Goose Island Beer Company
Commercial Brewery
in Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Anheuser-Busch InBev USA
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1988
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.
Sloefmans (15338) reviewed Christmas Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dark chestnut; thin yellowish head. Rich malts, fruity esters and preserved fruits in the nose. Taste with smoked tones, some kind of latter days' kids' sweet, dates. Full bodied, slick, oily mouthfeel. Aftertaste is bitter at first, then sweet fruits fill the inner cavities. Nothing bad. Just not to rave about.
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Summertime from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Pours an amber with some yellow/orange tinges. Little to no head and quite clear. Aroma smells slightly citrusy, slightly crisp and yeasty. Begins spicy, with some dry citrus fruit tones and moderate acidity. Only mildly sweet, but in the finish there was a candyish malt that seemed a bit too powerful and unbalanced. It was slightly sour and cloying after I had had 2 or 3 of these beers. Aftertaste was not good, and had this old, syrupy malt flavor lingering. Carbonation added too much of a peppery texture. Medium bodied is a stretch.
JK (8140) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Complex aroma with citrus, grapes, some tobacco, and lots of hops. Light amber color with a very big, thick head. Flavor of bitter hops. Aftertaste is also bitter with some malt. Medium bodied. Well done.
Silphium (4310) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On the teeter-totter of pine versus grapefruit, pine won this one. So much so, in fact, that my bottle was actually infested by the southern pine beetle. Unfortunately, piney IPAs are becoming rarer and rarer due to the affection of this peculiar insect for the resinous, bitter aroma of Pinus virginiana. Luckily, I detected no sawflies, so I plunged into the glass with the fervor of a child opening Christmas presents. And it was good. Comes across as a lighter-bodied cousin of DFH 90 Minute IPA. Aroma is piney, and the flavor is dynamic bitter hops and crisp malts. Solid.
JK (8140) reviewed Summertime from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Mild aroma of hops. Appearance is light gold and a little cloudy. Heavily carbonated. Taste of a full bodied pilsner. Light and refreshing. Good finish of bitter hops.
JK (8140) reviewed Nut Brown Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Aroma of an ipa. A very dark brown beer, the head is tan and thin and laced the glass. First flavor is of hops, followed by the standard brown ale taste, with a good taste of coffee in the finish. Better than I expected.
JK (8140) reviewed Honkers Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Light brown. Lots of hops and a little fruit in the aroma. Flavor is pleasant but one dimensional with a weak hop flavor. I was thinking of a weak ipa while drinking this one.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2013 vintage, rated 2017. Dark brown. No head. On the nose, this comes across as being a bit harsh. A touch thin, next to the 2008, and with only a limited sweet taste, dark malts, touch of milk chocolate. Honestly, not that impressive. Finishes with some nice brown sugar notes, though. 4 6 8 4 15 = 3.7
2008 vintage, rated 2017: Dark brown, no head. Aroma has a lot of soy sauce, and a touch of chocolate, and no question the alcohol blasts through. It has a nice fruity character, with some toffee sweetness, and it's a fairly complex character. 3 - 7 - 8 - 4 - 16 = 3.8
Old school 2003 rate: Very dark brown and oily-looking. Bourbon aroma – sweet charcoal, slight vanilla, prunes and big rich malts. Long charcoal and vanilla palate, with noticeable alcohol. Rich fruit esters lie underneath, resulting in a well-integrated brew – rich, warming, enjoyable.8-4-8-4-16 = 4.0
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled. Wow! What a nice beer to be finding at your local Jewel. Complex chocolate with other flavors (your dad's pipe smoke?), nuttiness is implied more than overt. Take this one home with you and it'll respect you in the morning.
McDermottDrink (4568) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft, at the brewery. Not a hophead’s IPA, but a good one to suggest to friends. All the homebrewers gathered at the brewery break room agreed the color was "orange." A nice fizzy head helps spread the hop aroma. Yes, there is hop bitterness, but as Dick Solomon on "Third Rock" said, "Not in that fun, spanky way." You also get a balanced fruity taste that matches the maltiness nicely. Well done, and in stores at popular prices. Re-tasted, 2/6/04: Hmm... the hop component is getting stronger, if anything. Not "extreme" yet, but still good (and I ran my finger through a trash can of foam they were using for blow-off in this brew’s fermenter... mmm, bitter!
Brewery Stats
| Score | 7.09 |
| Beers | 308 |
| Ticks | 7788 |
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