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Good grief. Chicago deserves a much better domestic brew than what those pissmeisters over at Goose Island can conjure up between watching reruns of Hogans Heroes. I made the mistake of buying a case of Goose Island Summertime Kolsch beer at Costco, and now I am stuck with 23 bottles of something that tastes somewhere between acetone and stale Bud Light. This beer is thin, tinny, medicinal tasting, and weak. I guess I could use it to clean the gears on my mountain bike, but it might not get the job done.

This is a fine addition to the craptastic line of brews produced by Goose Island, which I think pulls water from the sanitary section of the Chicago Sanitary Canal. Just horrible beer all around.

You should have picked up the Matilda.

I approve of this rant. Goose Island = not good.

I've heard that's good, maddash. I hate Honker's Ale and 312 (and they seem to be everywhere), but they have an IPA that I remember liking. I haven't had the displeasure of trying the Summertime Kolsch. Stuck with a case, eh? Ouch.

That's why I always try to find a 6 pack of a new beer I'm trying out.

This is a craptastic rant, though I haven't tried, let alone heard of, this Summertime Kolsch. I assume it's different from their regular Summertime?

They make quite a few good beers, they just tend to be on draft. Do you not like the beers on the draft menu at their brewpub at North and Clyborne? This past Tuesday I had a barrel aged rye from them brought out special for a beer tasting at Sheffield's that was excellent.

And don't hate on 312. That's like hating on Bud or Miller. You know what you're getting with that beer.

G. Keenan wrote:And don't hate on 312. That's like hating on Bud or Miller. You know what you're getting with that beer.

I like it about as much as I like Bud Light. Consistency isn't a good thing in this case. As far as it compares to other beers anyway. It's beer so I'll drink and like it if I have to.

Chicago deserves a world class beer brewed locally. Goose Island doesn't get it done.

I like it, especially the Honkers Ale. I also like the 312 wheat beer. To me it's on the order of a Sam Adams.

Beer snobs...they all get the job done if you drink enough of them.