Here’s your chance to understand chemistry the way they would NEVER teach in high school!

Illinois Science Council won’t let a pandemic stop our most popular “Chemistry for Adults” program with long-time science/beer partner, Metropolitan Brewing. We just modified it to offer you a DIY Virtual Chemistry of Beer!

Join us for this unique (and very fun) online, yet hands-on Chemistry of Beer program with ISC’s Chemist-in-Residence, Lindsey McQuade, PhD. You won’t just watch demos on zoom, you will be equipped and directed to perform the experiments in your own home!

You’ll get a behind-the-scenes virtual tour of Metropolitan’s brewery with Co-founder and Head Brewer, Doug Hurst and have the opportunity to ask questions about their craft beer process. Our friends at Metropolitan are great fun, easy-going, and they really know craft beer. Then Dr. McQuade will lead you in conducting experiments to learn about how yeast produce alcohol, what happens when your beer goes stale, and why nitro beers taste so different. There will be plenty of time for Q&A with the chemists and with Metropolitan’s Co-founder & President, Tracy Hurst.

You have 2 ways to participate:

1. A limited number (36) of Take-home Chemistry of Beer+ Kits will be available for pickup at Metropolitan’s taproom at 3057 N Rockwell St., Chicago, on Chicago’s north side. Take-home Kits will contain a special selection of 4 Metropolitan beers plus additional items for performing the beer tasting/testing experiments along with us on May 25th. You must be able to pick up your kit during taproom hours May 21-24th.
2. For those who can’t make it to Metropolitan to pick up a beer kit, we will send you a shopping list of items you should be able to purchase locally to experiment along with us.

Get your ticket today as this program is always quick to sell out! You’ll learn about your beloved beverage in new ways to impress others with your beer knowledge. All proceeds support ISC’s science outreach efforts.

Space is limited. No science prerequisite is necessary, only your curiosity, but you must be 21 or older.