On Friday September 17th the Bavarian Lodge will kick off it’s annual Oktoberfest with a pig roast and two exclusive beers from Metropolitan. Two Exclusive Metropolitan Brews will Be Tapped at the Event… One on draft, plus a very special gravity-fed firkin that will be tapped right on the bar! As always, the day also [...]
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Metropolitan’s I-Beam “Beer of the Week”
The Chicagoist blog named Metropolitan’s I-Beam their beer of the week. And they right. That shit is delicious. “Alt” refers to the pre-lager method of brewing, except the Germans of Westphalia used a top-fermenting yeast like a Pale ale yeast to ferment the beer, then stored the beer at the lower lagering temperatures. Over time, [...]
Twitter Haikus
I’m sitting here drinking a delicious Metropolitan Flywheel while I clean my kegerator. I decided to post that with a link to instructions on how to clean beer lines on Twitter. While tweeting, it dawned on me that Twitter is the ideal spot for a new birth of the Haiku amongst the mainstream malaise. So, [...]
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Chicago’s Metropolitan Brewing Co.’s DYNAMO Copper Lager
After the strong suggestion from the esteemed Dr. Shoebocks, I’ve finally gotten around to trying Metropolitan Brewing Company’s Dynamo Copper Lager. Pouring a gorgeous, dirty orange into my tulip glass the carbonation is not terribly strong and the head is moderate. This kind of confidently crafted restraint carries through to the taste with a gently [...]