The history is a little murky depending on how you classify things, but Chicago’s Goose Island is widely credited with being the first brewery to bourbon barrel age a beer. Damn near every craft brewer…
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Ranking This Year’s Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Variants
In a few weeks, on Black Friday, beer fans across the country will gather outside bottles shops in the wee hours of the morning. Amidst lines of lawn chairs and sleeping blankets that snake to…
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WIN THIS: A Bottle of 2017 Bourbon County Stout Before Anyone Else
If it wasn’t crystal clear, we’re pretty big beer guys over here at Cool Material. That’s why we launched a new publication a few months back called Hoppist, which is an email newsletter devoted to beer news…
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Tasting Goose Island’s 2016 Bourbon County Stout: This Year’s Most Important Beer
Last year was a no good, very bad year for one of the country’s most beloved and best beers. Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Stout, the beer that drinkers set alarm clocks to snag on Black…
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This Year’s Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Variants
The reason beer fans get up early on Black Friday has nothing to do with saving a few bucks on some pint glasses at Walmart. The early morning excitement is due to the release of…