Bourbon County Brand Stout (by Goose Island) I found a four pack of this stuff on the shelf of the local liquor depot last weekend and just tried it tonight. WOW! It's a special reserve they only brew every 1000 batches (from what the bottle's telling me). They had 3 or 4 different kinds of reserves available, but I've got a soft spot for a good stout. This one is aged in bourbon barrels and is 13% alcohol! It's also a bit pricey, but worth every cent. One bottle and I'm sporting a memorable buzz! If you like to experiment and dig the stouts, look for this gem. However, it's not likely to be found very far from Chicago. Also be prepared for sticker shock at the checkout register.
sounds good....but it'd be tough to be* founders kentucky breakfast stout...fourpack of that ran me about 20 bucks...its an imperial stout aged in used bourbon barrels.... its the most incredible stout i've EVER had *typo i noticed when seeing this quoted. i meant beat.
It's probably very similar. 19 bones a 4 pack and aged in used bourbon barrels. Perhaps Founders is where Goose got the idea. After all, Kentucky is the land of bourbon. By breakfast stout, do you mean oatmeal? This one is said to be a 'great cigar beer'... whatever that means. It's got a flavor of charred oak, vanilla, caramel and smoke. Very flavorful indeed.
founders brewery is in michigan. they have an imperial stout they call breakfast stout (8%ABV), and then they have kentucky breakfast stout (10%ABV) which is aged in bourbon barrels. i dont know exactly why they call it breakfast stout. oatmeal may be used, but i've never really heard specifically of an "imperial" oatmeal stout. then again, until recently i also hadn't had an "imperial" chocolate stout (ommegang chocolate indulgance) i'd like to try the knockout stout. but seriously, i drink a lot of beer, a lot of dirt cheap beer and a lot of really expensive beer, too, and i've had beers with higher alcohol content, i've had beers with similarly strong flavors, i've had aged beers, i've had many sorts of specialty beers but none has compared to kentucky breakfast stout, which was very shocking. stouts are very tasty beers, but very pedestrian and common. to be honest stouts are easy to make well, its a very forgiving style from the brewer's point of view. for this reason it is the most common style of beer for a firstime homebrewer. it was certainly my first beer, and it was a bit better than my second (a kolsch) simply because its so easy to make....while i LOVE stouts, many other styles are far harder to make well, and often are more exquisite, more elegant, more complex. but the kentucky breakfast stout was probably as good a beer i've ever had. pretty complex, with a wonderful bourbon underflavor and strong hints of oak, along with the usual smooth but roasty-sweet character of good, strong stouts. while i've had much stronger beer when looking at the ABV, no beer has proven to be as decadent and intoxicating as this one. its more like drinking a fine aged brandy or whisky than a normal stout.... its simply incredible.... if i see the knockout stout, i'll have to try it. there are plenty of oaked or barrel aged beers, but the bourbon barrels seemed to add an even nicer character particular to this beer.....if the knockout stout may be similar, i'll definitely keep my eyes open for it
I titled this tread knock-out stout because that's what it is and does. It says "Bourbon County Brand Stout" on the package in case you a looking for it. I had some Left-hand Milk Stout last night. Mmmmm... that stuff is delicious... and smooooth. I never saw the bottle, but believe it's from somewhere in Colorado. It's interesting how the further west you go, the thinner they get. Last year I tried one of the California state finalists at the Laguna Beach brewery. It was tasty, but lacked body. The one that got me hooked is Kalamazoo from Bells. Unfortunately they currently do not distribute to Illinois, but that's a whole other thread. Happy beer hunting.
