Every year, Goose Island releases a beer in the Bourbon County family called Proprietor's that belongs to Chicago alone — inspired by the city that the brewery calls home. When it came time to craft his own concept, Goose Island barrel team member Chase Craig turned to a dessert as iconic in its own right as the stout it inspired: the pineapple upside-down cake.

2026 Bourbon County Brand Proprietor's Stout leans into the cake itself — the caramelized base, the sticky-sweet crown, the way vanilla and browned sugar transform simple ingredients into something more than the sum of its parts. Pineapple lends a bright, tropical lift, while Montmorency cherries add a depth that echoes the maraschino's role in the original dessert. Panela sugar ties it together, delivering the same rich, molasses-kissed caramelization that bourbon barrels have been imparting to our beer as it ages.  

Indulgent, layered, and unmistakably Chicago's — this year’s Proprietor’s Stout feels like home.