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The other day I was given a heads-up by a store on getting myself a bottle of Rare Bourbon County Stout by Goose Island. I discussed whether to purchase Rare with Beer Bitch. This discussion should send up a big red flag. I never discuss... read more »
Several months ago Goose Island announced the end of Nut Brown. I used to buy Nut Brown as my solid choice to pair with food, in particular, steak. Until a year or two ago, brown ales were hard to find in the Chicago market. I always... read more »
Simply put: excess capacity. Goose Island Vanilla Cream Production breweries require three main components: brewhouse, fermentation, and packaging. On many occasions a production facility fills the fermentation tanks to capacity.... read more »
I have heard from several people in the last few weeks that some beers at Goose Island’s Clybourn location have issues. One friend even sent her beer back. The most offensive from what I gathered is the Harvest Ale. Since I once... read more »
It was a slightly cooler summer evening so I decided to drink the last of my Goose Island Oatmeal Stout. Goose retired this beer early this year. What a shame. The stout was the only year round locally produced stout in Chicago. Sure... read more »
Goose Island markets repeatedly their Matilda beer as brewed for food. Well some recent batches have been anything but brewed for food. In a very sterile manner Gregory Hall issued this statement. In the statement he admits Goose had... read more »