About
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.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle, shared @ Bottle Share "Artbeerfest 2026", Caminha (Portugal). 11/07/2026
[#9.282 Global - #1.950 United States of America - #6 Goose Island Beer Company]
Pours black with a lasting beige head. Mostly lacing. Aroma is loaded with roasted coffee beans, licorice, bourbon barrels and light nuts. Taste is luscious coffee beans and bourbon barrels. Balanced and extremely gentle palate. Top notch.
Next one, please!
[#9.282 Global - #1.950 United States of America - #6 Goose Island Beer Company]
Pours black with a lasting beige head. Mostly lacing. Aroma is loaded with roasted coffee beans, licorice, bourbon barrels and light nuts. Taste is luscious coffee beans and bourbon barrels. Balanced and extremely gentle palate. Top notch.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2026
at 14:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, shared @ Artbeerfest 2026, Caminha (Portugal). 11/07/2026
[#9.258 Global - #1.943 United States of America - #5 Goose Island Beer Company]
Pours black with a thin beige head. Aroma: praline, roasted almond and coconut. Taste: dark chocolate traces, praline and almonds. Light anise and spiced. Warm palate. Interesting.
Next one, please!
[#9.258 Global - #1.943 United States of America - #5 Goose Island Beer Company]
Pours black with a thin beige head. Aroma: praline, roasted almond and coconut. Taste: dark chocolate traces, praline and almonds. Light anise and spiced. Warm palate. Interesting.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2026
at 12:47
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 500 ml bottle.
Aroma is rather fruit forward with lots of cherry notes and hints of raisin and prune. Fairly strong chocolate, dark caramel and toffee notes. Some tootsie roll notes with hints of dark chocolate, orange, treacle and burnt sugar. Medium light bourbon and alcohol notes with hints of oak.
Pours jet black with a thin, moderately large, reddish-mocha head that recedes quickly and disappears. No lacing and sheets for legs..
Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate notes and some lighter roast and burnt sugar. Quite a bit of dark caramel, toffee and tootsie roll notes. Moderately strong cherry notes with hints of raisin, prune and orange. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Light bourbon and faint oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit sticky with medium carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BCBS and one that tastes far better than I was expecting. The cherry notes were pretty strong in the aroma, but we're much softer in the flavor and made for a nice chocolate cherry note. Alcohol is fairly well hidden and not too hot. Decent bourbon and cognac notes.
Aroma is rather fruit forward with lots of cherry notes and hints of raisin and prune. Fairly strong chocolate, dark caramel and toffee notes. Some tootsie roll notes with hints of dark chocolate, orange, treacle and burnt sugar. Medium light bourbon and alcohol notes with hints of oak.
Pours jet black with a thin, moderately large, reddish-mocha head that recedes quickly and disappears. No lacing and sheets for legs..
Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate notes and some lighter roast and burnt sugar. Quite a bit of dark caramel, toffee and tootsie roll notes. Moderately strong cherry notes with hints of raisin, prune and orange. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Light bourbon and faint oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit sticky with medium carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BCBS and one that tastes far better than I was expecting. The cherry notes were pretty strong in the aroma, but we're much softer in the flavor and made for a nice chocolate cherry note. Alcohol is fairly well hidden and not too hot. Decent bourbon and cognac notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2026
at 05:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Lots of vanilla, a bit over the top with the vanilla cream thing. Is this an omnipollo collab or some shit? That makes the beer good but disappointingly simple. Rye spice is fun in the finish, but it sort of clashes with the silly level of vanilla.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2026
at 03:37