(Chicago, IL) – Twitter reports on Tuesday and Wednesday confirm that Goose Island Cherry Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout and Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout have started making their way out into the Greater Chicago market. The brewery had originally set Black Friday as the first day that retailers should sell the beer so this does not appear to have been planned.

Both John’s Restaurant and Stout had bottles for sale at $45 each as of Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, you can follow the tweets from other bars and shops regarding both Cherry Rye and Coffee on Twitter.

Cherry Rye just took Best of Show at FoBAB this past weekend.

A request is out to Goose Island for more information regarding distribution.