(Chicago, IL) – Last week, Goose Island Beer Company announced the upcoming release of two Bourbon County variants. Per the brewery’s Facebook page:

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Black Friday will be the first day for retail sales of the 2012 release of Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout and Cherry Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout in Illinois.

2012 Bourbon County Coffee was made with Intelligentsia La Tortuga coffee beans. Cherry Rye Bourbon County was aged in rye whiskey barrels with whole Michigan cherries from Mick Klug Farms in Michigan.

Both of these beers were brewed in very small batches and wholesaler delivery schedules vary. As such, we cannot guarantee they will be on shelves at your favorite retailer on Black Friday.

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Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout, which made its first appearance in 22 oz. bottles back in spring 2010 and was also released in 2011, currently ranks 12th in the world on Beer Advocate and has a nearly perfect 100/99 rating on RateBeer.

Meanwhile, RateBeer has multiple listings up for a Cherry variation of Bourbon County Brand Stout though it isn’t clear if it is the same as Cherry Rye. In any case, this will be the beer’s first appearance in bottles.