The invite was light on details. It simply said “Join us for a special BCBS tasting with our friends from Macallan.” When I got there I was blown away by the gravity of the situation. It was a scotch and beer pairing of the highest order at a mens …
Just days after their massive Silver Anniversary Party (that featured 60 of their beers!) at the original Brewpub over on Clybourn, I was able to sit down for 20 minutes with a Chicago Legend. John started Goose Island in 1988 based on his world travels and his passion to build …
After the original Black Friday event of 2010, we left thinking it would be hard to ever top that experience. After all it was an event 25 years in the making…then this happened. Black Friday 2012 was even more insane than the previous two combined. A celebration of …
Release number 5 in the Goose Island Fulton & Wood series saw the company put a spotlight on something you rarely see in craft beer – A Polish inspired ale. Chicago has the largest Polish population on the planet outside of Warsaw, Poland. The idea for Casimir came together …
All day long we would hear things that really made us smile. “It’s a great day to be at Kincade’s!” or “Things like this never happen here!” With the help of our friends from In The City TV we were able to create craft beer moments that people wont soon …
Belgian Fest really is the quintessential Sunday afternoon beer festival. It’s loud, action packed and boisterous. The vibe is good, and there are no crazy lines crazy lines for beer. The taplist was an assortment of the unique one-off beers that Goose Island does better than any crew in town. …
