Today is the 50th birthday — the Big 5-O — of Wil Turner, brewer at Goose Island Brewery. Wil’s originally from California — or at least that’s where I first met him — but moved to Chicago to brew at the Clybourn Goose Island brewpub, eventually moving to the production side. Since the sale of Goose Island, Wil’s moved back over to brewpub brewing at Revolution Brewing, also in Chicago. Wil’s a great brewer, of course, and a terrific person for the industry, always a fun guy to drink with. Join me in wishing Wil a very happy birthday.
Wil, me and Greg Hall at GABF in 2006.
Tom Nickel with Wil at the Brewer’s Reception at Wynkoop during GABF in 2009.
On the floor at GABF in 2007 with Andrew Mason (on left), Matt’s assistant when he was still at Flossmoor Station, and Wil.
Wil, also at the 2006 GABF, sadly empty.
Have had his brews @ GI; may he help Revolution revive – the brews I had there in Aug (after doing the Great Taste of the Midwest) weren’t as good as what I had there in 201o.