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Bourbon County Vertical 2021 Very little carbonation left, but flavor on point.

Vertical 2020 - Not as good as the 2013, but still great.

Not as good as the 2013 and 2015, but still really good. Hopefully next year it will smooth out even more.

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Vertical 2020 - world class beer

Still tastes amazing after all these years. Wow!

Held up extremely well still very boozy, great flavor and unlike 2015+ BCS, not thin.

Amazing. Tastes almost like the regular from those days, but smoother. Wish I bought the last one on the shelf too!

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This has good much richer in intensity of flavor, and particularly the cola, which I felt was incredibly subtle when fresh. I still don’t think it’s worth $1 more than the base and it’s still not my favorite.

Better than I remember when trying it fresh. The cola is still subtle, but it’s a nice variation on the base. I still do taste a bit of orange, but the finish differs from Midnight Orange, in that there’s no chocolate. Not my favorite, but still decent.

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Not getting much banana this time. I’m getting a lot of warm cinnamon and of course, the bourbon.

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Black Friday at HBS. Holding up great.

Tasting more chocolate than I remember, along with the coconut and pineapple.

Still love this year’s Prop. The coconut blended with the pineapple just works and neither is overbearing. Plenty of dark chocolate comes shining through and the finish brings back the coconut and pineapple.

So yummy when it warms up a bit, when the coconut comes out. The pineapple is subtle, as is the lime. At Prop Day, I tasted banana, but not getting much of that from the bottle.

Black Friday at HBS. Past its prime.

This doesn’t take like KBS anymore. The only things I taste are dark chocolate and malt, but not the way it was and not in a good way. The coffee is long gone. There’s almost a soapiness to it at first. KBS is best fresh.

Flavors tapered off over time. Still good, but it has lost something.

Black Friday at HBS. Holding up great.

Tasting more chocolate than I remember, along with the coconut and pineapple.

Still love this year’s Prop. The coconut blended with the pineapple just works and neither is overbearing. Plenty of dark chocolate comes shining through and the finish brings back the coconut and pineapple.

So yummy when it warms up a bit, when the coconut comes out. The pineapple is subtle, as is the lime. At Prop Day, I tasted banana, but not getting much of that from the bottle.

Still plenty of coffee in this beer. Very dark, bold flavors. It’s starting to show its age a little, but still very good.

Still holding up very well. Ton of coffee still in there and flavors haven’t faded much, but a slight bit of age is detectable. Cheers to you Gram…you will be missed. We love you.

This actually seems better now than when it was fresh. I’m not getting the bitterness that bothered me about this year, due to the espresso coffee used. Goose Island needs to return to this coffee style...keep it simple!

Good, but the last 2 years were amazing. Getting too much bitterness. Wouldn’t have used espresso roast for this. Disappointed...

Flavor doesn’t seem to have changed. The almond flavor is still just as strong on the front. On the finish, lots of rich dark chocolate.

Lots of underlying chocolate, layered with rainbow cookie. The nose is very much biscotti with a hint of licorice, but thankfully not more than that. Only negative is a slight bitter note on the finish.

Starting to lose a little something. Presented a little more bitterness than I remember. Probably best fresh.