Vanilla Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout
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Vanilla Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout

Goose Island Beer Co.

Chicago

ABV: 13.8%

Pours black with quickly dissipating espresso color head. Aromas of a hand-dipped Coke float and crème brûlée. The taste is like vanilla custard with a slight roasty char mid-palate. Then the door flings wide open for the rye to take center stage. The vanilla disappears to leave a dry spiciness reminiscent of a fine whiskey.

—Adam Harold

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