Roger Protz has written 15 books on beer and beer culture. He is the editor of the Good Beer Guide – an annual publication he produces in conjunction with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Protz is an active and influential member of CAMRA, an organization devoted to preserving traditional cask-conditioned ale that is the strongest consumer rights group in Britain. Protz regularly contributes to The Times and The Morning Advertiser of London in addition to The Guardian.
Roger Protz has received a number of prestigious beer awards. In 2004, the British Parliament named him its “Beer Drinker of the Year.” He has been awarded two gold and five silver tankards from the British Guild of Beer and gold, silver, and bronze awards from the North American Guild of Beer Writers.
Goose Island India Pale Ale contains four pounds of hops per barrel – making a single bottle of Goose Island IPA contain more hops than an entire case of American light lager. Goose Island IPA has been named World Champion IPA by the Beverage Testing Institute and has won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Great American Beer Festival.
Founded in 1988, Goose Island is a family-owned brewery committed to creating innovative, high-quality craft beers that both cater to and challenge the evolving tastes of its growing market. While all Goose Island beers are bottled and brewed in Chicago, more than half of the company’s sales come from outside Illinois. Goose Island beers are currently available in 15 states and the United Kingdom. The company bottles 15 different craft beers at present, eight of which are available year-round. As of 2007, Goose Island beers have earned 21 national and international awards. In addition to the company’s Fulton Street brewery, the Goose Island family includes two Chicago brewpubs – one in Lincoln Park and another in Wrigleyville. These brewpubs serve all of Goose Island’s bottled craft beers in addition to specialty “pub beers” brewed on premise.
