

To kick-off the holiday season, we're bring back the "Bourbon County Black Friday (2016)" badge! The folks at Goose are focusing on the core BCS variants this year, making them just right for your cold weather enjoyment.

BCS Original: This year's edition should take you right back to where you started with BCS. Rich and deep with plenty to ponder, it features toffee and molasses, fresh tobacco and a bit of leather to go with the roast and barrel notes you are used to.

BCS Barleywine: Barleywine will be more barrel forward this year as Goose has gone to first use barrels with a similar aging time. This should lend to a rich beer with lots of malt body and depth playing with notes of vanilla and whiskey.

BCS Coffee: Goose migrated to Costa Rica to visit the Coopedota coffee cooperative to hand-pick this year's roast. After blind-tasting several variants, brewers chose a roast that has a wonderful balance of fruit and cherry, chocolate and nuttiness and a sublime aroma. These characteristics pair nicely with those found in the original Bourbon County Stout.

BCS Proprietor's: This year's Chicago-only variant is brewed with dark chocolate and chipotle peppers before aging in maple barrels. The earthy, smoky notes of the chipotle peppers in both the aroma and flavor are perfectly balanced by the rich chocolate aroma and flavor of the selected cocoa nibs. The BCS base aged in maple barrels adds the balancing sweetness and the expected depth and complexity to complement and fill out the final blend.

Track down and check-in to this year's release or pull any vintage from the cellar to unlock the "Bourbon County Black Friday (2016)" badge. This year's badge will be live for two months (11/25/16 - 1/25/16), so you can continue to celebrate with friends and family through the holiday season!

Also, be sure to share your #GooseBlackFriday moments with the folks in Chicago on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!