According to Goose Island, its flagship beer has notes of "vanilla, cocoa, cherry, caramelized sugar, and almond" and was aged an average of 12 months in "freshly empty barrels" from distilleries including the likes of Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, Four Roses, and 

Aged for two years in barrels specifically from Buffalo Trace's ten-year-old Eagle Rare bourbon, this entry is described as having notes of "robust oak, toasted almond, and warming vanilla."

The Bourbon County lineup's first "Cask Finish" stout spend a year in former Angel's Envy bourbon barrels before another year of aging in Ruby Port wine barrels, culminating in a stout with notes of "cherry, spice, and cocoa.

First released in 2017 as that year's "Proprietor's Stout," this beer with notes of "ripe bananas, toasted almond, brown sugar, and cinnamon " is finally making its national debut. To achieve a profile befitting of its dessert namesake, the beer is brewed with real banana, three different kinds of almonds, cassia bark, and other natural flavors.

This barrel-aged stout was first aged in bourbon barrels for at least one year, and then finished and blended with mulberries, boysenberries and marionberries. Each addition of berry contributes its own distinct flavor profile, with some adding sweetness and others providing acidity and complexity. A taste of the past, this imperial stout is a balanced and nuanced play on fresh fruit, vanilla, and chocolate.