Over the weekend, the newly opened Park at Wrigley played host to one of their first events at the unique space: Craft and Cuisine. Beer and wine tastings from a variety of producers were on hand, including our very own Goose Island, Moody Tongue, and Virtue Cider.
It wouldn’t be Chicago Craft Beer Week without an enormous dodgeball tournament, right? Right. Goose Island’s annual Battle of the Breweries Dodgeball Tournament is set for Sunday, May 21 and you can enter to win a pair of tickets right here.
Now that we’ve passed the winter solstice, everyday is one day closer to spring. And after several months of dark and heavy beers, January is the perfect time for something lighter, something new, and something that will keep us looking towards baseball season. Leave it to Chicago’s own Goose Island Beer Company to fulfill those notions with their brand new seasonal, Preseason Lager, a Vienna-style lager made with both German and American hops. We sat down with Goose Island’s Retail Development Manager and Advanced Cicerone, Beau Forbes, for a private tasting of the new beer.
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The highly anticipated and coveted Bourbon County Stout lineup from Goose Island is set and ready to go. Scaled back to just four variants this year, Goose is going back to the basics with this release, focusing on the four styles that are at the heart of this brand. Bourbon County Brand Stout, Bourbon County Brand Barleywine, Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout, and the Chicago-only Bourbon County Brand Proprietor’s Stout make up the four offerings. As is tradition, BCS will release on Black Friday, but we were graciously invited to a special media preview of the lineup on a cold and rainy fall evening in October. We’d have it no other way. Read More
Beer and running don’t always go together, but Goose Island Innovation Brewer Tim Faith makes it work. He’s racing his second Chicago Marathon after running last year’s (appropriately) in 3:12 and he somehow manages to balance his life as a brewer with a disciplined training schedule. Read More
Another epic lineup for Goose Island’s 312 Urban Block Party is coming to Fulton St. this weekend and we’re hooking you up with a pair of VIP passes to the weekend. See bands like Dawes, Jr. Jr., and Against Me! along with specialty beers from Goose Island this weekend. Enter to win below; must be 21+ to enter.