SALUTE TO GOOSE ISLAND BREWPUB'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, The Goose Island Brewpub, located on North Clybourn Avenue within a few blocks of its namesake island, celebrates its Golden Anniversary on Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. until midnight with an unprecedented lineup of beers for participants to enjoy. Old Goose Island favorites that have been brewed annually since 1988 will share the taps with nationally known classics, vintage bottles, barrel-aged specialties and a few new innovative experimental beers. In addition. Green City Market has created dishes made from local produce to accompany these specialty Goose Island ales and lagers in the belief that the right food and exceptional beer enhance each other; and
WHEREAS, In his travels across Europe, beer-lover John Hall had enjoyed a distinctive local brew in each region he visited but the craft beer industry was still in its infancy in this nation and domestic, mass-produced beer was deeply ingrained in those citizens of this city who imbibed in beer. Hall decided the key to building interest in craft beer in this city was to allow consumers to watch the brewing process and simultaneously provide them with the experience of enjoying a' wide variety of distinctive beers that had been produced on-site. On May 13, 1988 John Hall's Goose Island Brewpub opened its doors; and
WHEREAS, By 1995, John Hall's brewpub concept and the distinctive craft beers they developed became so popular that he opened a larger brewery and bottling plant to keep up with demand. By 1999, he opened a second Goose Island Brewpub in the Wrigleyville neighborhood. Today, Goose Island continues to brew an innovative selection of more than 50 craft beers at the brewpub, the best and most popular beers are then bottled at their Fulton Street facility for export to be enjoyed in all 50 states and Europe; and
WHEREAS, The Flonorable Robert W. Fioretti, Alderman of the 2nd Ward, has apprised this august body of the significant milestone reached by this iconic Chicago brewery and restaurant; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City ofChicago City Council, assembled here this 5,h Day of June, 2013 AD, salute the Goose Island Brewpub for a quarter-century of good food and craft beer excellence and express our very best wishes for a successful beer fest celebration, the proceeds of which are to be donated to Green City Market.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented 0
to John Hall ofthe Goose Island Brewpub. 0 ZZ ~1