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Goodwood Bourbon Barrel Stout is an homage to Kentucky’s proud distilling legacy – brewed with the same limestone water as its namesake whiskey and patiently seasoned in bourbon barrels. This silky American stout has notes of oak, dark roasted malts and, of course, bourbon. Roasted barley produces chocolate and coffee flavors with a lasting vanilla finish. (Description provided by company)
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ABV:
8.00% ABV
Availability Frequency:
year-round
Containers Available:
bottle
draft
Locations Where Available:
Kentucky
Store/Serve Temperature:
close to 55 degrees F
Comments
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Pours out a pitch black with very little lacing. Looks a lot like a flat coke.
A very strong aroma of dark roasted malts, along with a nice hint of the Bourbon aroma from the barrel.
Taste is slightly less than expected, with a good strong stout flavor - dark, coffee and roasted flavors along with a subtle sweetness and a fairly quick finish - but not as much from the Bourbon aging as hoped.
A fairly light body, with very low carbonation.
The Goodwood Bourbon Barrel Stout is a good stout, but the Bourbon flavors don't match up with the aroma, and are a little disappointing.