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Who's ready for some decoction? Chicago's Dovetail brews this Bavarian-influenced Helles with the baseball season in mind... but it's easy to drink all year long.
Hagen Dost and Bill Wesselink, cofounders of Dovetail Brewery. Photo by Heather Eidson.
“This is a delicious, year-round, go-to beer," says Hagen Dost, brewer and cofounder at Chicago’s Dovetail Brewery. "Refreshing, medium-bodied, with an aroma of grain and the pleasant floral and citrus of Saphir hops. The ultimate easy-drinker, it makes a friend wherever it goes.”
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.042
FG: 1.008
IBUs: 20
ABV: 4.4%
MALT/GRAIN BILL
6.1 lb (2.77 kg) Pilsner malt
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