Brewing is both medieval art and advanced science. During our visit to Fulton last year for the Suffolk County Stout release we saw seven IPAs on draft and wondered what the hell was going on. But this was a strategic mission to highlight Pacific Northwest and Southern Hemisphere hops selected …
Bourbon County Season returns Black Friday and will feature seven varietals including an updated fan favorite with Fourteen Stout. Goose is known for having an extensive collection of retired beers that make appearances sporadically over the years (Vanilla BCS, Bramble Rye) both come to mind. This time around it’s the …
Over the last 32 years Goose Island has made every style of beer that you can possibly imagine and then some. Nowadays drinking patterns have changed and overall consumption of beer in general is trending down. As we work back into some degree of normality, Goose is taking calculated risks …
Saved By The Max is the Geek Bar Wicker Park popup that opened in April 2016. The initial three-month residency was insanely popular and had to be extended until June 2017. The Max is the diner from the 80’s teen cult classic TV show, Saved By The Bell. During its …
By now we should just call GI’s Bourbon County Stout what it is – The Most Disruptive Stout in American History. Batch 1000 at the Clybourn brewpub was ahead of it’s time and pioneered the way craft breweries approached experimenting with second use barrels that previously held a spirit. We …
“Some people visit Chicago and think all of our beers are made at the Clybourn pub. This is a great way to have a connection with our neighborhood.” – Brewmaster, Brett Porter. Of course he’s referring to the original Goose Island Clybourn Pub that has been operating in Lincoln Park …
