Chicago: Goose Island Brewing Company (June 2003)

My spouse and I dined for lunch at Goose Island Brewing Company with several family members prior to attending a Chicago Cubs game. Goose Island Brewery began as a single brewpub known as Clybourn, which was opened in May 1988 by John Hall in Lincoln Park. The larger brewery (as we know it today) was opened in 1995, while the second brewpub, Wrigleyville, was opened in 1999. Goose Island has two brewpubs that both serve brunch, lunch, and dinner. The Clybourn location has specialty food items, such as duck, rabbit, and truffle aioli served with French fries. They serve anything from a burger and fries to homemade sausages and PEI mussels. The Wrigleyville location serves mostly pub food like burgers and chicken. The brewpubs are supplied by local farmers who raise natural meats; many of the animals are fed the same wheat and grain that was previously used to make the beer, as one sign reads "Beer Fed Pork Served Here."