at play that changes the finish on the beer. This is the most nuanced variant that gives notes of Belgian Waffle and explores an entirely new wood for Goose. Both the beer and the wood are then gently recirculated in a small tank for two days. Holes are drilled into cuts of toasted cherrywood. This a stout aged in bourbon barrels then finished for two days on toasted cherrywood… it’s literally wood from trees that grow cherries. Some Italian wines are aged in cherrywood vats but most producers don’t make a barrel from cherrywood. Minneapolis based Black Swan Cooperage focuses on barrel alternatives. Goose Aged BCS In All 150 Barrels of Old Forester’s 150th Anniversary Release Bourbon County Cherry Wood Stout 14.3%

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strength of partnerships on full display this year Grit & Grain (Goose University Press, 2018) Do yourself a favor and appreciate this one side by side with OG. Blanton’s Reserve is a sweet chocolate and fudge lovers delight. This is Goose’s most revered partnership and the extended aging (18 vs the standard 12 months) of the beer is a reflection of that. They also serve as a nod to the iconic nature of the Blanton’s brand. The co-branded felt pouch, horse stopper and pleated cylinder tube are great imagery. Bourbon County Reserve Blanton’s Stout 15.4%Īged for 18 months in Blanton’s barrels, a bourbon that launched the single barrel category back in 1984. Old Forester’s parent company Brown-Forman is also a cooperage making their own barrels to specifications that highlight their house yeast strains. There’s also hints of black currant with an almond finish to round things out. The vanilla, coconut and fruit flavors from BCS are all amplified here. If you get this beer, it’s an expression of all three bourbons. Goose aged BCS in all 150 of those barrels. The release was 150 barrels in total and was separated into a trio of fifty barrel batch expressions. The seven year old commemorative bourbon was aged in barrels made from wood seasoned for 150 days. Old Forester, Louisville, KY celebrated 150 years as a continuously operated distillery last year. Batches finished with both a 14% and 14.3 % ABV.Įvery year it will have nuances, a warmer than average winter Chicago led to less evaporation in the barrels this year. New GI Brewmaster, Daryl Hoedtke attributes the change to tweaks in the fermentation process intended for the finished product to offer more balance of stout and oak than previous vintages. The OG, both fruitier and brighter on the palate than year’s past. The Heaven Hill/ Goose Island Relationship Dates Back To 2013 8 Bourbon County Expressions In The 2021 Lineup**Įnough of that rubbish, let’s discuss the eight beer lineup that focuses heavily on barrel as a variant this year. Today it’s a highly anticipated national release. BCS began as a BA Stout to commemorate Batch 1000 at the Goose Clybourn Brewpub. The Annual Black Friday Release, now in its 11th year, is a brewery-wide affair that invites different internal groups (lab analysts, marketing, sales reps) to submit a BCS variant for trails. It will live in infamy as beer that was disqualified for not a fitting any style category at GABF. The beer was debuted back in ’92 by then Brewmaster, Greg Hall. Some would argue that it’s the most influential American Stout of all time. The difference between individual casks can be an informative experience when discussing a unique base beer like Bourbon County Stout. 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. Most of us over here became bourbon drinkers because of Goose Island. A Return To Glory For Proprietor’s Blend in 2021*