Great overview of the brewing process, great beer, Chris was an awesome tour guide. It's well worth... read more
Great overview of the brewing process, great beer, Chris was an awesome tour guide. It's well worth... read more
I visited goose island beer in December 2023 and I found The tour was great and informative... read more
First off, you have to do a tiny bit of planning to get on this tour. Reservations are not required, but they keep the tour size very small so they fill up fast.
Now, you might think $12 for a brew tour is crazy, who charges for these things? Well let me tell you, that $12 comes back to you double it's worth with the tastings and pint glass you get on the tour! Seriously I'm surprised they don't charge more. You get to taste at least 4 beers, and occasionally you'll get to sample small batch or stuff that isn't easy to get outside of the brewery.
The tour guides are super fun; snarky, sassy, everything you'd expect from people who drink and talk about beer for a living. Our guide was Melissa, she was really fun, well spoken, and hilarious.
Strongly recommend this one, it's great any time of year!
This is a great tour and a great bar....the bar alone is worthy of a visit. The tour was fun and informative and our guide Dana was superb...you get a few tasters along the way and a souvenir glass at the end. I would definitely recommend the tour to anyone who loves beer....
Melissa was a great tour guide! She was knowledgeable and fun. Yes, you get beer samples on the tour. Yes, you get beer samples after the tour. They go through the whole brewing and bottling process, and they even take you to the barrel storage room. A nice quick tour (about an hour) for only $12, and they even give you a nice souvenir pint glass. I enjoyed the entire tour.....and I don't even drink!
We decided to go to Goose Island because we read that they offer a great range of beers that are hard to find anywhere else and they did not disappoint! They have a large beer list for a brewery and everything I had was amazing. Tours are $12 per person and come with the tour, some beer, and a glass. We didn’t go on the tour but did sit at the bar to have a few beers. They sell each beer by half or full pour and prices vary. I had a flight of half pours (312, the Pilsner, a porter, & maybe an amber beer?) all four were amazing and taste really different than they seem to taste anywhere else. I would definitely suggest a stop here! Also there are several breweries within walking distance....
Our tour guy, Eric, was an interesting little guy. He was funny when he didn't realize it and that made for a good time. Great information on the tour and free tastes too! If you have a good time like we did, throw some cash at the tour guide to show your gratitude. They might get free beer but that don't pay the bills. I like that you can buy sample sizes here and try all the different beers on tap. They offer flights as well. Some people asked if they had food, so just pointing out that this is a brewery not serving food. It's all about the beer here. Bonus, free parking.
About an hour long. Great time and very interesting. Groups are about 10-15 and 3 different beer samples along the way. After an opportunity to hit the tasting room and buy a sixer. Drink lots of beer!