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Goose Island Brewery is a brewery located in Chicago, Illinois, that began as a single brewpub known as Clybourn, which was opened in May 1988 by John Hall in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. The larger brewery (as we know it today) was opened in 1995, while the second brewpub, Wrigleyville, was opened in 1999.[1]
Goose Island produces several year-round and seasonal styles of craft beer, the best-known of which are 312 Urban Wheat Ale and Honker's Ale. Goose Island also offers Root Beer and various sodas including Orange Cream and Grape soda. The beers are distributed across the United States and the United Kingdom,[2] after a large stake of the company was sold to Widmer Brothers Brewery in 2006, and the brewery was able to expand into different markets.[3]
In November 2008, Goose Island made news when its small batch of Bourbon County Stout became available for the first time in Western states.[4] That Russian Imperial Stout is cask-conditioned in oak barrels from Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single barrel bourbon, the "oldest Single Barrel Bourbon in the world at 18 years . . ." and losing nearly 2/3 of the barrels contents into Angel's share.[5]
Similarly, West Coast craft beer drinkers rejoiced when the brewer began distributing Matilda west of the Rockies in March 2010.[6][7]
Greg Hall is the brewmaster.[8] Brewpubs Goose Island has two brewpubs which both serve brunch, lunch, and dinner. The Clybourn location has specialty food items, such as duck, rabbit, and truffle aioli served with your french fries. They serve anything from a burger and fries to homemade sausages and PEI Mussels. The Wrigleyville location serves mostly pub food like burgers, and chicken. The brewpubs are supplied by local farmers who raise natural meats, many of the animals are fed the same wheat and grain that was previously used to make the beer, as one sign reads "Beer Fed Pork Served Here." ToursThe brewery conducts tours at the Clybourn Brewpub: Saturday- 12:30pm and 2pm Tours are also available by special arrangement. These are popular and reservations are recommended. [9] ProductsBeer
One-time and very limited releaseWillie's Small Beer, Bourbon County Coffee Stout, Fulton & Wood, Honest Stout, Willow Street White Ale, John the Younger, Lake-Effect Lager, La Deuxieme, Demolition 1800, Dead Goat Porter, Lincoln Park Lager, English Malt Porter, Hefeweizen, Old Aberration Barley Wine, Pilgrim Pale Ale, Doppelbock, Maduro, Russian Imperial Stout, Rotweizen, Dublin Stout, Rye Pale Ale (Rye.P.A) Special Pale Ale (S.P.A.), Extremely Naughty Goose, Golden Goose Pilsner, Dublin Stout, Smoked Bock, 21st Amendment Ale, Maibock, Wheatmiser, PMD Mild Ale, Celebration Red, Six, Saison, XXX Porter, Schwarzbier, S.O.B, Pivo, Oktoberfest, Midway IPA, Early Spring Brew, Bracket Buster IPA, Coffees and Cream, Chocolate Milk Stout, Standard Ordinary Bitter (S.O.B), Citrus, Dominique, Green Line Pale Ale and Midwest Coast Wheat. SodaIn addition to the beer, Goose Island produces a craft soda, The Chicago Style Root Beer; and four natural craft sodas, including Concord Grape, Spicy Ginger, Vanilla Cream, and Orange Cream.[10][11] AwardsGreat American Beer Festival
World Beer Cup
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