: Goose Island continues to release its Bourbon County Brand Stout every year, often featuring new variants like Cherries Jubilee or Chocolate Praline.
The story of the is a tale of a happy accident that transformed the craft beer world. It began in 1992 when Greg Hall, then the brewmaster at Goose Island Beer Co. , wanted to brew something special for the brewery’s 1,000th batch. Ba Stout
: Other breweries soon followed, perfecting their own "beasts." For example, Founders Brewing Co. creates world-renowned stouts like KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) and CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout), which are aged in bourbon and maple syrup barrels. : Goose Island continues to release its Bourbon
What started as a single batch grew into a legendary annual release and birthed an entirely new category of beer. , wanted to brew something special for the
At a cigar dinner, Hall met Jim Beam’s master distiller, Booker Noe, who agreed to give him some freshly emptied bourbon barrels. Hall decided to age an in those barrels for several months. The result was Bourbon County Brand Stout , the world’s first bourbon barrel-aged beer. The Evolution of a Style