Metropolitan Brewing

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]

Metropolitan Brewing
IndustryAlcoholic beverage
FoundedDecember 2008
FoundersDoug Hurst and Tracy Hurst
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
,
USA
Number of locations
(1) Avondale neighborhood, Chicago, IL
Area served
Illinois, Wisconsin
ProductsBeer
OwnersDoug Hurst and Tracy Hurst
Number of employees
6
Websitemetrobrewing.com

On October 3, 2023, Metropolitan Brewing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[7]

Beers
Metropolitan Brewing's Current Beers
NameStyleABV %IBUOriginal gravityOfferingNotes
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
Metropolitan Brewing's Archived Beers
NameStyleABV %IBUOriginal gravityNotes
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
  1. Stambor, Zak (November/December 2009) New Suds in the Windy City. DraftMag.com, found at "New Suds in the Windy City by Zak Stambor | DRAFT Magazine". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  2. Bendersky, Ari (2009-06-25). "Chicago's New Wave of Microbrews". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  3. Noel, Josh. "New Metropolitan taproom easily one of Chicago's prettiest". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  4. said, Matthew on (2009-01-15). "First new Chicago brewery in over six years set to launch". BeerPulse. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  5. "Thinking outside the barrel". Crain's Chicago Business. 2011-06-18. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  6. Kesmodel, David (2009-03-18). "In Lean Times, a Stout Dream". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  7. "Metropolitan Brewing files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy". BKData. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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