Glossary of sake terms Glossary of sake terms This glossary of sake terms lists some of terms and definitions involved in making sake, and some terms which also apply to other beverages such as beer. Sake, also referred to as a Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Unlike wine, in which alcohol is produced by fermenting sugar that is naturally present in fruit, sake is produced by a brewing process more akin to that of beer, where starch is converted into sugars which ferment into alcohol. The quality of sake that
Metropolitan Brewing Technology & World Brewing Academy. The names of Metropolitan Brewing's beers reflect the industrial history of Chicago. Metropolitan's beers are distributed by Windy City Distribution, Wolf Distribution, and Breakthrough Beverage. Metropolitan Brewing Metropolitan Brewing is a brewery located in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 2008 by (former) husband and wife team Doug Hurst and Tracy Hurst. The brewery was originally located in a converted warehouse in a historically industrial area of the Ravenswood neighborhood in Chicago. In 2017 they moved to a larger facility with a tap room at 3057 N Rockwell Street in Chicago. Metropolitan focuses on brewing