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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5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Aroma of wheat and citrus. Slightly hazy golden color with a decent white head. Medium bodied with fizzy/creamy carbonation. Flavor is wheat with citrus. Flavor fades rapidly, and the finish is a little grain and a touch of citrus that persists.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2008 at 19:51

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of fiulijn/boboski. Vintage 2007. Hazy, warm, amber golden with an off-white head. Sweetish fruity, but also somewhat medicinal aroma. Quite full-bodied with very sweet fruit notes, some caramel and an underlying yeasty note. Basically no bitterness. Unbalanced and cloyingly sweet. 271207
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2007 at 11:12

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fiulijn/boboski. Hazy golden with an off-white head. Hoppy, citrusy nose. Medium body with lightly sweet fruit notes and a dry, astringent and fairly hoppy finish. There’s nothing much Belgian about this. 171207
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2007 at 07:33

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of Sammy. Vintage 2006. Hazy, amber golden with a dense, off-white head leaving some lacing. Sweetish, spicy nose with a touch of yeast. Medium body, a little yeastiness and spices before an astringent almost Orval-like bitterness. Interesting. 171207
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2007 at 05:39

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home ... typical lager hop aroma ... grass hop ... quite sweet unusually so ... clean finnish with a little lager hop linger.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2007 at 15:58

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled 29.11.05
Copper brown color, small creamy beige head. Milk chocolaty and toasted aroma. Grassy, malty, a bit roasted flavor - very bock like, not an old ale type.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2007 at 15:57

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled (2005 vintage, thanks heemer77). Amber colour with mediumsized beige head. Aroma is spics, hops and some fruity hints. Flavour is mild hops, spices and caramel with some fruityness lurking in the background. Not that special, but wellbalanced and drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2007 at 15:49

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a little, dense and off-white head. Light brettish note with light spice note and some caramel malt. Flavour is slight soapy, nice caramel malty and with a nice yeasty mellow note. Finish follows the same mellow line with a light fruity brett note, very controlled.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2007 at 11:03

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Hoppy fruity and slight liqourice nose. Flavour is slight spiced and solid malty. Goes into a classic strong US hoppy flavour, although more on the bitter side than the floral/fruity side. Ends bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2007 at 04:39

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle at home ... amber ... very bright hop little spice ... right after the flying dog pale ale this one isnt hitting the mark ... agin its too fizzy ... lots of hop fruit up frount but a bit rough. the balance just isnt right....
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2007 at 12:51