TAPROOM EVENTS & TOURS
Houseplant Workshop with Uncommon Plant Guy
Love plants and need an excuse to make some plans? Join the Uncommon Plant Guy at our taproom for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to make your own kokedama—a beautiful Japanese moss ball planter. You’ll get everything you need (including a healthy plant and a beer in hand) plus step-by-step guidance on creating and caring for your new green friend. No experience needed! Get your tickets here!
Music Bingo with Ben
Every other Wednesday, or thereabouts, our taproom manager Ben hosts Music Bingo from 6-8pm. The premise is fun and simple—each round is variations of a theme, and you must match snippets of songs to your squares. Say, for example, the theme is Umlauts. You better brush up on your Björk, Mötorhead, and Blue Öyster Cult.
Mahjong 101 with The Mahjong Society
Join Dovetail Brewery and The Mahjong Society as we host an evening of Mahjong 101! Learn something new and make new friends as you get expert instruction in this strategic tile-based game. Get your tickets here!
Sip n Stitch
Our bartender and tour guide Liz is also co-owner of Cogs Cycles and Yarns, a very cool bike-slash-knitting store on the Northwest side.
Once a month, Liz is brings her expertise in knitting to the taproom, and hosts a Sip and Stitch! Get cozy, bring a project and hang out with other knitters (and get 15% off your tab).
Dunces and Degenerates Comedy Showcase
Come on out to Dovetail Brewery for Dunces and Degenerates comedy showcase! Featuring some of the best comics in the city, you won't want to miss this. A suggested $10 donation goes towards the performers.
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
Magic By Brielle
Joining us in the taproom is MAGIC BY BRIELLE, bringing “How’d she do that?!” table-side illusions straight to your bar seat. A Chicago-based magician and “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” alum, Brielle is helping revive tavern magic, a close-up style born right here in Chicago, with performances at spots like Beard & Belly and Long Room.
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
Berliner Day with Bitter Ex and Beard & Belly
Way back in 2023, we brewed a Berliner Weisse that we released that August. But being that we like to brew things the old-fashioned way, we brewed this beer with Brettanomyces, which was traditionally found in the Berliners of yore. It takes some time for Brett to make itself known, so we’re re-releasing it and serving it Berlin-style, with syrups by Bitter Ex. Beard & Belly will bring the currywurst.
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
Dovetail Tachinomi: Soba Noodle Demonstration and Japanese-style beer service
A Japanese-style beer service at Dovetail Brewery with a live soba noodle making demonstration by Soba Master Mariko Kallister with guest tapster Zigmas Maloni of Beermiscuous. TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE SOBA DEMO.
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
KÖLSCH NIGHT
Enjoy an evening of our nationally-recognized Kölsch-style service.
Our taproom will turn into a bierstube à la Köln, where we will serve you 200mL stange of Kölsch until you say “Stop.”
Limoni Belli Pop-Up
The Limoni Belli food truck rolls up to serve Neapolitan-style pizza for a Sunday Funday!
BAD JOHNNY'S x DOVETAIL Flammkuchen Party!
Our longtime pal and pizza wiz Bad Johnny is rolling up to the taproom with his wood-fired oven for a special collaboration: Flammkuchen!
What the heck is Flammkuchen? It’s a thin, crispy flatbread from the Alsace region, traditionally topped with crème fraîche, onions, and bacon. Delicious, right? For this collab, we’re giving it a Dovetail twist—the dough is made using Hagen’s sourdough starter, fermented with Dovetail’s own spontaneously-fermented beer. We’ll also be pouring some Flammkuchen-friendly beer specials!
CANCELLED: BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
Johnny's Table Pop-Up
We welcome Johnny’s Table to the taproom, known for an eclectic range of inspired menus from tortas to Sonoran hot dogs.
Tacos Las manitas Pop-Up
Tamara and crew from Tacos Las Manitas joins us to serve her delicious homestyle tacos.
Franconian DAY
In our biergarten on Sunday, July 20, we’ll showcase the beers we make that reflect this region of Germany—Rauchbier and Lager. Rauchbier, of course, being the famous, smokey beer of Bamberg.
Also at our Franconian Beer Hall, we’ll also showcase a couple of the region's delicacies with our friends at Beard and Belly: The Coburger Bratwurst and the Bamberg-style onion.
Chicago Not Dogs & BĒF Pop-Up
Chicago Not Dogs joins us to serve their creative, plant-based twists on classic Chicago dishes like hot dogs (natch) and their own brand of Chicago-style Italian beef sandwhiches they call Italian Bēf. Tested for over a year with delicious results!
Dovetail Xmas in July!
Get into the Fa-la-la-la-ger spirit as we deck the taproom to celebrate Xmas in July with Glühslushies, Xmas beers on draft, deals on to-go beer, and a mini-market of local makers and artists. Only 159 shopping days left!
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
Polombia Pop-Up
Polombia will join us at the taproom to serve their homestyle Polish-Colombian food!
Chicago Not Dogs & BĒF Pop-Up
Chicago Not Dogs joins us to serve their creative, plant-based twists on classic Chicago dishes like hot dogs (natch) and their own brand of Chicago-style Italian beef sandwhiches they call Italian Bēf. Tested for over a year with delicious results!
Music Bingo with Ben
Every other Wednesday, or thereabouts, our taproom manager Ben hosts Music Bingo from 6-8pm. The premise is fun and simple—each round is variations of a theme, and you must match snippets of songs to your squares. Say, for example, the theme is Umlauts. You better brush up on your Björk, Mötorhead, and Blue Öyster Cult.
Pinatta Pop-Up
We welcome Chicago’s Indigenous-inspired taqueria, Pinatta, back to the taproom!
Bumbu Roux Pop-Up
Bumbu Roux is a unique culinary venture by chef Chris Reed, blending his Indonesian and Creole heritage into a harmonious menu, with the likes of the pork sambal po’boy and seafood gumbo. We welcome them to the taproom for for a weekend of pop-ups and Indonesian-style “ice beer” service!
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
Bumbu Roux Pop-Up
Bumbu Roux is a unique culinary venture by chef Chris Reed, blending his Indonesian and Creole heritage into a harmonious menu, with the likes of the pork sambal po’boy and seafood gumbo. We welcome them to the taproom for for a weekend of pop-ups and Indonesian-style “ice beer” service!
Indonesian-style Beer Service
This weekend, order your Dovetail Helles the Indonesian way—poured over ice. Called bir es, it’s how millions across Southeast Asia enjoy their beer: cold, crisp, and perfect for hot days and spicy food. And we’re serving it alongside the bold menu of Bumbu Roux, a food truck that blends Indonesian and Creole flavors.
Don’t knock it ‘til you try it! Ask your bartender for a “Helles, on ice!”—only available this Friday and Saturday, July 11 and 12! 🇮🇩
Tacos Las manitas Pop-Up
Tamara and crew from Tacos Las Manitas joins us to serve her delicious homestyle tacos.
Square Roots Hopenlager Release Party!
Join us on Thursday, July 10 for our Square Roots Hopfenlager Release Party—a free, all-day celebration from 12–10pm. Earlier this year, we got together with members of the Lincoln Square community to collaboratively brew this beer exclusively for this weekend’s Square Roots Fest!
El Zorro Tacos Pop-Up
El Zorro Tacos is back to serve tacos, burritos, birria, chilaquiles and quesadillas!
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
Tacos Las manitas Pop-Up
Start the holiday weekend with Tamara and crew from Tacos Las Manitas, who joins us to serve her delicious homestyle tacos.
Magic By Brielle
Joining us in the taproom is MAGIC BY BRIELLE, bringing “How’d she do that?!” table-side illusions straight to your bar seat. A Chicago-based magician and “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” alum, Brielle is helping revive tavern magic, a close-up style born right here in Chicago, with performances at spots like Beard & Belly and Long Room.
Xicago Cevicheria Pop-Up
Xicago Cevicheria wowed us with their aguachile and ceviche during their first visit to the taproom, and we’re thrilled to have ‘em back. Don’t miss these up-and-comers!
Dolin' Out Pop-Up
Dolin' Out joins with their NOLA-inspired summer shrimp boil! (Click on that link and let your mouth water)
BREWERY TOUR
Each 90-minute-ish brewery tour includes three .3L beers (that’s nearly a liter of beer!) and insight into our traditional brewing processes. You will get to participate in a water tasting (bet you didn’t see that coming!), a hop rubbing, and malt tasting, while exploring the unique features in our brewery, including (spoilers!) our coolship and 115-year-old copper kettle from Weihenstephaner (that’s the oldest brewery in the world).
PIZZA DOM POP-UP
Let’s welcome Pizza Dom and his Neapolitan-style pies to the the taproom!
Dunces and Degenerates Comedy Showcase
Come on out to Dovetail Brewery for Dunces and Degenerates comedy showcase! Featuring some of the best comics in the city, you won't want to miss this. A suggested $10 donation goes towards the performers.
El Zorro Tacos Pop-Up
El Zorro Tacos is back to serve tacos, burritos, birria, chilaquiles and quesadillas!
Dungeons & Dragons with Wizard Staffing Co
Join us for a night of adventure as Wizard Staffing Co. brings Dungeons & Dragons to Dovetail Brewery! Whether you're a seasoned player or a newbie, grab a Dovetail and roll some dice. Sign up here!