Metropolitan Brewing
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Metropolitan Brewing was a brewery located in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2008 by then-husband and wife team Doug and Tracy Hurst. It was originally located in a converted warehouse in a historically industrial area of the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago. In 2017, they moved to a larger facility with a taproom at 3057 N Rockwell Street in Chicago.
Metropolitan focused exclusively on brewing lagers in the traditional German style, the only craft brewery in Chicago to do so. Doug Hurst earned a brewing diploma at the Siebel Institute of Technology.
In December 2019, Metropolitan became embroiled in a long-running dispute with their landlord over rent and the square-footage of their building, saying the lease they agreed to was 24,000 square feet but their landlord instead listed it as 33,000 square feet in the contact. As a result, they ceased paying their full rent. In October 2023, the brewery filed for bankruptcy, noting slow sales and unsustainable debt. The brewery closed permanently on December 18th, 2023.
Beers
| Name | Style | ABV % | IBU | Original gravity | Offering | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-Beam | Alt | 5.3 | 50 | 12.6° Plato |