Beer of the Day · Feb 6th, 2026
Goose Experimental Ale
Goose Island Beer Co. · Chicago, IL
- ABV
- 5.7%
- IBU
- 43
3.0(1 rating)
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This is a Budweiser product and not a craft beer at all. Budweiser sold out in 2008 to Inbev which means the corporate profits go to Belgium and Brazil, not America. It is a thin excuse for an IPA, good aroma but the body is absent.
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