Goose Island Brewhouse: Clybourn

Brewpub in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Goose Island Beer Company
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1988

Contact
1800 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614, United States
Description
The original Goose Island brewery located in the heart of bustling Lincoln Park, Clybourn Brewhouse is the perfect spot to sample all of our specialty beers and enjoy some delicious brewpub food. Since 1988, Goose Island has consistently brewed Chicago's finest hand-crafted ales & lagers.

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7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draught @ The Shed, Chicago IL (Dec 2025). Clear golden with a frothy off-white head, faint citrus peel aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrusy taste with lightly piney flavor, faint berries, smooth body, long finish. Very smooth WC IPA.
Tried from Draft at Goose Island Beer - Salt Shed Pub on 08 Feb 2026 at 01:56

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Draft. A nice orange, light feel but a bit to watery for a saison in my opinion. Needs more substance?
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:59

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at blind tiger. Poured dark w/ smallish head. Malt chocs etc. Taste is sweeter.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:54

6.5/10
RB score 3.28
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2025 at 23:11

7/10
A little boozy, nice tropical notes. Bold hops but not bitter
Tried on 26 Oct 2024 at 18:36

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught @ the Goose Island taproom (Aug 2023). Clear rich golden with a foamy white head, earthy aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter taste with typical Belgian yeast flavors in addition to orange peel, a bit of piney kick, thin smooth body, long finish. Great flavors!
Tried from Draft on 22 Apr 2024 at 23:11

6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from Trader Joe's. Nice standard American Pale Ale nose under the can top.The pour is hazy gold, with tiny floaties in suspension, like with a lot of Bell's I remember. Big puff of foam. Taste… well it's a standard pale ale. Hops are not that prominent, and the overall mouthfeel is kind of thin. Okay, it's supposed to be an easy pale ale, and at least it's not tasting like a pale lager, but Goose can do much better.
Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2024 at 06:18

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
tap at brewpub in Savannah GA - solid, light crisp Kolsch - easy drinking beer
Tried from Draft on 06 Feb 2024 at 12:46

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught pour at Clybourn served by....Adan! 12/1/23. A bit hazy, drab caramel-amber. Off-white head to ring immediately. Rum raisin, pepper, cherry, mellow alcohol ester. Oxidized notes of sherry with paper and vegetal character though not in a bad way. Don't get the cherry or orange. Orange peel zestiness with honey and toffee like maltiness drying out heavily with earth and sherry. I actually think the orange peel mimics oxidation or sherry...so there's not really any of that. Soft, sweet, rich, earthy, peppery. Bit muddled with intermittent alcohol. Wouldnt mind significantly more bourbon, though I think these were older generation barrels and it was left too long in them.
Tried from Can on 01 Dec 2023 at 19:32

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Clybourne draught, 12/1/23. Gotta keep those malt liqua numbers up, let's go! Clear, brass-blonde. Small, quickly fading, white head. Apple, earth, crusty bread and spicy herbs. Nice adjunct like character, not overhopped, clean, no booze. Clean, gently hoppy, lots of interesting adjunct grain with apple, black and white pepper and sourdough. No booze. Good malt liquor-like adjunct notes while being clean and not overhopped. Clean malt liquors are actually quite a nice, malty, strong lager.
Tried on 01 Dec 2023 at 18:36