Heaven Hill and Goose Island Beer Co. Present the 2021 Bourbon County Stout Line
Heaven Hill is excited to once again partner with Goose Island Beer Co. to present the Bourbon County Stout line. Since 2016, Heaven Hill’s partnership with Goose Island has yielded several one-of-a-kind products, perfectly marrying the nuances of beer and Heaven Hill whiskey for a complex flavor profile unlike anything you’ve tasted before. This year, we’re excited to once again take part in the creation of several of the products included in their 2021 release.
Learn more from Goose Island below about this year’s variations featuring Heaven Hill Distillery, set to go on sale this Black Friday, November 26, 2021.
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Our rich Imperial Stout is blended from a mix of bourbon barrels from distilleries such as Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey and Buffalo Trace, each aged in freshly emptied bourbon barrels for eight to 14 months. Expect flavors of chocolate and vanilla, oak, whiskey, and molasses, followed by caramel, berry fruit and almond.
Goose Island Bourbon County Double Barrel Toasted Barrel Stout
Our Double Barrel Toasted Barrel Stout was aged for one year in Elijah Craig’s Small Batch Bourbon Barrels, then another year in Elijah Craig Toasted Bourbon Barrels. These toasted barrels are built to the same specifications as normal bourbon barrels but are more heavily toasted and very lightly charred. Not only does this stout embody distinctive elements from Elijah Craig’s award-winning Small Batch Bourbon Barrels—like warm spice & vanilla—it also deepened in intensity during its second year of aging. The result? A Bourbon County Stout unlike any before. In addition to the familiar chocolate, caramel and vanilla comes flavors of toasted marshmallow and a very pronounced fruit and oak finish. Bourbon County Double Barrel Toasted Barrel Stout has a rich complexity and flavor only attainable through true craftsmanship, partnership, expert blending and, of course, patience. This is only the second time we have packaged a “Double Barrel” Bourbon County Stout —and trust us, you’ll want to get your hands on this special limited-edition gem.
“Goose Island has formed deep-rooted relationships with some of the most sought-after whiskey makers in the industry and we’re grateful for the partnership and trust they instill in us to age beer in top notch barrels, like those from Old Forester, Elijah Craig and Blanton’s,” Mike Siegel, the Barrels and Beyond Beer Innovations Manager at Goose Island, says in a press release. “Each year these partnerships allow our Imperial Stout to extract new and exciting oak and whiskey characteristics and complexities to elevate the quality and taste of Bourbon County Stout.”
