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I've started trying to drink local beer only. Wherever I'm at I try to find a good beer that is relatively close. I'm no beer expert, but I had what I thought was a great "Alt" beer from Metropolitan Brewery at a restaurant a few weeks ago. They don't list this particular beer on their website. It is a beer that I'd never buy if I saw the bottle first,but since I was at a restaurant, it didn't come into play. The bottle had some video game type of robot on it. Very Strange.Anyway, has anyone tried any of the other beers from this company: http://metrobrewing.com/
It's always been a hot mess but I didn't realize as much until I started drinking much better Imperial Stouts like Alesmith Speedway, Founders Breakfast Stout, etc. Then there are the barrel aged stouts which kick the crap out of DL like Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (yes I work for them but ours is the original and still best), Alesmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout, some years of Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, ect. I just think Dark Lord is all hype and not a good beer. Also, they are prone to infection problems at times.
Metropolitan is great. Right up there with Pipeworks as a great up and comer.Metro only produces traditional lagers, an art not practiced much in the IPA craft typhoon lately. The beer you drank is actually Iron Works, a great offering. The 'alt' part is short for Altbier, German for Old Beer. Alt's use top fermenting yeast and are aged at a cooler temperature which give them a crisp, fruitier taste. I actually happen to have Iron Works along with some Generator (really good dopple) in my basement.If you're in Chicago, grab Metro for lagers, Pipeworks for Ales and Goose Island to keep Chili happy.
Don't forget about Half Acre either.
I assume that Metropolitan is only available in Chicago? I really liked that AltBier. I'm not big on IPA's. More of an Pale Al or Czech-Pilsner, Guiness, or Kolsch drinker. I've noticed that Goose Island is not brewed in Chicago anymore. Disappointing. Or is the product sold in Chicago still brewed there?
I think Revolution usually needs to be thrown into the Chicago brewery conversation as well. I've really liked everything I've tried (mainly Anti-Hero, Double Fist), the only one of their beers I've had that I don't really care for is the Rosa.
Most of their stuff is still brewed in Chicago. I believe only 312 and Honker's Ale are brewed out of state in New York and Colorado since Anheuser-Busch InBev bought Goose Island in 2011. Don't worry though all the good stuff (ie. the Bourbon County line and the Vintage Ale line) is still brewed in Chicago.
Anyone know of any good breweries or brew pubs in Philly?
I'm partial to Belgians so anything Struise does whether in barrel or not with Black Albert, Delphine, their Damnation series is in my cellar.
Enjoyed a few Founders All Day IPAs over the weekend. Good hop, not over powering, but really solid and smooth going down. A bonus, the 15 pack of cans, is only $18.