Bourbon County Coffee Stout

 This picture is about as blurry as I felt after drinking it

Let me start by saying I'm not a huge fan of Bourbon County Stout.

Now, I know some of you might be thinking such outrageous things like "heresy!" or "blasphemy!" or even "I kinda agree I guess". Don't get me wrong, it is enjoyable, but lets just say its not the first thing on my shopping list. If I am going to drink some, I can't have more than a few ounces before I lose my taste for it. It just doesn't have much drinkability.

Bourbon County Coffee Stout, on the contrary, was phenominal.

To be honest, it wasn't much like a Bourbon County, it was more like a coffee stout with a touch of Bourbon County Stout thrown in it. There were hints of the BCS taste, but overall it was a different beer. First off, it smelled a lot like coffee beans. The aroma was really pleasing. No noticeable bitterness to it, so I can only assume it was really low in IBUs. It had a very creamy, malty, coffee taste.

I really can't think of anything else to really say about it. Try it, if you can. It is a specialty from Goose Island, and is pretty hard to find. You can buy a 22oz bottle from the Goose Island Brewpub for the low low price of $30. Or, you can just go to Binny's and buy it for $12.99(reportedly, at least). Assuming you can find it, that is. The Plainfield Binny's sold out on Dark Lord Day. I guess you could call this Goose Island's Dark Lord. It sure seemed to be just about as popular.