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Three Floyds Brew Pub.

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After our helicopter tour we took the 10 minute trip over to Munster, Indiana where Three Floyds Brewing is located. I’m a big fan of their Alpha King Pale Ale and the Arctic Panzer Wolf so this was a trip we’ve been trying to do for quite some time. I kept away from the Alpha King since I can get my hands on it in Chicago. I started off with the Panzer Wolf and then I headed down the following list:

Pride & Joy
Dreadnaught IPA
Shark Pants

All of them were great beers but I probably liked the Dreadnaught IPA the most. I threw caution to the wind and tried the Shark Pants which is a Belgian IPA. I’m not a fan of Belgian Ales but this was much different. During our time at the brew pub I was amazed at the amount of people coming in for a beer at the bar and then heading out with a case or two.  I’m not sure what Indiana’s liquor sale situation is on Sunday but it seemed like quite a few people were stocking up.  I tried to buy a couple Panzer Wolf bombers but they were all out so I settled on a couple of Dreadnaughts.

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Revolution Brewing Company

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Last night Julie and I headed to Logan Square to finally checkout Revolution Brewing Company.  I’ve been meaning to get out there since they opened this year but it’s not really convient unless I’m taking the blue line from the Loop (which I did last night).  Revolution has more than 10 beers on tap, most of them their own beers and then they have a small selection of guest taps (Three Floyds Brewing and Victory Brewing) along with a large bottle selection.  I stuck with the house beers since you can’t get them anywhere else.  I started with the Workingman Mild, moved on to the Cross of Gold and finished the night with a couple Iron Fist Pale Ales.  I wish I would have had one Thee Destroyer but that will have to wait until next time.  I did get a growler of Cross of Gold to go so I’m set for the weekend.

In addition to all the beer, the food at Revolution Brewing is really good.  I managed to mooch some Bacon Fat Popcorn from the guy next to me and Julie and I had a soft pretzel and burgers.

Metropolitan Brewing Tour.

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This past Friday Julie and I went on a tour of Metropolitan Brewing.  We’ve seen the beers around town for at least the past year (I think Hackney’s in Printers’ Row was the first place we had the Flywheel Bright Lager). Metropolitan Brewing is a small shop run by three people and an intern in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago’s Northside.  The brewery is setup in an old warehouse and is all contained in one room.  For the tour, head brewer Doug Hurst, basically walked us around the space explaining their process while we were served beer throughout. Everything is done on site including the bottling and labeling with this machine:

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Throughout the tour we got to taste all three of Metropolitan’s beers:  Flywheel Bright Lager, Krankshaft Kölsch and Dynamo Copper Lager.

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