Get ready for an extraordinary night Beer Bazaar celebrates the eve of Goose Island's Proprietor's Day! Join them for Prop Day Eve as they tap a spectacular vertical tasting of four sought-after Proprietor's Bourbon County vintages: 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 (Barleywine).
This is more than just a takeover—it's your two-week countdown to the official Black Friday release of the 2025 Bourbon County Brand Stout family and all its new variants!
Experience the evolution of these Chicago-exclusive, boundary-pushing barrel-aged brews, each inspired by a unique concept. Don't miss this opportunity to compare and contrast four years of Goose Island innovation before the new lineup drops!
2021 Proprietor's Stout by Emily Kosmal: A decadent dessert brew reminiscent of a classic strawberry ice cream bar. Aged with strawberries, vanilla, and coconut, it delivers flavors of rich shortcake, vanilla, and a slight fruitiness.
2022 Proprietor's Stout by Jason Krasowski & Paul Cade: A tropical escape inspired by a Jungle Bird cocktail. This stout combines banana, coconut, lime, and pineapple, offering an innovative and surprisingly fresh take on the Bourbon County family.
2023 Proprietor's Stout: An homage to Chicago and the holidays inspired by rice pudding. Brewed with cassia bark, brown sugar, raisins, and toasted rice, this stout wraps you in a culinary blanket of toasted rice, vanilla custard, dried fruit, and baking spices. Goose Island Brewers
2024 Proprietor's Barleywine by Colby Magratten: The first barleywine under the Proprietor's name, a tribute to a popular Mexican spoon candy. It blends tamarind, lime, whole Guajillo chiles, and piloncillo for subtle dried fruit sweetness, refreshing lime zest, and a delightfully warming finish.
Prop Day Eve is your chance to savor these rare and complex stouts and barleywine side-by-side. Come raise a glass as Beer Bazaar kicks off the most wonderful time of the year for barrel-aged beer!