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Goose Island Beer Company: 2019 Bourbon County Brand Wheatwine Ale

Style: Wheat Wine Aged in Bourbon Barrels Special Notes: The Wheatwine Ale is back for its second year. This year, it is aged in Larceny wheated bourbon casks from Heaven Hill. Hops: Millennium Malts: 2-Row, White Wheat ABV: 15.4% IBU: 60 Availability: Very limited release @untappd says: 4.16/5 I know. I know. I said yesterday that I only wanted the …

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Goose Island Beer Company: Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout (2018)

Style: Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels Special Notes: Brewed with a combination of dark chocolate and two types of cocoa nibs. Only released in Chicago. Hops: Millenium Malts: 2-Row, Caramel, Chocolate, Debittered Black, Munich, Roast Barley ABV: 14.4% IBU: 60 Availability: No longer in production. @untappd says: 4.54/5 It may have taken me three months, but the 2018 Bourbon …

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Goose Island Beer Company: Bourbon County Brand Reserve (2018)

Style: Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels Special Notes: Aged in 12-year-old Elijah Craig Barrel Proof bourbon barrels. Hops: Millenium Malts: 2-Row, Black Malt, Caramel, Chocolate, Munich, Roast Barley ABV: 15.2% IBU: 60 Availability: Good luck! @untappd says: 4.63/5 One last hunt on the Windowsill! One thing beer hunting has taught me, it’s to never give up. This beer is …

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Goose Island Beer Company: Bourbon County Brand Bramble Rye Stout (2018)

Style: Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout Special Notes: Additions of blackberry and raspberry juice and pureé Hops: Columbus Malts: 2-Row, Caramel, Chocolate, Debittered Black, Munich, Roast Barley, Rye ABV: 12.7% IBU: 60 Availability: Extremely limited availability @untappd says: 4.27/5 I’m still hunting down the BCB releases for my Windowsill! BeerMenus saves the day again! I sat down to eat …

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Goose Island Beer Company: Bourbon County Brand Coffee Barleywine (2018)

Style: English Style Barleywine Aged in Bourbon Barrels Special Notes: Finca La Soledad coffee from Guatemala. Hops: Pilgrim Malts: 2-Row, C-120, Caracrystal wheat, Dark Chocolate, Superior Pale ABV: 15.1% IBU: 60 Availability: Super limited availability @untappd says: 4.3/5 Another day, another BCB release hunted down! As the great Beatles song says, “I get by with a little help from my …

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Goose Island Beer Company: 2018 Bourbon County Brand Vanilla Stout

Style: Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels Special Notes: Grade A vanilla beans from Madagascar. The vanilla stout makes its return to the Bourbon County Brand release after several years off the roster. Hops: Millenium Malts: 2-Row, Black Malt, Caramel, Chocolate, Munich, Roast Barley ABV: 14.9% IBU: 60 Availability: Did I get the wrong one? @untappd says: 4.57/5 Thought I was …

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Trillium Brewing Company: Cacao Day & Night

Style: Blonde Barleywine Special Notes: Brewed with Barrington Coffee Roasting Company cold brew coffee, and Goodnow Farms cacao nibs. Hops: Hop extract Malts: Pilsner, Abbey, Turbinado Sugar ABV: 10.0% IBU: N/A Availability: Columbus @untappd says: 4.03/5 Now I’m gonna have Kid Cudi stuck in my head all day. Have you ever had a coffee barleywine? …

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Lawson’s Finest Liquids: No Collusion

Style: Whiskey barrel-aged Imperial Stout Special Notes: Aged in Mad River Distillers’ “Hopscotch” Whiskey barrels. ABV: 11.0% IBU: N/A Availability: No longer in production (brewed once) @untappd says: 4.38/5 Sometimes, collusion amongst friends leads to very good beer. Despite the fact that today’s beer is named No Collusion, it’s very much a product of collusion… …

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