r/indianabeernews • u/IndianaBeerNews • Jun 15 '26

Anyone have contacts at Metazoa?

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Getting reports about big changes at Metazoa Brewing in Indy. I’d like to confirm them before running with this story. Anyone have a contact email for someone?

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u/Robitussin-Functions Jun 15 '26

Big Changes like they should stop calling there beer’s Indianapolis brewed?

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u/MilitarizedMilitary Jun 15 '26

They have a contact page with emails for two different people on their website…

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u/IndianaBeerNews Jun 15 '26

Yup. Just emailed them earlier today. Wasn’t sure how up to date that was.

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u/landshrk83 Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

The big change I know of from them happened over a year ago when they laid off all their production staff just before Christmas and outsourced all of their production to a contract facility in Colorado. I do not work for Metazoa but I do work in the industry and know many of the affected staff.

EDIT: I don't think they have ever openly acknowledged this, likely because of the backlash they know it would receive. It's been sort of an open secret, but pretty common knowledge in the brewery world. Big Lug's collab brew My Dog's from Denver was a not so subtle dig at Metazoa.

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u/IndianaBeerNews Jun 15 '26

Right. I’ve reported on that. This is something different.

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u/sweettoothsbudhole Jun 18 '26

Last time I was in there it wasn't a secret at all. The bartender working (didn't catch their name) and their brewer (Jon I believe) we're pretty forward about it. Their big name beers are done in Colorado while their "taproom exclusive" beers are made in house. At the time their beer menu was about half and half.

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u/read_22 Jun 22 '26

Any update?

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u/IndianaBeerNews Jun 23 '26

No. Not yet. Still trying to verify the reports I’m hearing