Episode 182 – Dovetail and Riggs: Crossfire

Two Illinois brewing traditionalists inspired us to dig deeper into lagers and hefeweizens, so we pitted a bunch against each other in a goofy Crossfire showdown. Riggs Beer Co. from Urbana and Dovetail Brewery from Chicago know the German way and have expertly paid homage to tradition at their year-old breweries. But that wasn’t enough as we brought in other examples of each style, either American or Bavarian. We get caught up in the crossfire as we also lagerjam our way into another potpourri of pop culture word association that you would expect from a typical episode of this show. Tradition, y’all.

ABV Chicago Episode 182 – Dovetail and Riggs: Crossfire

Beer Combatants //

Lagergeddon:

Riggs Beer Co. – American Lager
Surly Brewing Co. – #Merica!
Dovetail Brewery – Lager
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan – Weihenstephaner Original

Hefeweight Championship/HefeRock:

Riggs Beer Co. – Hefeweizen
New Glarus Brewing Co. – Bubbler
Dovetail Brewery – Hefeweizen
Ayinger Privatbrauerei – Ayinger Bräuweisse