Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Tasting Dinner
October 29, 2026 05:30 PM until October 29, 2026 08:30 PM
Thursday, October 29 | 5:30PM
Join us for a five-course beer and food pairing dinner featuring five exceptional vintages from Goose Island’s renowned Bourbon County Stout collection. Each course will be paired with a unique expression, showcasing how barrel aging, coffee, toasted oak, and time create layers of chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, caramel, and bourbon. A celebration of craft brewing, culinary creativity, and the complexity of barrel-aged stout!
Menu
Course 1
Coffee Stout
Intense cold-brew coffee aromas, roasted dark chocolate, background vanilla, and oak
Coffee cured Pork belly, jicima slaw, maple ancho sauce
Course 2
2023 Goose Island Bourbon County Backyard Stout
Aged in bourbon barrels with mulberry, boysenberry, and marionberry; rich dark fruit, dark chocolate, subtle oak spice
Confit Duck Wings, Red Currant Glaze
Course 3
2021 Goose Island Bourbon County Toasted Barrel Stout
Double-barreled in Elijah Craig toasted oak; aromas of campfire marshmallow, toasted coconut, graham cracker, deep vanilla
House ground elk & boar sliders, tomato jam, bone marrow compound butter
Course 4
2017 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout (Aged Vintage)
Smooth, integrated alcohol heat; deep notes of leather, tobacco, dark raisin, cocoa powder, softened bourbon oak
Braised Short Ribs, polenta, corn relish
Course 5
2022 Goose Island 30th Anniversary Reserve Stout
Blended from Jim Beam Small Batch barrels; intense bourbon punch, vanilla, chocolate fudge, spicy toasted oak
Salted Caramel Brownie Cake + Espresso Ice Cream