On tap at Growler & Gill, luxurious rummy Bananas Foster sweetness draped in dark chocolate syrup then given cinnamon coffee caramelization and creamy vanilla afterglow to serenade richly bourbonized ’23 vintage fruited stout.
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GOOSE ISLAND SECRET BEER HUG HAZY IPA
Sessionable hazy golden NEIPA retains lightly embittered orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and passionfruit tang as well as mild mango-salted guava, papaya and gooseberry souring above biscuity bread crusted base.
GOOSE ISLAND HAZY BEER HUG IPA
Vibrant soft-toned pale golden NEIPA placates spicy orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, peach and cherry tang with slightly soured white grape, gooseberry and guava tartness caressing mild pine resin above dainty caramel malting.
GOOSE ISLAND TROPICAL BEER HUG IMPERIAL IPA
Sturdily booze-doused 9.9% ABV DDH IIPA brightens orange-peeled mango, peach and pineapple tang with lemony yellow grapefruit sunshine as mild gooseberry-guava souring settles softly. Vodka-licked citrus continuance gains resinous piney hop lacquering and muted herbage over biscuity pilsner malt base.
GOOSE ISLAND NEON BEER HUG IPA
Crushable straw yellowed West Coast-styled IPA with “10,000 volts of flavor” lets vanilla cream frothing soak up mellow yellow grapefruit and orange rind bittering plus floral-spiced mango, pineapple, passionfruit and papaya tang as piney hop resin adds slight coniferous whim backed by dry pale malts.
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY BRAND SPECIAL #4 STOUT
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, lovely breakfast-styled Bourbon County oatmeal stout variant drapes chocolate-fudged maple syrup atop Ethiopian coffee sedation and bourbon vanilla warmth. Creamy caramelized cocoa midst reinforces mocha luster as latent tarry nuttiness contrasts bruised black cherry sweetness, deepening its chewy resonance.
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY KENTUCKY FOG STOUT (2020)
On tap at Beef Trust, complex bourbon barrel-aged Earl Grey black tea Bourbon County variant stays stylishly subdued as honey roasted chicory sweetness and mild black malted cocoa bittering cling to lovely bourbon vanilla-spiced entry. Fudgy toffee-chocolate midst underscored by peaty dew moisture.
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY STOUT (2021)
On tap at Beef Trust, onrushing chocolatey vanilla richness coats Heaven Hill/ Wild Turkey/ Buffalo Trace bourbon conflux, retaining ancillary coconut, marshmallow, molasses, almond and caramelized rye pleasantries.
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY BRAND STOUT – 2018
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, luxurious (15.2% ABV) 2018 version retains fudgy milk chocolate creaming for sweet oak-aged bourbon influence, sugary vanilla-marshmallow serenade and dark cherry rasp to its honeyed Graham Cracker base. Beneath the bourbon chocolate surface lies coffee, coconut, toasted almond and leathery tobacco illusions. Sensational!
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY CHERRY WOOD STOUT (2021)
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, utilizing honeycomb-shaped cherrywood chips to age lightly creamed caramelized chocolate and sweet bourbon vanilla sway. Whiskey-bent bourbon tones outdo initial mocha influence as spiced toffee sugaring and dark cherry bruise surface above the tannic oak-charred toasting.
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY CLASSIC COLA STOUT
On tap at Beef Trust, boundlessly complex (and frustratingly profuse) whiskeyed cola knockoff is pleasantly off-balance. Classic cola soda frontage cleared away by bourbon vanilla spicing and tertiary orange juicing stays distant before the brown-sugared Cassia-barked Graham Cracker base solidifies. Wispy maple molasses, cherry, toffee and chocolate undertones waver.
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY MIDNIGHT ORANGE STOUT
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, richly creamed orange chocolate-candied Bourbon County variant aged in bourbon further sweetened by honeyed caramel malting. Zestful orange-glazed black chocolate syruping oozes thru thick cake texture, creating chocolate orange truffle, chocolate orange mousse and chocolate orange cake illusions.
