Bourbon County Stout keg goes quickly in Baton Rouge Sunday

Sunday isn’t a typical day to release a single keg of a specialty beer to a market. But then again, Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout isn’t a typical specialty beer. Yesterday, The Chimes East in Baton Rouge put a single keg of it on tap just in time for Sunday brunch. Fortunately, I had a heads up that this was happening, so I got there as the Chimes was opening at 11 AM. They gave you the option of a 13 ounce pour of it, or you could order a flight of Goose Island beers in 4 ounce tasters, such as the 312 Urban Wheat, IPA and Matilda alongside the Bourbon County.

I opted for the 13 ounce snifter pour of it, and it’s a good thing I got there early. We sat at the bar area with a good view of the tap. We were able to see how much of it was being poured, and had a pretty good idea that this keg would not last long. Sure enough, two hours later, the entire sixtel had been floated. The beauty of this was that this was entirely an organic release, with only a Facebook post and word o

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