Goose Island Beer Company

Commercial Brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev USA
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1988

Contact
1800 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Subsidiaries
Goose Island Beer Company owns 4 breweries:
Description
Goose Island Beer Company began as a single brewpub opened in 1988 by John Hall. By 1995, John’s beer had become so popular that he decided to open a larger brewery, along with a bottling plant to keep up with demand. 1999 brought even more growth, along with an additional brewpub, and today, what was once one man’s pint-filled dream has become the Goose Island empire you know and love.

in 2011, Goose Island Beer Company was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Since then, we’ve continued to brew beer that we’re proud of and now we get to share these beers with our friends both nationwide and internationally.

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8.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Draught @ Biererei, Berlin. Pours pitch black no head, some light oily lacings. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, maple, vanilla, bourbon. Flavor is sweet, roast malt, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, maple, rich bourbon. Full body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. Smooth, alcohol well hidden for the ABV. 100626
Tried from Draft at Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar on 10 Jun 2026 at 17:10

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
A deep dark stout with no head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, cherry, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, cherry blossoms, alcohol warmth, very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2026 at 23:20

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Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, coconut, meaty, cola, taste is rich, chewy, vanilla fudge, chocolate, roasted, coconut. 8/9/9/9/8
Tried on 05 Jun 2026 at 10:11

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Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, coconut, oak, taste is similar, chewy, rich. 8/9/9/9/8
Tried on 05 Jun 2026 at 10:09

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, small head. Vanillaish bourbon, dates and licorice up front. Sweet with full body and dense rounded mnouthfeel. Licorice and treacle dates and bourbon. Quite bitter finish with evident peppery alcohol.
Tried on 04 Jun 2026 at 19:57

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Dark brown. The aroma has a great barrel character right off the top, with a dark malt base. On the body, quite sweet, with a bit of rye, soft fruitiness, some alcohol. The malt is beautiful, soft, rich, light fruitiness. This has a lot of rye, vanilla, and again, that soft, low carbonation fruit. Everything here has come together wonderfully. Just an excellent beer.
Tried from Bottle from A1 Hop Shop 144th on 04 Jun 2026 at 05:30

9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
16.9 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is exquisite, with a wonderfully complex bourbon barrels, some burnt sugars, toasted malt, and tons of oak. Flavour is ridiculously complex, with wonderfully complex oak, bourbon barrels, some spicy rye, and toasted malt. Absolutely exquisite oak barrel expression, with a semi-spicy finish. Remarkable.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2026 at 05:25

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Poured from 500mL bottle (bottled 25 June 2025). Very dark brown with small beige head. Old woody whiskey nose. Taste really showcases the whiskey with some vanilla notes and feint dark sugars, very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2026 at 05:16

8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 9 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear mahogany, medium tan head good lacing. Aroma is cacao, bourbon, vanilla, dates. Flavor is medium sweet, medium bitter. Full body.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2026 at 02:39

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours pitch black, with a creamy mocha head. Aroma is is roasted malts with bread, dark chocolate, muscovado, leather, almonds and dried fruits, as well as honey, vanilla, tannins and wooden barrels. Full, velvety body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is roasted malts with bread, liquorice, muscovado, marsipan, nougat and honey, as well as leather, tannins and wooden barrels.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2026 at 13:57