Goose Island Brewing Company 312 Urban Wheat Ale (365 Day 304)

By scot in 365 Days of American Craft Beer, Beer on Saturday, October 1st, 2011

Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale

Isn’t Friday supposed to be a happy day? When I am on the train home, the last thing I want to feel is the slowing of the train when it shouldn’t be slowing. What came over the loud speaker next, pissed me off: “There has been a fatality.” Crap! Sorry, for those people that have feelings, but if you want to commit suicide, don’t jump in front of a train and force other people to have to be part of shenanigans. Also, don’t do it in the evening, do it in the morning; I don’t mind missing work. I do mind missing time with my family. You want to be an ass hat, don’t involve my personal time, that is damn rude!

Because of inconvenience, I got off the train, called the wife, and had the ball rolling for her to come pick me up as the conductors said the wait would be some 60 minutes or more. My wife and daughter had plans, I wanted to make sure they could go and have fun. Well, ten minutes after I went to the bar across the street from the train stop, the train left. Just my luck. Called the wife back and told her to go back home as I would catch the next train.

In the midterm, I partook in a 12 ounce offering of 312 Urban Wheat Ale by Goose Island Brewing Company. This was the most “craft beerish” any beer was on the beer menu at the bar across from the train station. Pathetic. It was the only beer on a list of 15 that wasn’t a macro. Just my luck. I am not going to rate this one as my temperament isn’t there along with the fact I have been visiting a lot of stouts and porter lately, a wheat can’t hold much to them. Enjoy!

Useless Fact: Until the twentieth century dogs’ teeth were used as money by Solomon Island natives.