Harlem Shakers Pop a Cold One at Metropolitan Brewing

A Metropolitan Brewing box is the only thing keeping people from seeing the package of a man who is dancing next to another man wearing a Doritos’s bag costume. That's what goes on in the Chicago craft brewery version of the Harlem Shake. 

Metropolitan Brewing intern Paul Kim and owner Tracy Hurst came up with the idea to create a shake video and invited friends to join in. 

The video—shot by Jason Beaumont—shows the Ravenswood brewers getting down to the dance move that's been sweeping YouTube for the past month. 

"It was a lot of fun doing it," said Metropolitan general manager Jess Straka. "We wanted one that was just Chicago beer people."

Kim starred as the naked man while the following made up the rest of the crew: 

Metropolitan dancers:

• Doug Hurst, head brewer and co-founder: working on tank in middleground (Picard)
• Brandon Baker, packaging manager: working on machine in foreground (his flight suit from the Air Force)
• Tracy Hurst, president and co-founder: walks foreground to tank with small kegs (skull mask)
• Jess Straka, general manager: coming from background to foreground with clipboard (blue fuzzy wig, M-gear shirt) 

Other participants:

• Friends of Metro: TJ Glovan (far background on brewhouse deck), Renee Burdulis (tutu), Dan Fetty (onesie with sunglasses), Adam Vavrick (blue/yellow bodysuit, behind Paul, hard to see!), Steve Groom (Bobafet helmet), Martha Collison (orange shirt, wizard hat), Michelle Andriano (plaid shirt), Lori Keller (red mask in foreground), Denese Neu (red wig), Ryan Murphy (vest, bowler hat)
• From Finch's: Richard Grant (Doritos), Dan Schmid (pizza), Steven Slater (Hot Dog)

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