Now that I've posted everything, I wanted to comment a bit on the brewery. First off, its a brewpub that brews on the premises for the brewpub only. They do bottling and beers produced for distribution out of another brewery location in Chicago. This means that everything there is really fresh and was made specifically for people at the pub. Secondly, its their original location (they have a second one in Wrigleyville) and has been around since 1988 when it was the first real brewpub to open in Chicago and start a craft beer movement there. Third, the beer is delicious. They have about 20 beers on tap (unfortunately I only had time to try 7), which is pretty crazy. The tour/tasting was very informative and taught me a lot about the brewery and their strategies. The biggest thing that I took away was that they want to brew beers that are drinkable and able to be drank in multiple quantities. And no, I don't mean like how you can drink 15 coors lights in one hour, I mean quality beers and can be drank in large quantities. If any kind of beer tests this strategy to me its an IPA, and their IPA is definitely one of the most drinkable I've had. If you're in Chicago try it out, they also serve food there which I didn't try, but looked good.
For our local followers, I've heard that Goose Island will soon become much more readily available in New Jersey which is great news. I also have seen it in New York City a lot lately. Once I see it in NJ, I'll post where you can find it.
See below for link to the Clybourn Brewery website.
http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/clybourn_brewpub/65.php
Cheers!
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