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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Tried from Draft on 20 Dec 2025 at 21:31

gave a cheers!

8.5

Tried from Draft on 20 Dec 2025 at 21:30

gave a cheers!

8

Tried from Draft on 20 Dec 2025 at 21:29

gave a cheers!

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

Schenkt vrijwel zwart met een kleine bruine kraaf waar weinig van overblijft. Geur van bourbon, geroosterde mout, zoet, vanille. Retronasaal is het boozy, bourbon, zoetig, iets umami ook, hout. Smaak is zoetig tot zoet en iets alcoholfruitig/zurig, tikje geroosted bitterig. Warmende alcohol. Vrij volle body. Afdronk met donkere chocola, iets geroosterde bitterheid.

Tried from Bottle from Hoptimaal on 20 Dec 2025 at 20:23


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cremiger, intensiv malziger Beginn. Viel Kokos, cremig, Mandeln kann ich nicht ausmachen. Kakao, Kokos, Alkohol zum Ende. Langer Nachhall, gut. 10/12/12/12/12/12

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2025 at 14:01

gave a cheers!

8.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500ml bottle, 2025 vintage. Caramel aroma with notes of chocolate, dates, hazelnut, vanilla, bourbon and oak. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has little retention and very little lacing. Starts with caramel, dates, chocolate and vanilla flavors as well as having a rich, full body and sticky sweet mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth with hazelnut, bourbon and oak flavors. Nice, but the sweetness is bordering cloying. Looking forward to see what some time in the cellar does…

Tried from Bottle from J&K Liquor on 20 Dec 2025 at 06:54


8.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle.

A- Black color, opaque liquid, minimal brown head.

A- Chocolate sauce, toasted coconut, ginger.

F- Coconut, chocolate, sweet, light ginger.

T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish.

O- Lots of chocolate dipped coconut candies. I honestly never get tired of BCBS and they always seem to meet expectations. A bit sweet but nice. This one had a year of age on it. Flavors were great.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2025 at 02:59


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at High Side Fairfax. Murky brown, legs, head faded fast. Big brown sugar and brownie nose, booze, barrel, a little bready. Flavor is brownies and booze and malt and cocoa. Full bodied, nearing dry, long finish.

Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2025 at 22:39


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

Draft at the Stadjbrouwhuis, Leiden. Poured almost black in colour with a thin broken tan head. The aroma is roasty, cacao, chocolate, light aromatic. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, with a big, roasty, chocolate, bready, biscotti, warm boozy alcohol bitter palate. Full bodied with flat carbonation.

Tried at Het Stadsbrouwhuis on 18 Dec 2025 at 21:08


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cremiger Beginn, allerdings auch deutlich alkoholisch. Malzig-karamellig mit Noten von Kaffee und im weiteren Verlauf auch Kakao, leicht erhöhte Karbonisierung, Bourbon, Röstnoten. Etwas holzig, der Alkohol stört zuweilen, langer Nachhall. 10/13/9/11/12/11

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2025 at 20:39