Now we're getting to the fun stuff. This year's variant to get national distribution is functionally Bourbon County Blueberry Almond Stout. This beer gets fresh blueberry juice and almond extract for "aromas of rich dark chocolate, fresh blueberry and nutty marzipan." Jankoski said that he has wanted to make this beer for a couple of years, but that melding the flavors was more difficult than expected. Jankoski says: "I like blueberry in stouts, and there are a couple good ones out there. We tried to do this a couple times before but didn't feel super great about it. I screwed with it quite a bit before we finally settled on it. We tried a couple different almond extracts; some were more like the nut, but I didn't want that round nutty character. I wanted that fruitier extract character, which I think meshes nicely with the blueberry notes and with Bourbon County Stout itself. I hope the balance is appreciated because that's what the beer is based on."