Dovetail Brewery

Core 4

• Dovetail Hefeweizen

  German Hefeweizen · 4.8% · Chicago, IL

  Easy to drink with a lingering, pleasant aftertaste. A rich, yolky-orange wheat beer, featuring the aroma of clove and fruit in a perfect balance; refreshing with a hint of mandarin-orange-like acidity.

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• Dovetail Helles

  Helles Lager · 4.4% · Chicago, IL

  Our flagship Helles is the ultimate easy-to-drink beer. Refreshing with an aroma of grain and the pleasant floral and citrus of Saphir hops.

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• Dovetail Kölsch

  Kolsch · 4.6% · Chicago, IL

  A refreshing, mildly spicy, mildly fruity ale. A happy beer, easy to drink, makes you want to have glass after glass. (Contains wheat)

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• Dovetail Vienna

  Vienna Lager · 5.1% · Chicago, IL

  Mozart played full-volume in the brewhouse as the Dovetail Vienna Lager was born. Copper in color, with a warm, malty character, it is brewed with 100% Vienna malt and Styrian Golding hops.

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Year-Round

• Dovetail Lager

  Lager · 4.8% · Chicago, IL

  A golden, malty, rich, creamy complex lager with aroma of malt and fresh hops. Easy to drink with a lingering pleasant aftertaste and foam that stands like a cloud above the rim of the glass; lacing at every sip.

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• Dovetail Rauchbier

  Smoked Beer · 5.3% · Chicago, IL

  Our version of the Bamberg classic... more

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Seasonals

• Dovetail Altbier

  Altbier · 5.1% · Chicago, IL

  Literally, the "old style" of German beers. Malty, bitter and balanced. A top-fermented beer that undergoes cold-conditioning for a crisp, clean finish. .3L served in a traditional strange for that true Alstadt feel!

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• Dovetail Baltic Porter

  Baltic Porter · 6.6% · Chicago, IL

  Our version of Baltic Porter is based on the ones we love to pick up at the Polish delis on the West Side. It's our darkest lager; capped by a large stand of cream-colored foam to showcase deep and rich malt aromas of milk chocolate, raisins, and restrained coffee roast.

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• Dovetail Czech Dark Lager

  Dark Lager · 5.3% · Chicago, IL

  Dovetail's CDL is a showcase of chocolate, bread crust, caramel, and subtle coffee roast.

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• Dovetail Hopfenlager

  India Pale Lager (IPL) · 5.1% · Chicago, IL

  Seasonal hoppy lager with rotating selection of hops and grist bills.

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• Dovetail Pilsner

  Bohemian Pilsner · 4.6% · Chicago, IL

  This pilsner is a showcase for Czech Saaz hops, brewed with 100% Pilsner malt and “heaven’s water”—a Chicago-recreated version of the soft water of Plzen... more

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Spontaneously-fermented beers

• Dovetail Cranberry

  Lambic - Fruit · 6.5% · Chicago, IL

  Specially selected spontaneously fermented barrels, aged one-to-three years years in oak barrels and further aged and refermented on Wisconsin cranberries (the Cranberry Capital of the World).

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• Dovetail Kriek 2020

  Lambic - Fruit · 6.5% · Chicago, IL

  Specially selected spontaneously fermented barrels of various age, with Balaton cherries from the Leelanau Peninsula.

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Non-beer and more

• Athletic Cerveza Atletica Light Copper

  Mexican Lager · 0.5% · Stratford, CT

  Refreshing, summer Mexican-style copper ale. It’s balanced with a dry finish, and pairs perfectly with spicy salsa and fish tacos.

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• Guest Cider

  Rotating selection of canned or bottled ciders.

• Krombacher Pils Alkoholfrei

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.4% · North Rhine-Westphalia

  The non-alcoholic Pilsner that persuades beer connoisseurs through it’s extremely true beer taste. Brewed with natural spring water in a special process.

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• Lemon Seltzer (N/A)

  12 oz of Filbert's Lemon seltzer.

• Pop

  12 oz of Filbert's Lemon-lime, Ginger Beer, or Root Beer.

Snacks

• BYOF

  As always, you're welcome to BYO food to Dovetail, or ask about upcoming visits from food trucks!

• Classic bar snacks from Beard and Belly

  Enjoy a housemade kabanos sausage spicy pickled egg, or Housemade Chips, add on onion dip

• Kriek Brownie from Amy's Candy Bar

  Chocolate brownie made with Dovetail Kriek and cherries.

• Pretzel from Hannah's Breztzel

  Freshly-baked, locally-made, traditional, organic Swabian pretzel. (Contains wheat) ($6) Cheese dip ($3)

• Spent Grain Cookie from Barry Sweets

  Large, chewy chocolate-chip cookie made from spent grains from a Dovetail brew day.

• Underberg

  German Herbal Digestive

  $4

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