Yet Another Crapola Beer from Goose Island

[thrill]

Beer snobs...they all get the job done if you drink enough of them.

And reading crappy books and watching crappy tv would fill the time, but I wouldn't get much enjoyment out of them. If my enjoyment is the job I want them to do, then no, all beer doesn't get the job done.

[phins]

Ahhh...you drink beer for the taste.

[thrill]

Ahhh...you drink beer for the taste.

Well, kind of. Taste and buzz. Let's just say if the buzz is the destination, I enjoy the journey a lot more with a beer I like.

Plus if I'm out to get trashed, hard liquor plays a larger role.

[phins]

Ahhh...you drink beer for the taste.

Well, kind of. Taste and buzz. Let's just say if the buzz is the destination, I enjoy the journey a lot more with a beer I like.

Plus if I'm out to get trashed, hard liquor plays a larger role.

I figured my tone would let you know I'm really just pushing your buttons.

Good beer is most certainly better if you want to spend the money and you're just sitting around.

If my goal is to get bombed though, I'll drink Bud Light. Sure, it's 99% water, but it does the job...

[thrill]

In my experience, tone is usually lost in textual form.

[clake]

The Summertime is bad. I'm not a fan of much of their beers in bottle form other than the IPA. I don't think their beers are that bad at either of their 2 locations but I would also stay away from the ones I already know I don't care for (the summertime and 312).

I do miss the IPA occasionally...

[phins]

In my experience, tone is usually lost in textual form.

Well played...

[Popeye_Card]

I enjoy Honker's Ale. I'm not a huge wheat beer person, but 312 is better than most (American) wheat beers out there. (Note: US wheats generally are just not good. It's all about the strain of yeast used, and they're not as good as their Bavarian counterparts.)

I had the Summertime on draft a couple of years ago. I thought it was alright. It's a Kolsch, which isn't everyone's cup-o-tea. I actually enjoy American versions of the style more than the real stuff from Cologne.

Unlike most on here, I'm not a fan of their IPA. It's OK, but as IPA's go, it's not very good.

[Popeye_Card]

Chicago deserves a world class beer brewed locally. Goose Island doesn't get it done.

I'm not sure that they do. It's not like Chicago has a long and storied history of brewing excellence.

[jim]

I enjoy Honker's Ale. I'm not a huge wheat beer person, but 312 is better than most (American) wheat beers out there.

I agree completely. Like Honkers, not a big fan of wheat but 312 is better than most imo.