Goose Island sold after their peak. They weren’t the best small brewer in Chicago anymore and many wanted to go do other things. For example, one of the brewm

Goose Island sold after their peak. They weren’t the best small brewer in Chicago anymore and many wanted to go do other things. For example, one of the brewmasters moved back to his hometown in Michigan and started a pretty well-regarded hard cider place. Speaking of, the “wine trail” in Southeast Michigan is worth it - not for the wine so much (it’s not bad, but it’s not anything to write home about), but that excellent small independent distilleries and breweries have popped up and now a large group of people with a wide variety of tastes can have fun alternating between the 3.