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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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours clear reddish brown with a small frothy beige head, sweetish boozy caramel aroma, medium carbonation, initially sweet caramel taste, woodsy flavor, alcohol undertones, smooth body, long bitterish caramel finish. Woodsy flavor through aging.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2026 at 00:54


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Fat på Tapphuset . Här har vi härlig doft av nån marsipan körsbärsgodis med lite sprit i.Smakar också som doften fast med lite vaniljinslag .Mye god men inte i topp bland bourbon lagrade öl inte.

Tried on 21 Mar 2026 at 15:54


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Sweet and rich and dripping with bourbon, gooey notes of milk chocolate, anise, molasses, dark roast coffee, and a charred, roasted bitterness. Finishes with tons of whiskey and oak. Delicious.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2026 at 03:24


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Backlog November 2013. Reddish amber body under a dense, medium sized beige head. Aroma of sweetish malt, dry fruit and caramel. Taste is almost intense with sweet malt, caramel, dry fruit and citric fruity hops. Fine body with a long lasting sweet and bitter aftertaste. Kind of nice in a non-typical way.

Tried on 18 Mar 2026 at 17:14


8.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Fles 29,5cl thuis. Roasted malts, vanille, eik, caramel, redelijk boozy, bourbon, fudge, licht plakkerig, pure chocolade, wat liquorice, marsepein, bittertonen, zoeten. (13-3-2026).

Tried from Bottle from De Poort van Kleef on 13 Mar 2026 at 22:58


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Total Wine & More, W. Hollywood. Opaque black with nice viscosity, thin head, poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong sweet malt, bourbon, dark fruit, vanilla, light spice. Taste is bourbon, caramel, alcohol astringency, dark fruit, vanilla, rye spice. Smooth texture, medium bodied, alcohol astringency and heat, lively carbonation, finish as taste. Overall, good but needs a little bit of extra time to decrease astringency and carbonation. Not worth the $40 I paid for it. Would recommend holding this for a bit to let it mellow.

Tried from Bottle from Total Wine & More - W. Hollywood on 12 Mar 2026 at 04:55


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet. Sweet finish with lots of warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 110326

Tried from Draft at Mig & Ølsnedkeren on 11 Mar 2026 at 17:54


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours light golden with a thick fluffy white head. Aroma of mango flavoring. Taste has some pleasant heavy mango flavor, accented by hop crispiness. Palate has lingering hops, heavy tropical fruit notes. Quite good.

Tried on 11 Mar 2026 at 17:50


9.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

500ml bottle, 2024 vintage. Roasted malt aroma with notes of chocolate, brown sugar, vanilla, bourbon and oak. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has little retention and no lacing. Starts with rich roasted malt, brown sugar and oak flavors as well as having a rich, full body and silky smooth mouthfeel. Finishes incredibly smooth with chocolate, bourbon and vanilla flavors. Truly elite imperial stout.

Tried from Bottle from J&K Liquor on 08 Mar 2026 at 05:23


8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at CBJ. Dark kinda murky cola brown. No head. Aroma is sweet and chewy. Chocolate and caramel. Peripheral coffee. Thick and creamy. Soft carbonation. Long astringent finish. Yep.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2026 at 19:25