Metropolitan Brewing
Metropolitan Brewing
5121 N Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Ravenswood
Metropolitan Brewery.
Hello to our abundance of new followers! This is the second of two posts this week since our laziness from last week resulted in no post. Continuing in the apparent brewery theme of the week, Rob and I decided to go on our first brewery tour at Metropolitan Brewery in the Ravenswood neighborhood this weekend. Having never been on a tour, we weren’t sure what to expect, but we instantly felt at home as we walked into the huge brewery space and were handed samples of Metropolitan’s Kölsch-style beer, Krankshaft, to start with. The informative nearly hour-long tour was conducted by owners Doug and Tracy Hurst, who led the group of thirty or so around the space, explaining each component of the brewing process.
As the tour progressed, Tracy filled up our airline-sized cups with samples of each of Metropolitan’s beers, including the Flywheel Bright lager (my favorite of all their beers), the Dynamo Copper lager, and their special winter seasonal beer, which was over 8% in alcohol content and definitely left a smile on my face by the time I headed back out into the cold Chicago afternoon. At $5 a person, Metropolitan’s brewery tour is inexpensive and highly entertaining. Rob and I definitely recommend it to any fellow beer enthusiasts in the Chicagoland area, or elsewhere.
-Anna
Metropolitan’s three beers.
Doug Hurst explaining the grain process in front of the brew kettle.
Rob sipping on some Krankshaft.
