First look: Goose Island’s 2022 Bourbon County lineup includes return of old favorites, nods to biscotti and Fig Newtons
CHICAGO — Bourbon County NFTs flamed out.
Good thing there’s still the beer.
Two months after a tepid consumer response to pricey digital versions of Goose Island’s renowned boozy beers aged in whiskey barrels, Chicago’s oldest brewery has announced the good old-fashioned liquid versions of this year’s Bourbon County brews, which includes the return of two old favorites and beers meant to emulate Fig Newtons and biscotti.
As always, the beers — six stouts and one barleywine — will be available the day after Thanksgiving. The flagship, Bourbon County Stout, is widely considered the first modern beer aged in bourbon barrels, a practice that has become an industry hallmark. Expanded into an entire family of beers, the lineup has been hit-and-miss in recent years, with some towering) and a few head scratchers (what were you exactly, ?).
