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Goose Island Bourbon County Café de Olla Stout

Goose Island Beer Company
Chicago, IL, United States of America


Vital Statistics

Type: Stout
Release: Limited Rotating (vintaged)
Bitterness: 60 IBU

From the brewer

Created in partnership with our next door neighbors, Intelligentsia Coffee, Café de Olla is inspired by the traditional Mexican beverage of the same name. We added coffee beans and cold coffee to Original Bourbon County Stout and then enhanced this beer further through additions of cassia bark, orange peel, and panela sugar. The resulting beer is layered in complexity. Coffee and orange permeate the nose and are followed by notes of cinnamon, chocolate, and a pleasant sweetness.

Average Scores

Overall: 83 (logged 1 time)
Draft: 83 (logged 1 time)

Who's been drinking this

2019 release
Last year, we blended the Midnight Orange and Vanilla together to produce something that was more balanced than either base beer. This year, Goose Island did it for us! The orange is subtle, and the main sensation is chocolate, sweet coffee, and just a hint of fruit. As with most new releases in this line, the beer tastes very young and hard to finish.