Goose Island is far from an island unto itself these days. Thanks to its 2011 sale to Anheuser-Busch and its parent company, Belgian-Brazilian conglomerate InBev, it’s expanded its reach—you can now sip beers from Chicago’s “craft brewery” in all 50 states and all over the world, from São Paolo to Shanghai.
May 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of Goose Island. To celebrate this occasion and commemorate our founder John Hall’s love of English beer, we collaborated with Fuller’s of London to create a 30th Anniversary Ale. See the full video here: https://t.co/sudI7rbJ5L pic.twitter.com/jrnEOt23MY
— Goose Island Beer Co (@GooseIsland) May 2, 2018
- 5/11: RJ Grunts’s 30th-anniversary celebration, R.J. Grunt’s, 2056 N. Lincoln Park West
- 5/12: A Beer With John & John (Goose Island founder John Hall and John Keeling from Fuller’s Brewery), Goose Island Brewhouse, 1800 N. Clybourne
- 5/13: Crosstown Classic—watch the Cubs-Sox game and see Hall throw out the first pitch. (Also, cake and Bourbon County Stout), Goose Island Brewhouse, 1800 N. Clybourne
- 5/17: A 30th-anniversary party with Action Bronson at Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee, free with RSVP
- 5/19: Goose Island’s “312tunes,” music, and beer at Subterranean, 2011 W. North, with guests Born Ruffians
- 5/20: Battle of the Breweries Dodgeball Tournament, Goose Island Barrel House, 603 N. Sacramento
For a full list of events, visit Goose Island’s website.
