Limited addition in honor of the 1000th batch brewed at their original location, this one is a bit different than your run-of-the-mill brew: should come with a warning label!BC Stout pours with virtually no head, but it swelled up to two-fingers worth of foam after setting for a few seconds. The color is black...very black; no light whatsoever makes it through. The first sip was kind of startling, extremely bourbon-y, with the high ABV (13%) casing some apparent evaporation at the back of the pallet. After the initial shock of the bourbon the mix of flavors started to come through: chocolate, vanilla, and a bit of caramel - very creamy. A pleasant surprise was the hoppiness that started to come through after the initial sweet maltiness, it has a 60 on the IBU (international bittering unit) scale. To compare, a typical pale ale has an IBU of about 40, and Guinness Stout is at 45.
Bourbon County Stout is a definite slow-sipper, ideally 2 or more people could share a bottle, poured into a brandy snifter. Take your time!
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