tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post7392566372113633072..comments2024-03-29T04:31:31.707+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Goose IslandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47853802908833234982010-05-17T13:31:34.416+01:002010-05-17T13:31:34.416+01:00Well she doesn't say what's wrong with the...Well she doesn't say what's wrong with the place, just that it wasn't US-brewpub-y.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-56855088019152545732010-05-17T07:56:31.542+01:002010-05-17T07:56:31.542+01:00Well reading what Impy Malting says, it aims at pa...Well reading what Impy Malting says, it aims at particular segments of the market at particular times. German and American brewpubs don't tend to hence being "inclusive". Simples.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-37436908873277959852010-05-17T07:32:51.353+01:002010-05-17T07:32:51.353+01:00It's early, so help me follow along. What'...It's early, so help me follow along. What's wrong with the Meantime place?<br /><br />What's "inclusive" about German and Yank brewpubs--making you feel welcome?Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-37829412983432689632010-05-16T13:10:08.713+01:002010-05-16T13:10:08.713+01:00It was a great visit Allyson. Quite upmarket in so...It was a great visit Allyson. Quite upmarket in some ways, but no white tablecloths and very much a pub if you wanted it to be.<br /><br />I'll still take a trip to the new Meantime place, but maybe I'll combine it with something else now. It seems to be sending mixed messages about what it is, which is always a shame. It is the inclusive nature of them that makes American and German brewpubs what they are. In the American case the beer is always to the fore. (In Germany it can be samey and poor.) Ho Hum. The search continues. Thanks for your comments.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-91824146918456916432010-05-16T08:43:43.091+01:002010-05-16T08:43:43.091+01:00I'm jealous! I grew up outside of Chicago, but...I'm jealous! I grew up outside of Chicago, but this was way before the micro revolution. If Goose Island would have been there I probably would have come around to beer a lot earlier than I did. I would love to return for a visit. <br /><br /> I was expecting something like a US style brewpub when I visited Meantime's Old Brewery. Alas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-23834894151081089252010-05-14T16:37:37.964+01:002010-05-14T16:37:37.964+01:00Forgot to note--you never made it to the $10 hot d...Forgot to note--you never made it to the $10 hot dog joint? Pity.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-76968584072344112532010-05-13T22:02:26.921+01:002010-05-13T22:02:26.921+01:00It wasn't the only home run, just the only hom...It wasn't the only home run, just the only home run by my team. Which, incidentally, is just god awful.jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-56385109011836351622010-05-13T21:45:03.610+01:002010-05-13T21:45:03.610+01:00Well I kinda assumed due to the "new" be...Well I kinda assumed due to the "new" beer in GI.It's just like rounders (a girl's game)anyway, so who gives a fuck.<br /><br />And rumour has it it, you went for a piss during the only home run and missed it.<br /><br />No such probs at the boozer.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-21619282283405864962010-05-13T21:26:49.948+01:002010-05-13T21:26:49.948+01:00Not that it has anything to do with beer, but it w...Not that it has anything to do with beer, but it wasn't opening day for baseball, not by several weeks.<br /><br />Wet and cold it was, however, and probably exactly the weather you'd put up with for the footie. We didn't go to Wrigley because there wasn't any baseball there; Cubs were on the road.jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-5484546617517748902010-05-13T08:18:31.613+01:002010-05-13T08:18:31.613+01:00@Chunk: I think it is available in both forms. So ...@Chunk: I think it is available in both forms. So you can contrast and compare.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-82531666810274247582010-05-12T13:56:54.220+01:002010-05-12T13:56:54.220+01:00Sounds like an awesome place. The honkers was in a...Sounds like an awesome place. The honkers was in a cask ... not a keg? Is that done partially to enhance the novelty of it being in the English style you think?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beerbirrabier.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Chunk.</a>Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-30890024898288204332010-05-12T08:33:23.621+01:002010-05-12T08:33:23.621+01:00Surely "bacon stout" must be a smoked st...Surely "bacon stout" must be a smoked stout, smoked with the wood they use for bacon. Or wtf?<br /><br />Blackberry stout--now that's something I'd like, depending on how strong it is, or ain't.<br /><br />IIRC, GI Clybourn is where I ate (stupidly) some dodgy Walleye back in 2003. Have only myself to blame though, for daring to eat walleye at someplace other than a lodge in the country or a VFW hall.<br /><br />Pity the others weren't along; otherwise I'd like to have asked how many times "it's a Dort!" was said.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-81026569256320219202010-05-11T23:42:01.479+01:002010-05-11T23:42:01.479+01:00@Mark I don't think they went there but to the...@Mark I don't think they went there but to the other one. As for Chicago, it's a pretty good city with fine museums - so I'm told - a nice park - loads of great eateries - a big fuck off lake and plenty of chicks to gawp at. What with that and the drinking, a week's no problem.<br /><br />@Goose You are welcome. I enjoyed it a lot.<br /><br />@Ales You are a Yank aren't you? What visitor would drive to a pub to drink strong beers? Be driven maybe. Train?Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-17101829746955329812010-05-11T23:14:45.207+01:002010-05-11T23:14:45.207+01:00The JDW Honkers was a mighty fine beerThe JDW Honkers was a mighty fine beerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-26227092174199306882010-05-11T22:07:19.111+01:002010-05-11T22:07:19.111+01:00Another Brewery in the Chicagoland area that I wou...Another Brewery in the Chicagoland area that I would recommend would be Two Brothers Brewing in Warrenville. Its about a 30 minute drive from the city depending on the time of day. If you are going during rush hour it could take an hour and a half.Ales to Lagershttp://alestolagers.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-13380015623163409132010-05-11T20:53:20.994+01:002010-05-11T20:53:20.994+01:00Thanks for taking the time to write a post about y...Thanks for taking the time to write a post about your experience at our pub. Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself, cheers!GooseClybournhttp://www.gooseisland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-7001556945971510682010-05-11T20:35:21.473+01:002010-05-11T20:35:21.473+01:00This is a huge draw to make me go to Chicago. I wo...This is a huge draw to make me go to Chicago. I would've gone to Wrigley though - I love baseball! <br /><br />There seems to be some strange craze in the US with bacon stouts at the moment. I don't quite understand it... Still, beer and bacon go well together, so why not just in the same glass?!<br /><br />Would you recommend Chicago as a beer city to go to? Could you spend a week there and be entertained with bars, breweries, etc, with some stuff to do during the day?Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.com