Goose Island Beer Company

CHICAGO — This Black Friday, holiday shoppers will be lining up for one of the most-coveted gifts of the season — Goose Island’s new batch of Bourbon County Brand barrel-aged beer, including three new varieties. On Friday, November 29, the Chicago-based brewery will release select quantities of the fan-favorite stouts nationwide and hold special Bourbon… Read more »

CHICAGO, IL — Goose Island Beer Company is celebrating the aroma and taste of hops with the introduction of Ten Hills Pale Ale, the first of three new limited release beers slated for this year and 2014. Ten Hills Pale Ale traces its story to Bonners Ferry, Idaho’s Elk Mountain Farms, a hop farm that… Read more »

CHICAGO — This month, Goose Island Beer Company is unveiling four Belgian-style wild ales from its diverse and creative portfolio. The Chicago-based beer company will debut two completely new barrel-aged farmhouse ales called Gillian and Halia, and release the 2013 vintage of the much sought after sour ales, Lolita and Juliet. With select national availability,… Read more »

You can still find bronzing grandparents, golf courses and nightclubs in Florida, but after speaking with hordes of craft brewers at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver earlier this month, it seems that the Sunshine State also offers a growing range of craft beers.

CHICAGO — On Monday, May 13, 2013, Goose Island Beer Company celebrated its 25th year of making great beer and to commemorate this amazing journey, Goose Island will release an extra special bitter beer, offer fans a chance to show their love for the beer with a Facebook contest and to close out their celebrations… Read more »

The Goose has landed. Nationwide. Goose Island, the Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned, Chicago-based brewer that last August announced its intent to extend distribution nationally in 2013, has made its core offerings available on draught across the country. The company said draught availability of its 312, IPA, Honker’s and Mild Winter beers are part of a phased rollout that will include the nationwide release of bottle products later this spring.

BEND, OR — Twenty-five years ago marked a seminal time for the budding craft brewing industry in the United States. Deschutes Brewery is working with four other craft breweries founded in 1988 (North Coast Brewing Co., Rogue Brewery, Goose Island Beer Co. and Great Lakes Brewing Co.) to create a selection of commemorative beers to… Read more »

There are changes afoot in the 312. Goose Island Beer Company founder John Hall announced today that he will step down as CEO and join Anheuser-Busch InBev executives Luiz Edmond and Paul Chibe on a new “craft advisory board.” Taking over as Goose Island CEO and president – effective January 1st, 2013 – is long-time… Read more »

It’s been almost 18 months since Chicago-based Goose Island was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Despite some initial pushback from die-hard craft enthusiasts who cried foul over the possibility their beloved brewer had sold out, the company has shown impressive growth, up 20 percent over the past year, and it should soar even higher in the… Read more »