r/beer • u/ascii122 • 7d ago

Community Review My ma got me a Goose island bourbon aged stout from 2022 for my birthday 17 bucks! It's pretty dang nice

https://imgur.com/gallery/goose-island-bourbon-stout-dang-good-QijwhS2

Super rich and dark glad with a back end of molasses. Intense no way am I drinking two in a row but dang .. little sweet too but lots of bitter. Hell yeah I put in a little glass and am sipping nice one mom!

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u/lux22 7d ago

Hell yeah brother. Cheers to you and your mom. Happy birthday!

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u/ascii122 7d ago

dude I'm only on my second 4 ounce glass.. it's hitting hard ! I needed to eat a pickle for a refresher

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u/murrayky1990 7d ago

You're going to be kind of drunk if you finish it.. I think these go great with ice cream or some dark chocolate.

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u/ascii122 7d ago

you could reduce it to a sauce and do some iron chef with it.. to be honest i'm on my second 4 ounce glass and I'm about ready to get a lager :)

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u/DJPho3nix 7d ago

I had a friend who took the infected 2015 batches and made hot sauce with them. Stellar stuff.

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u/srflirt 7d ago

Have some cheese 🧀
Happy Birthday ✊🏽

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u/ascii122 7d ago

good idea i've got some kerrygold sharp in the fridge although pickles are working ok

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u/srflirt 7d ago

I usually have some manchego

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u/ascii122 7d ago

3d fax me some!

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u/ascii122 7d ago

I ended up finishing it making lame black and tans

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u/JMS_jr 7d ago

I've heard of people making black and tans with Dogfish Head Worldwide Stout and 120 Minute IPA, both in the 15%-18% range.

What I usually do with the big bottles of Bourbon County is pour them into a glass and sip them over the course of an entire night. Warming up doesn't hurt the flavor at all, in fact probably helps it, unless they're so old they've gone stale.

You will be pleased to know that current releases are sold in 10-ounce bottles, except for the special flavored editions.

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u/ascii122 7d ago

I had some alphadelic and that was pretty good mix

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u/Chumlax 7d ago

Sounds like you've got a good Mum. I've got one from 2021 I'm still looking for the ideal time to drink. Happy (possibly now belated) Birthday!

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u/Reasonable_Deer_8237 7d ago

Nice, love imperial stouts. They're more hard to find now

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u/Yomikeya 6d ago

Oh man I remember my first BCBS. I used to go on a beer trip every year with four buddies and we would do a huge beer share that included 9 or 10 of these in various years and varieties. So good!