Wild Goose

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Wild Goose (beer)

Wild Goose is a brand of beer brewed by the Logan Shaw Brewing Company of Washington, D.C.. The brand is available in traditional English style ale including India Pale Ale and an Oatmeal Stout.

History

The original Wild Goose Brewery was established 1989 in Cambridge, Maryland. The Frederick Brewing Company acquired the Wild Goose brand in 1997 and commenced brewing Wild Goose Ales in Frederick, Maryland sometime during 1998.

In 2006, Frederick Brewing Company was sold to the Flying Dog Ownership Group of Denver, Colorado, who continued the production of the beer at the Maryland facility.

In December 2010, the Logan Shaw Brewing Company purchased the Wild Goose brand from Flying Dog Brewery, with plans to pair Wild Goose beers with their own craft brews.

Awards

The Wild Goose India Pale Ale was awarded the Gold Medal at the 2008 World Beer Cup.

References

USS YMS-328

USS YMS-328 was a US Navy YMS-1-class (YMS-135 subclass) Yard Mine Sweeper (YMS), built in Ballard, Washington at Ballard Marine & Railway in Ballard, Washington (Seattle). She was classified as a Mark II design and her hull is constructed completely out of 3" vertical grain Douglas-fir. Sister ships include Jacques Cousteau's RV Calypso. After naval service during World War II, she became a private yacht. Later renamed Wild Goose she is most notable for having been owned by actor John Wayne. The yacht was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places on 19 July 2011.

YMS-328 was delivered on 26 May 1943. She served in the Aleutian Islands during World War II, sweeping enemy minefields at Attu and US minefields at Kiska, and patrolling out of Adak. She was en route to Dutch Harbor to be fitted for the invasion of Paramishiru Island in Japan, when Japan surrendered. YMS-328 returned to Bremerton, Washington. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1946.

YMS-328 was sold privately in 1948 to Vancouver Tug & Barge owner Harold Jones. He named her La Beverie. Upon Jones's death in 1956, millionaire Max Wyman purchased the yacht and renamed her the Wild Goose II. Wyman traveled the world on the yacht including Tahiti, Bora Bora, and Hawaii. In 1962, she was bought by John Wayne and went through a major renovation. Wayne changed her name to Wild Goose. He kept the ship for the last 17 years of his life. He entertained a who's who of the time including Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.