Winchester Goose

The Winchester Goose is a premier craft beer bar located at the site of the historic Chico Brewery. They have an excellent selection of a variety of styles and rotate their taps often. The establishment has been completely renovated by local talent, and is itself a work of art. Featuring neatly placed burnt Doug Fir along the walls and sporting an audacious solid Black Walnut bar with a live edge that gives the place a warm, familiar feel. Some call it small, but I prefer intimate. That combined with good looking and passionate bar tenders makes this place a gem. Also check out their food menu, where you'll find locally sourced tapas and pressed sandwiches that are delicious, exotic and filling without breaking the bank. I question the motives of those here who didn't acknowledge The Winchester Goose's strengths in their reviews, and instead made a rash judgement based on nothing other than it's popularity, noise and kinks you would expect a new town bar to experience on opening night ... I mean, really? I personally did not experience a bad pour, but I agree that is not acceptable and should be acknowledged by management.

Went to this place on a Saturday night and it was busy as I expected.  The atmosphere was great as was the staff.  Even starting with the very pleasant doorman.  The bar was packed but the service was quick anyway.  This is not your typical beer and bar food.  Expect delicious beer and killer food.  The prices are more than a typical Chico bar, but you get what you pay for.  The beer, food and service are excellent!  I will definitely be back!

This place is a very poor attempt at a craft beer bar. The beer selection is ok, atmosphere is very dark and the task of simply ordering a beer is made very difficult. I have never seen a beer pour with so much foam which results in the bartender letting the drink sit for a couple minutes then scooping out the foam, pours more beer, scoops out more foam and repeats the process several times overall your waiting about 5 to 10 minutes for one beer.