Yearly, Goose Island Beer Co. releases the Bourbon County Model Stout Household in a long-running custom from the creator of the primary bourbon barrel-aged stout.
On the coronary heart of this story is Bourbon County Model Authentic Stout, the pioneering imperial stout that, greater than thirty years in the past, outlined a method of beer.
Every variant that follows gives a singular expression, utilizing totally different components and barrels.
The 2025 Goose Island Bourbon County Model Household consists of:
- 2025 Bourbon County Model Authentic Stout
- 2025 Bourbon County Model Cherries Jubilee Stout
- 2025 Bourbon County Model Chocolate Praline Stout
- 2025 Bourbon County Model Proprietor’s Stout
- 2025 Bourbon County Model Double Barrel Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Stout
- 2025 Bourbon County Model Parker’s Heritage Reserve Stout
Releases that concentrate on components this 12 months embody: 2025 Bourbon County Model Cherries Jubilee Stout, completed in fragrant cognac casks, and 2025 Bourbon County Model Chocolate Praline Stout, aged in freshly emptied, single-use bourbon barrels. 2025 Bourbon County Model Proprietor’s Stout, impressed by Baklava, combines toasted pistachios, walnuts and cinnamon to focus on the nuttiness and heat baking spice that barrel getting old brings ahead, the brewery experiences.
This 12 months additionally spotlights the barrels themselves. 2025 Bourbon County Model Double Barrel Stout explores complexity by way of two units of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond barrels, whereas 2025 Bourbon County Model Reserve Stout aged in seventeenth version Parker’s Heritage 10-year-old rye whiskey barrels.
Moreover, for the primary time in 2025, Goose Island gives 10-oz. 4-pack bottles of Bourbon County Model Authentic Stout. The recipe stays unchanged, however the brand new format displays a shift in event in the direction of smaller ingesting sizes.
