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A long held dream for beer loving founder John Hall, the Goose Island Empier started from beginnings, that quickly developed a following in Chicago and eventually swept across the USA.
After touring the European Continent, and savouring the styles and selections of fine brews in various regions, John Hall decided that America should also enjoy premium craft beers and so he set out to build his dream in his home state of Chicago
By 1995, John’s beer had become so popular that he decided to open a larger brewery, along with a bottling plant to keep up with demand. 1999 brought even more growth, along with an additional brewpub, and today, what was once one man’s pint-filled dream has become the Goose Island empire you know and love.
Goose Island produce their tasty pints by using
- 32 fermenters,
- over 15 different yeasts,
- state-of-the-art filters, centrifuges
- a 50 barrel JV Northwest 5 vessel system that brews 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our packaging line alone bottles 500 cases an hour, with our keg line at a rate of 50 kegs every 60 minutes. Once the beer is complete, we store it at a crisp 38 degrees until shipping. In other words, we don’t mess around when it comes to filling the Goose Island demand.
We even have separate rooms to house small batch innovation programs and yeast propagation units, and our barrel-aged beers have their own dedicated stockroom AND 143,000 square foot barrel warehouse. It’s only the very best equipment for our beer—and we invite you to learn more. This process takes place in a non-climate controlled space, allowing exposure to the extreme heat and cold of Chicago’s ecosystem, which contracts and expands the wood, pulling the barrel’s whiskey character into our brew.
The Hops
Goose Island Hops are grown and harvested at Elk Mountain Farms. Here, over 50 different types of hops, including Goose Island favorites like Saaz, Amarillo andCascade are cultivated along with numerous experimental varieties that could one day push the boundaries of beer for drinkers and brewers alike. Elk Mountain is more than just soil and plant life; it’s a laboratory, a studio, a blank canvas on which to paint the future of Goose Island beer
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