Goose Island Beer Company Beer Reviews

A Chicago based brewery founded in 1988 with two brewpubs. Now owned by AB InBev.

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Goose Island Big John Imperial Stout

by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Goose Island Beer Company, Illinois, Mug, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States | 0 comments

In the wake of producing some pretty huge stouts last year (Nightstalker and the BCS line), Goose released yet another monster in April of 2011 with this beer.  The sexy label is quickly familiar to the Chicagoland native as the design mimics that of the iconic John...

Goose Island Night Stalker Imperial Stout

by John | Goose Island Beer Company, Illinois, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, United States | 0 comments

On 5/15/11 I read the date on the bottle “02/19//10”. Over one year this wonderful stout sat in the darkness of the cellar and grew–matured. My first impression–heavy mellow. Everything is heavy and mellow after 15 months. This is another...

Goose Island Pepe Nero Belgian-Style Farmhouse Ale

by John | Goose Island Beer Company, Illinois, Pint Glass, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass | 2 comments

Pepe Nero! The name and presentation are the best parts of this beer. I was all excited by the packaging but disappointed with the results. The color was nice and black in keeping with the “mystery” of the bottle. It poured a little brown head that lasted...

Goose Island Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout

by Tom Smillie | Goose Island Beer Company, Illinois, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, Spirit-Aged Beers, United States | 0 comments

Goose Island BCS Rare! The last of three special BCS beers released in 2010. What makes this beer different is that it was aged for two years in Bourbon barrels that had previously been filled with spirits in 1985 and emptied in 2008. I was lucking enough to get a few...

Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Vanilla Stout

by Team | Goose Island Beer Company, Illinois, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, Spirit-Aged Beers, United States | 5 comments

Tom: When Goose Island announced that they were going to release variations of their famous Bourbon County Stout in 2010 I’m sure a lot of craft beer fans around the world got excited. Surprisingly, it did not produce a wellspring of emotion (positive or negative)...

Goose Island Green Line Pale Ale

by Taylor Birkey | American Pale Ale (APA), Goose Island Beer Company, Illinois, Mug, Pint Glass, United States | 4 comments

Craft beer enthusiasts that come through Chicago visit Goose Island Beer Company: it’s a fact of nature. Goose Island is the most widely known Chicago-based craft brewer hands down. They make really good beer. Recently, my bride and I stopped by the original...