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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours black with moderate dark tan head. Aromas of harsh bourbon, oak, caramel and toasted malts. Flavors of strong boozy bourbon, green oak, raisins, dark chocolate and dry roasty malts. Good, but expecting much more.
Tried
from Draft
at
Beerlovers Bar
on 15 Apr 2026
at 15:40
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
On tap. Pours a dark brown with light head and lots of carbonation. Aromas of rich bourbon, toffee, a little maple syrup, raisins and caramel malts. Flavors follow same with a bit more bourbon and additional oak. Warm finish, and good scrubbing carbonation. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Beerlovers Bar
on 15 Apr 2026
at 15:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Zwarte body, beige schuim. Geur is zoet, bourbon, vanille, hout, donkere caramel. Retronasaal: zoet, rood fruit, boozy, toffee. Smaak is zoetig tot zoet, fruitig, iets hout. Sterk alcoholgevoel. Medium tot volle body. Lange afdronk, iets roasty.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerTemple
on 15 Apr 2026
at 15:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from the Packie and pulled from the cellar to share with friends.
Inky black completely opaque with a thin tan head that quickly recedes. Coffee molasses toffee caramel chocolate dried fruit and a mild coconut and vanilla bourbon oakiness. Surprising now little alcohol presence. Sweet and sticky definitely a sipper but tasty.
Inky black completely opaque with a thin tan head that quickly recedes. Coffee molasses toffee caramel chocolate dried fruit and a mild coconut and vanilla bourbon oakiness. Surprising now little alcohol presence. Sweet and sticky definitely a sipper but tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
from
The Packie
on 12 Apr 2026
at 20:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ H.J Hansen, Odense. Pours Black with a small creamy head. Delicious Chocolate. Touch of Dark fruit, coffee ,roast and Wood. It’s sweet but sippable with plenty of beer over and under. 4.1.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2026
at 09:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Vrijwel zwart, beige kraag die niet heel lang blijft. Geur van choco, bourbon, rood fruit, donkere caramel. Retronasaal is het zoet, flink wat hout/tannines, boozy. Smaak is zoetig, iets bitterig, hout. Alcohol is vrij heet. Redelijk volle body, lichte koolzuur. Lange afdronk, zoetig, houtig.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerTemple
on 09 Apr 2026
at 12:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Vrijwel zwart met hoegenaamd geen schuim. (Te) koud getapt. Geur van bourbon, zoet, vanille, bessen. Retronasaal is het zoetig, drop/umami, boozy, hout/tannines. Smaak is vrij zoet, houtig. Redelijk volle body. Alcohol is warmend, maar niet scherp. Lange afdronk met lichte roasty bitterheid. Erg lekker, maar niet veel chocola (meer).
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerTemple
on 09 Apr 2026
at 12:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Still, black pour. Boozy, roasty aroma, sweet chocolaty. Taste starts with the alcohol heat, sweet, roasty, brown sugar, chocolate. Always a treat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2026
at 07:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared for my birthday. Black with very short lasting head. Vanilla, brandy, caramel, cola, cherries, sweet chocolate, tea. Solid seeet, boozy bitter. Full bodied, boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
J.P. Alsem
on 05 Apr 2026
at 21:50
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
Bottle 10fl.oz. @ home - [ Virtual Tasting 💻👀 ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout 2025 ]. ABV: 14.8%. [20260404]. 8-/4/9-/4-/18-
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2026
at 17:39