Archive record · Brewery
Metropolitan Brewing
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ClosedOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
- Founded
- 2008
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-CM7ENBD2
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Status: CLOSED. Filed bankruptcy Oct. 2023; taproom closed Dec. 18, 2023. Brand/trademarks/recipes later acquired by Short Fuse. [Illinois Pass 03]
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Events
- Bankruptcy filed in October; taproom closes December 18, 2023.2023
Closure
- Short Fuse acquires Metropolitan intellectual property and resumes brewing key recipes.2024
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Common questions about Metropolitan Brewing
- Is Metropolitan Brewing still open?
- No. Metropolitan Brewing has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped.
- When was Metropolitan Brewing founded?
- Metropolitan Brewing was founded in 2008 in Chicago, USA.
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