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
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.
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.
8.4/10
Split 2 ways aroma is chocolate, bourbon. Taste follows with a nice lingering warmth. Very nice but not overly complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 12:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Bottle Theory. Pours an oily black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has strong dark grains and rye with some barrel and a decent amount of roast. Flavor has lots of roast and rye with growing dark grain and barrel supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2025
at 17:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 500ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb, shared with Hrabren. Black coloured, small brown head, coconut, alcohol and light chocolate in the nose. Roasted malt, bourbon, chocolate and coconut with notes of alcohol and warming finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 25 Dec 2025
at 15:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 500ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb. Brownish coloured, minimal beige head, caramel, alcohol and light dried fruits in the nose. Alcohol, caramel, dried fruits, light bourbon and touch of brown sugar with soft oak touch in the finish. Surprisingly not so sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 25 Dec 2025
at 14:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled 500ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb. Black coloured, small brownish head, bourbon and light alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, bourbon, dark chocolate, notes of coconut and maple with some alcohol in the nose. Quite nice and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 25 Dec 2025
at 13:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 500ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb. Black coloured, small brownish head, bourbon and light alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, bourbon, wood, dark chocolate and light tobacco with noticable alcohol in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 25 Dec 2025
at 11:47
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pale brown, no head. Big bourbon aroma, applewood, rich wheatwine, with light fruit and big toffee. Oh that’s excellent, rich toffee, slight fruit, really rich bourbon, vanilla. The apple helps soften this, brown sugars. Good body. Fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2025
at 00:05
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with beige head. Aroma is complex, with lots of apple brandy, caramel, brown sugar, and toffee. Flavour is complex, with bourbon, applewood, caramel, and borne sugar. Rich, complex, bourbony and woody. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Goose Island Brewery Fulton St.
on 24 Dec 2025
at 23:30