Chicago - Wrigley-ville?

[Cheesefood]

Sitting.

In the rain.

Watching the Cubs get shellacked. Hopefully, you were able to make it over to Goose when the game was over. Which, IIRC, was about the middle of the 4th inning!

Fortunately, the Sox and the Bulls won!

I had skybox tickets to yesterday's game, but the rain and cold wind made me decide that it was more fun to watch the game on my couch.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Sitting.

In the rain.

Watching the Cubs get shellacked. Hopefully, you were able to make it over to Goose when the game was over. Which, IIRC, was about the middle of the 4th inning!

Fortunately, the Sox and the Bulls won!

Not going to rub it in, cuz that'd come back to haunt me; just gonna enjoy it for now......

Went to several bars after the game, & ate at Goose Island. I sampled three of their brews:
IPA -just to remind myself why I don't like that style
Nut Brown- Very good, but I actually think my own is better
Kolsch-that one was to die for:rockin:

Gotta tell you a little story about the game. I actually found myself surrounded by quite a few fellow Brewer fans, and in between high-fives we got to talking about the beer served at Wrigley. A guy behind be says that he hates it but then again he's a beer snob because he's a brewmaster. I took that to mean he was a homebrewer. Nope-turns out he's the head brewmaster at Water Street Brewing Company in Milwaukee. That was cool. You Milwaukee guys probably know the place well, but I'd never heard of it. We made a point to stop there on the way home for Sunday brunch. I have to say- they have Goose Island beat by a mile and then some. The food was better, the beer was better (except for the Kolsch, they didn't have one) and about half the price. And the atmosphere was incredible. There were trophy-type cases all over the place with beer cans from every time and place imaginable, and just a more beautiful decor. It was just an unexpected surprise for the end of the weekend. I had a blast- and I remember most of it!

 

[Rhoobarb]

...turns out he's the head brewmaster at Water Street Brewing Company in Milwaukee. ...

Yeah, that's the place my friends and I 'accidently' found our last time up there. Great place; we all brought growlers back with us!

Goose makes a great Kolsch and I like their IPA, but I love IPAs! I try to make a point of going there in the fall for their Oktoberfest. It's better on tap than bottled, IMHO. Sounds like you had a good time, despite the rain.

 

[AHammer16]

Which game? I'm going to be in Milwaukee on July 8th (is that the Sat night?) to watch the Cubs make Miller Lite out of the Brewers.

I'm going to the friday game on the 7TH.

 

[Cheesefood]

Went to Wrigley last night for a Cubs game, so of course I stopped at Goose Island for a couple pints:

1. Summertime Kolsch Bier: Absolutely delicious. Light and refreshing. A great Summer Sipper.

2. 18 yr ESB: Holy Hopped Malt, mash-man! My first taste was "Mmm...malty. No, wait...Hoppy. Nope, there's the malt again!" A delicious dance of heavy hops and thick malt. Not something to chug, but it would do wonders for pushing down some steak.

3. Conan the Red (Cask Conditioned). Amazingly low FG for a beer so red in color. I was surprised at how light it felt in my mouth. Thick, dense and creamy head. Had they not been so busy, I would have picked the bartender's brain about the brew.

4. Matilda Belgian (Farmstyle?) (sample only): I wanted one, but I had to drive home so I had a sample. Touted as a highly hopped Belgian style, this was a lot like the ESB with less malt and a more colorful pallet resulting from the Belgian yeast.

Had I time, I would have sampled the Pivo and the Rotweizen. A lot of people were drinking the 312 Wheat, but that's easily obtainable from any grocery or liquor store. I wanted the private reserve stuff. Mmmm...

And, to top it all off, the Cubs won! My son got to see his first game at Wrigley, and it was a 4-0 shutout.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Went to Wrigley last night for a Cubs game, so of course I stopped at Goose Island for a couple pints:

1. Summertime Kolsch Bier: Absolutely delicious. Light and refreshing. A great Summer Sipper.

Yea, that was my fav when I went there-it was awesome!

And, to top it all off, the Cubs won! My son got to see his first game at Wrigley, and it was a 4-0 shutout.

Will wonders never cease?

 

[Rhoobarb]

...Conan the Red (Cask Conditioned). Amazingly low FG for a beer so red in color. I was surprised at how light it felt in my mouth. Thick, dense and creamy head. Had they not been so busy, I would have picked the bartender's brain about the brew....

This was the brew they supposedly made to honor Conan the Talk Show Host's recent visit. They did a small segment about it on one of the shows he did here last week. They taped a visit to Goose and sampled some of this brew.

Soon, their Oktoberfest will be on tap; it's one of my favorites! It's always ready toward the middle of the baseball season. That's the regular baseball season, not to be confused with the Cubs' season - which is already over!

 

[todd_k]

I'm off to Boston today and then Chicago on Monday!!!!!!!! Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm po'd that Derek Lee is still hurt. He is one of my favorite players in all of MLB.

 

[todd_k]

Almost forgot.....How is Rock Bottom?

 

[todd_k]

Got back from Chicago yesterday and it was a good time. Goose Island IPA is awesome! Never made it to the Goose Island bar but made plenty of purchases at the liquor store on the corner. I tried the IPA, the 312 Urban Wheat, and we also got a keg of the Honker's Ale which was good. Also got to try my first and probably laste tastes of Old Style at a Cubs game.
The only bars I made it to were the Twisted Spoke, Redmonds, and Waterhouse. I did go to a great steakhouse called Wildfire.

 

[Rhoobarb]

Got back from Chicago yesterday... Twisted Spoke, Redmonds, and Waterhouse. I did go to a great steakhouse called Wildfire.

Glad to hear you got to sample some good beer! Never been to Twisted Spoke myself, but they are supposed to have a great selection. Wildfire is a pretty good chain of upscale steakhouses; I have one near work. After the GI IPA, Old Style would seem pretty weak!

 

[Cheesefood]

Got back from Chicago yesterday and it was a good time. Goose Island IPA is awesome! Never made it to the Goose Island bar but made plenty of purchases at the liquor store on the corner. I tried the IPA, the 312 Urban Wheat, and we also got a keg of the Honker's Ale which was good. Also got to try my first and probably laste tastes of Old Style at a Cubs game.
The only bars I made it to were the Twisted Spoke, Redmonds, and Waterhouse. I did go to a great steakhouse called Wildfire.

Wildfire rocks. There's one close to my house and we go there whenever we're feeling semi-snazzy.

 

[todd_k]

I'll be back in Chicago (North Side) Friday night through Tuesday morning.... I've given up on trying to get Bears tickets and even Cubs tickets are going for $100 each..... Where's a good place to watch the Bears whoop up on the Cowboys?

 

[Cheesefood]

I'll be back in Chicago (North Side) Friday night through Tuesday morning.... I've given up on trying to get Bears tickets and even Cubs tickets are going for $100 each..... Where's a good place to watch the Bears whoop up on the Cowboys?

Everywhere, to put it bluntly. We're divided on Cubs / Sox, but we're all Bears fans.