- Metropolitan Brewing
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Metropolitan Brewing Industry Alcoholic beverage Founded December 2008 Founder(s) Doug and Tracy Hurst Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, USA Number of locations Ravenswood, Chicago, IL Area served Chicago, IL Products Beer Owner(s) Doug and Tracy Hurst Employees 1 Website http://www.metrobrewing.com/ Metropolitan Brewing is a brewery located in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 2008 by husband and wife Doug and Tracy Hurst.[1] The brewery is located in a converted warehouse in a historically industrial area of the Ravenswood neighborhood in Chicago.[2] Metropolitan focuses on brewing lagers in the traditional German style.[3] They are the sole craft brewery in Chicago that produces only lagers.[4] Mr. Hurst has earned a brewing diploma at the Siebel Institute of Technology & World Brewing Academy. [5]
Beers
Metropolitan Brewing's Beers Name Style ABV % IBU Original gravity Notes Krankshaft Kölsch 5.0 28 12º Plato Recipe includes wheat and Santiam hops Dynamo Vienna lager 5.8 29 13.8º Plato Uses Vienna malt and Vanguard and Liberty hops Flywheel Munich Pils 5.2 45 13º Plato Generator Doppelbock 8.2 25 18º Plato Iron Works Alt 5.8 45 13º Plato An update to the I-Beam recipe. Available year-round. Uses Mt. Hood and Vanguard hops. I-Beam Alt 5.3 50 12.6º Plato Seasonal The names of Metropolitan Brewing's beers reflect the industrial history of Chicago.
Metropolitan's beers are distributed by Windy City Distribution.
References
- ^ Stambor, Zak (November/December 2009) New Suds in the Windy City. DraftMag.com, found at http://draftmag.com/magazine/articles/96
- ^ 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
- ^ (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 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123733628873664181.html.
External links
Categories:- Beer brewing companies based in Illinois
- Companies based in Chicago, Illinois
- American beer brands
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