| Metropolitan Brewing | |
| Foundation: | December 2008 |
| Founders: | Doug Hurst and Tracy Hurst |
| Defunct: | December 18, 2023 |
| Location City: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Location Country: | USA |
| Locations: | (1) Avondale neighborhood, Chicago, IL |
| Area Served: | Illinois, Wisconsin |
| Industry: | Alcoholic beverage |
| Products: | Beer |
| Owners: | Doug Hurst and Tracy Hurst |
| Num Employees: | 6 |
Metropolitan Brewing was a brewery located in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2008 by then-husband and wife team Doug and Tracy Hurst.[1] It was originally located in a converted warehouse in a historically industrial area of the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago. [2] In 2017, they moved to a larger facility with a taproom at 3057 N Rockwell Street in Chicago.[3]
Metropolitan focused exclusively on brewing lagers in the traditional German style,[4] the only craft brewery in Chicago to do so.[5] Doug Hurst earned a brewing diploma at the Siebel Institute of Technology.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
| - ! Name | Style | ABV % | Offering | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo | 5.8 | 29 | 13.8° Plato | Year-Round | Uses Vienna malt and Vanguard and Liberty hops | ||
| Flywheel | 5.2 | 45 | 13° Plato | Year-Round | |||
| Krankshaft | 5.0 | 28 | Year-Round | Recipe includes wheat and Santiam hops | |||
| Iron Works | 5.8 | 45 | 13° Plato | Year-Round | An update to the I-Beam recipe. Uses Mt. Hood and Vanguard hops. | ||
| Generator | 8.2 | 25 | 18° Plato | Seasonal | Winter | ||
| Arc Welder | 6.0 | 28 | 13.7° Plato | Seasonal | Spring | ||
| Afterburner | 6.1 | 25 | 14.2° Plato | Seasonal | Fall |
| - ! Name | Style | ABV % | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-Beam | 5.3 | 50 | 12.6° Plato |