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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9.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle via trade with The Epeeist. Thanks a lot. Pours pitch black with a creamy brown head & lacings. This IS everything: wood, roast, coffee, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, smooth, oily & phat. Super complex & super delicious. Long end. Amazing. . .
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2008 at 11:19

9.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Black with a small, but lasting, light brown head. Rich and complex aroma, of oak, vanilla, dark chocolate, a little toffee, roasted wood, and a hint of licorice. Rather dry, full flavoured complex dark chocolate, with delicious oak notes, and some slightly tart tannin action. Long lasting aftertaste of oak, vanilla and chocolate.
Tried on 31 Jul 2008 at 05:49

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Slightly hazy orangey-tan colour. The aroma is faint - kind of toasty, caramelly. Low bitterness. Clean, simple and approachable. Subtle toast and wood. Drinkable, but unlikely to inspire.
Tried on 29 Jul 2008 at 11:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
GABF 2007. A clear golden beer with a thick orangey head. The aroma is sweet malty with grassy notes of hops. The flavor is very malty with notes of newly harvested grain, leading to a dry straw finish. Weird how big the difference between aroma and flavor is.
Tried on 27 Jul 2008 at 13:55

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Clear amber with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel and hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with pine,caramel,hops and grapefruit notes. Ends bitter.
Tried on 22 Jul 2008 at 01:29

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
2004 bottle courtesy of Tony @ OTH. Pours absolute black, nose is liquorish. Aroma is very roasty with a strong presence of coffee / chocolate malts and this ever presence of light bourbon wood. An outstanding imperial stout.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2008 at 16:39

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours out a hazy amber topped with a small white head. Aroma of fruit and spice. Tast of yeast a little citrus. More of the fruit and spices.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2008 at 12:43

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle Pours out a hazy yellow topped with a nice wite head. Aroma of citrus and some wheat. Tast I pick up wheat, citrus, malt, and some yeast. A so so wheat.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2008 at 12:40

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8
(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 1 July 2008) Black colour with brief, brown head. Malty, roasted nose with vanilla, oak, ashes, liquorice and strong espresso. Malty, roasted taste with notes of liquorice, vanilla, bourbon, espresso, chocolate pudding, cocoa powder and distinct flavours of charred oak wood. Fairly sweet, full body. Very powerfull with fiery alcohol notes coming through. Not really balanced but very tasty. Lovely sipping beer with lots of character.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2008 at 15:44

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 1 July 2008) Yellow colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with notes of lemon, peaches and grassy, floral hops. Fruity taste with tropical fruit, pineapple and hay. Fairly sweet, but well balanced kölsch. Nice and summery but hardly ground breaking.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2008 at 15:37