Another beer, Sir Isaac’s Stout, uses Black Mission figs and takes inspiration from graham crackers (Goose didn’t mention Fig Newtons). The beer’s flavors include “dried fruit, honey, ...

The brew was aged with 10,000 pounds of Black Mission figs, ... all that way back 30 years ago when they first started Bourbon County Stout together in 1992. This beer is aged in Beam barrels from ...

It’s a great beer, and it’s heavy on that fruit sweetness and tannins the port barrel leaves behind. But in the terms of Bourbon County variants, it’s not my favorite. Backyard Stout: B ...

Beer enthusiasts across the Chicago area look forward to Goose Island’s annual Bourbon County Stout release, ... More than five tons of Black Mission figs were used in that beer’s creation, ...

Stout beer is a dark, creamy, often bitter ale that is consumed around the world. Guinness, a dry Irish stout, is the most widely known, but there are others that are popular.

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — On Wednesday, Decatur’s Golden Fox Brewing earned Gold in the world’s most prestigious beer competition, the World Beer Cup. The award was given for one of 110 beer ...

Tesco announced sales of stout have risen by 35% in the last year, reported Sarah Marsh in The Guardian, making the beverage the fastest-growing beer variety in the UK. There's also been a slew of ...

WestFax opens early on Black Friday, at 11 a.m., which is good because the brewery has a slew of new beers to unveil, notably its Vanilla Cherry Almond Beta Wave Imperial Stout, a 12.6% ABV beer ...

Milwaukee-area breweries are once again gearing up to sell some of their best beer of the year on Black Friday, this year Nov. 29. Many create special brews that have been aging in barrels for months.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Bourbon County Stout — “the world’s first bourbon barrel-aged beer” — Goose Island will be releasing seven varieties this year, showcasing a ...