If you’ve been counting down the days like the rest of us, tomorrow — Black Friday, November 28, 2025 — is finally here. Goose Island’s 2025 Bourbon County Brand Stout lineup hits shelves, taprooms, and online drops starting as early as some stores open (or midnight online in many cases). This is not a drill.
Here’s your 24-hour warning and battle plan:
The Big News Everyone’s Talking About
For the first time ever, Bourbon County Original Stout comes in 10-ounce four-packs. Yes, the king of barrel-aged stouts is now in a shareable, sessionable (well, relatively) size that won’t wreck your wallet or your liver in one sitting. Grab these fast — they’re going to vanish.
The 2025 Lineup You’re Hunting Tomorrow
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- Original Bourbon County Brand Stout – Now in 10-oz 4-packs + draft. Fudge, vanilla, caramel, bourbon-soaked perfection.
- Cherries Jubilee Stout – Cognac-finish + Montmorency cherries. Tastes like the fanciest dessert you’ve ever had in beer form.
- Chocolate Praline Stout – Cocoa nibs + hazelnut/almond/cashew brittle vibes. Dessert beer of the year contender.
- Proprietor’s Stout (Chicago ONLY) – Baklava in a bottle: pistachio, walnut, honey, cassia bark. If you’re in Chicagoland, this is your white whale.
- Double Barrel Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Stout – Two rounds in Heaven Hill BiB barrels. Toasted marshmallow and oak for days.
- Parker’s Heritage Reserve Stout – Two years in Parker’s Heritage 10-year rye barrels. The collector flex of 2025.
Pro Tips for Tomorrow
- Check Goose Island’s Beer Finder right now (gooseisland.com/beer-finder) and call your spots tonight. Some stores are doing ticketed releases or lotteries.
- Taprooms open early – Chicago (Fulton St. & Bally’s), the Beer Temple, and select accounts nationwide will pour variants on draft starting tomorrow morning.
- Online drops – Tavour, CraftShack, and a few others usually go live between 12:01 am and 9 am CT. Set those alarms.
- Limits are real – Most places are 1–2 bottles per variant, sometimes less on Proprietor’s and Parker’s Heritage.
This might be the strongest BCBS lineup in years — and with the new 10-oz Original four-packs, even casual fans have zero excuse to miss out.
Tomorrow you either wake up smiling with bottles in hand… or refreshing resale groups at 3× markup.
Don’t be the second guy.
See you in line.
