Beer Of The Month

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 | Beer Of The Month

Metropolitan Flywheel

The taste of that Little Sumpin’s Sumpin’ Ale is still fresh on the lips of Brad and Ken. But with the month of August already underway the Hop Cast wanted to pick out a new beer to declare their pick of the month. Once again this month the Hop Cast is staying local and picking another Chicago brewery. This time the honor goes to the Flywheel Bright Lager from Metropolitan Brewing. Now I know this might sound strange that a couple hop heads like Brad and Ken choose a lager as the beer of the month but this lager is something special. The Flywheel pours out a light yellow that is almost crystal clear with a one to two finger white head that lingers for awhile. The aroma is light and clean with a little pine and a touch of hops and some sweet malts. There isn’t anything offensive here, you just know that you are about to drink something refreshing. The first sips are dry and crisp with some lovely sweet malts that leave you wanting even more. In the end you get a very light hop hit to cut the sweet and finally it finishes smooth and clean. There is just little you can say is wrong with this one. It is very well rounded and quenches that thirst you might of had. This awesome session beer comes in at 5.0% ABV with 45 IBUs. Metropolitan Brewing and the Flywheel won best session beer at Midsummer Day’s Ale this past weekend at Murphy’s Blechers. I’m sorry to our out of Chicago audience but this isn’t going to be available at your local liquor store. If you talk with Brad and Ken, I’m sure they would be interested in trading you some.