Goose Island Brews a Pearl for Shaw’s 30th Anniversary
Twenty five years ago, when Goose Island Brewing was still hustling to get sales going, Shaw’s Crab House became its first corporate account. Now Goose Island is helping Shaw’s celebrate the...
View ArticleBeer of the Week: Pepe Nero
This week, Michael is keeping the love right here in Chicago, with a Goose Island beer I had never heard of until we shot this feature. Last week, it was Posca Rustica, this week, Pepe Nero. Say...
View ArticleFormer Goose Island Brewmaster Now Talking Cider
Greg Hall is sporting his usual (ahem, casual) look: untucked shirt, full beard, slightly disheveled hair, but make no mistake, he’s 100% focused on his next project. The former Brewmaster of Goose...
View ArticleBeer of the Week: Happy 25th, Goose Island
It’s hard to believe it’s been a quarter century since John Hall and his son, Greg, began brewing beer along Clybourn in Lincoln Park. 25 years later, the company is in someone else’s hands, but...
View ArticlePastoral Celebrates Artisanal Food at French Market
Visitors can sample cheeses from all over the country, like these from cellars at Jasper Hill in Vermont. For those interested in knowing exactly where their food comes from, Pastoral’s fourth annual...
View ArticleBeer of the Week: Class of ’88
Beer brewers love to collaborate. Sometimes it’s with chefs, working on a recipe that will go with a specific style of food, other times, they will get together with other breweries, to come up with...
View ArticleBeer of the Week: Madame Rose
Spending two years in oak, along with some Michigan cherries, Goose Island’s Madame Rose is truly a unique brew. This week, The Hopleaf’s Michael Roper urges you to go out and find some, before it’s...
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Beer and Music on Tap This Weekend
Despite the fact those relentless summer weekend festivals are pretty much over, there’s still plenty of eating, drinking and live music going on this weekend in Chicago. WXRT is teaming up with Goose...
View ArticleTaste of the Nation Welcomes All Ages This Year
Chicago’s influential chefs and bartenders are joining forces at Navy Pier Ballroom this Sunday, October 11th, for No Kid Hungry‘s annual fundraiser. But this year’s Taste of the Nation is taking a...
View ArticleHow Many Chefs Does It Take to Make a Meatball?
Though a meatball concept in Wicker Park failed to capture the city’s heart, Formento’s perspective on the humble Italian icon remains unfazed. This Sunday, Chef Chris Pandel of B. Hospitality Co. and...
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