Metropolitan Brewing
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Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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Founded | December 2008 |
Founders | Doug Hurst and Tracy Hurst |
Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois , USA |
Number of locations | (1) Avondale neighborhood, Chicago, IL |
Area served | Illinois, Wisconsin |
Products | Beer |
Owners | Doug Hurst and Tracy Hurst |
Number of employees | 6 |
Website | metrobrewing |
Metropolitan Brewing is a brewery located in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 2008 by (former) husband and wife team Doug Hurst and Tracy Hurst.[1] The brewery was originally located in a converted warehouse in a historically industrial area of the Ravenswood neighborhood in Chicago.[2] In 2017, they moved to a larger facility with a taproom at 3057 N Rockwell Street in Chicago.[3] Metropolitan focuses on brewing lagers in the traditional German style.[4] They are the sole craft brewery in Chicago that produces only lagers.[5] Mr. Hurst has earned a brewing diploma at the Siebel Institute of Technology & World Brewing Academy. [6]
Beers[]
Name | Style | ABV % | IBU | Original gravity | Offering | Notes |
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Dynamo | Vienna Lager | 5.8 | 29 | 13.8° Plato | Year-Round | Uses Vienna malt and Vanguard and Liberty hops |
Flywheel | Munich Pils | 5.2 | 45 | 13° Plato | Year-Round | |
Krankshaft | Kölsch | 5.0 | 28 | 12° Plato | Year-Round | Recipe includes wheat and Santiam hops |
Iron Works | Alt | 5.8 | 45 | 13° Plato | Year-Round | An update to the I-Beam recipe. Uses Mt. Hood and Vanguard hops. |
Generator | Doppelbock | 8.2 | 25 | 18° Plato | Seasonal | Winter |
Arc Welder | Dunkel Rye | 6.0 | 28 | 13.7° Plato | Seasonal | Spring |
Afterburner | Märzen/Oktoberfest | 6.1 | 25 | 14.2° Plato | Seasonal | Fall |
Name | Style | ABV % | IBU | Original gravity | Notes |
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I-Beam | Alt | 5.3 | 50 | 12.6° Plato |
The names of Metropolitan Brewing's beers reflect the industrial history of Chicago.
Metropolitan's beers are distributed by Windy City Distribution, Wolf Distribution, and Breakthrough Beverage.
References[]
- ^ Stambor, Zak (November/December 2009) New Suds in the Windy City. DraftMag.com, found at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Bendersky, Ari (6/28/2009) Chicago’s New Wave of Microbrews. The New York Times, found at http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28journeys.html
- ^ Noel, Josh. "New Metropolitan taproom easily one of Chicago's prettiest". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ (1/15/2009) "First new Chicago brewery in over six years set to launch". BeerNews.org, found at http://beernews.org/2009/01/metropolitan-brewing-becomes-chicagos-newest-brewery/
- ^ MacArthur, Kate (June 20, 2011) Metropolitan Brewing's Tracy Hurst thinks outside the barrel. Chicago Business, found at http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110618/ISSUE01/306189980/metropolitan-brewings-tracy-hurst-thinks-outside-the-barrel#ixzz1Pvr3RkVa
- ^ Kesmodel, David (3/18/2009). In Lean Times, a Stout Dream. The Wall Street Journal, found at https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123733628873664181.
External links[]
- Beer brewing companies based in Chicago
- Manufacturing companies based in Chicago
- American beer brands