{"id":2503,"date":"2014-11-30T00:24:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T04:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2014-11-30T00:24:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T04:24:07","slug":"events-black-friday-bourbon-county-stout-tasting-goose-island-clybourn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/11\/30\/events-black-friday-bourbon-county-stout-tasting-goose-island-clybourn\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Events: Black Friday Bourbon County Stout Tasting @ Goose Island Clybourn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the 2nd year in a row, I was lucky enough to have the time for a trip to Chicago and find a ticket to attend Goose Island\u2019s Black Friday beer tasting @ the Brewpub. Although a separate operation from the brewery owned by ABInBev, the brewpub still celebrates the annual release of Goose Island\u2019s Bourbon County Stout with special taps, merchandise and this awesome beer tasting with the brewers and barrel teams responsible for bringing us this awesome stout every year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For $80 (including service fee), the event sounds like a rip-off. I disagree but because last year\u2019s post received so much traffic and tickets this year were more difficult to get, maybe I should stop hyping this one up so much. Last year, tickets to the sessions sold out in 30 minutes\u2026this year, it took 90 seconds as I frantically tried different times of day trying to find a slot open and 6PM happened to be the only one left after literally just refreshing the page at the time tickets went on sale. So despite how cool this event sounds, don\u2019t go.<\/p>\n

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For reference, here\u2019s my post about last year\u2019s event.<\/a><\/p>\n

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What do you get for $80?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. 1 Hour with members of the Goose Island team<\/li>\n
  2. 6 4oz Samples of this year\u2019s BCS Variants<\/li>\n
  3. Dessert (sweet) pairings with 4 of the 6 beers<\/li>\n
  4. A special gift (for MBA members)<\/li>\n
  5. 1 Bomber bottle of a 2014 beer release ($27 value)<\/li>\n
  6. 1 Commemorative glass ($15 value)<\/li>\n
  7. Q&A with the employees on hand<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When you take out the service fee, gifts and tasters, the event seems pretty affordable and obviously, because it sold out very fast this year.<\/p>\n

    Notes and Details on the 2014 BCS Variants I jotted down during the Q&A:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Staff on Hand:<\/p>\n