Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Caramella Ale 2020.
14.6% ABV, 60 IBU. Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, IL.
Clear, bright ruby color, short, brownish, soon dissipating head.
In the nose: Big caramel, bigger than the bourbon, yet, brimming with richness and sweetness. We’re heading into decadence.
In the mouth: now we get the apples and cinnamon, backed up by caramel, all wrapped around a wheatwine, still aged in bourbon barrels. Whoa. Sweet is the order of the day. And let us not forget strong. Complexity compounds upon complexity. Richness repays richness. And the 14% begins a pleasant softening of the brain matter. Whoa. Apples and cinnamon still pop up among the bourbon and caramel. Mmm. Nice.
Caramella or ‘candy’ in Italian is a wheatwine aged in Larceny Wheated Bourbon barrels with apple, cinnamon, and natural caramel flavor added after aging. Just like last year, the sweet smoothness from the Larceny Wheated Bourbon barrels adds a lingering warmth that complements the added flavor nuance. It’s nostalgia-inducing flavors are reminiscent of a caramel apple. Our Lead Lab Analyst, Joey Tidei, created this variant as a tribute to his love of seasonal flavors. This luscious embodiment of caramel perfectly paired with a slightly-tart apple flavor will transport you to a crisp Autumn day.
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