Goose Island Beer Company
Jimmy Farrell is an experienced professional in the food and beverage industry with a diverse background. Currently serving as a Sales Representative at Goose Island Beer Company since July 2020, Jimmy also holds the role of General Manager and Brand Ambassador at Virtue Cider, where responsibilities include all aspects of cider marketing and supporting the sales team. Previous roles include Local Foods Director at Midwest Foods, where procurement of local produce and packaged goods was managed, and Purchasing Director at N9NEGROUP with responsibilities in both Chicago and Las Vegas. Jimmy also served as Wine Director at Urban Union, overseeing an award-winning wine program. Additional experience includes project management for Higgins Purchasing Group and coffee management and roasting at Organic Grounds. Jimmy holds a BFA in Film Production from San Francisco State University.
Goose Island Beer Company
Our famous beer began with a trip across Europe, when Goose Island founder (and unabashed beer lover) John Hall took a tour across the continent. Pint by pint, he savored the styles and selections of brews in every region, and thought to himself, “America deserves some damn fine beer like this, too.” Craft brewing wasn’t widely known at the time, but upon return from his European sojourn, John set out to change all that. He settled down in his hometown of Chicago—a city perfect for craft beer, with rapidly evolving tastes and the largest system of fresh water on the planet. And then he got to brewing. First he made some stellar beer. Then he invited his consumers in to watch his process at the brewery, bringing them behind the scenes every step of the way. The result was a new fascination with craft brewing, and beer that not only catered to people’s tastes, but challenged them as well. That was back in 1988, and we haven’t slowed down since. By 1995, John’s beer had become so popular that he decided to open a larger brewery, along with a bottling plant to keep up with demand. 1999 brought even more growth, along with an additional brewpub, and today, what was once one man’s pint-filled dream has become the Goose Island empire you know and love. Here’s where we tell you that in 2011, Goose Island Beer Company was acquired by Anheuser-Busch. Since then, we’ve continued to brew beer that we’re proud of and now we get to share these beers with our friends both nationwide and internationally. If you're ever in Chicago, we'd love for you to stop by the brewery and have a beer with us. 1-800-GOOSE-ME WWW.GOOSEISLAND.COM