Which Beer Should I Order?

You value refreshment, crispness, and drinkability. You may not want something that tastes "too much like beer" — at least not yet. The good news is that craft brewing has produced an entire generation of styles built around those same values, just with more character baked in.

Your gateway styles: A craft Kölsch gives you everything you love about your current lager but adds a subtle fruitiness and cleaner finish that makes it noticeably better. A cream ale is even smoother. A well-made craft pilsner delivers that golden sparkle with a faint herbal hop note that tastes purposeful instead of accidental.

Cider drinkers love bright, fruit-forward flavours with a clean, effervescent finish. You're drawn to sweetness balanced by acidity, and you often prefer drinks that feel lighter on the palate than beer typically does. Craft beer has you covered — more than most people realize.

Your gateway styles: A Gose (pronounced go-zuh) is a German wheat beer brewed with coriander and salt — slightly tart, lightly fruity, incredibly refreshing. A kettle sour with fruit additions tastes more like cider than many actual ciders. A Berliner Weisse is tart and light-bodied with lemony brightness.

White wine drinkers bring a sophisticated palate to the table. You appreciate acidity, aroma complexity, dry finishes, and mineral notes. You're not afraid of flavour — you're just used to a different kind of it. Craft beer has a category that was practically designed for you.

Your gateway styles: A Belgian saison (farmhouse ale) is dry, spicy, aromatic, and complex in the same way a good Sauvignon Blanc is. A Belgian witbier has the orange peel and citrus brightness of a light Prosecco moment. Hazy IPAs made with New Zealand hops taste remarkably like white wine — gooseberry, grass, and stone fruit.

Red wine fans appreciate depth, body, dark fruit, and a satisfying finish. You're not afraid of tannic structure or complexity — you actually seek it out. The malt-forward world of craft beer is your natural home.

Your gateway styles: A Belgian dubbel has the dark dried-fruit notes of a Merlot — fig, raisin, plum — with a warmth that mirrors that familiar red wine glow. An English brown ale is earthy, toasty, and low-bitterness, with a body that feels familiar. A barrel-aged stout rested in wine or bourbon barrels will feel like the most natural craft beer crossover you've ever tasted.

Cocktail drinkers expect intentional flavour — something with layers, aroma, and a payoff. You're used to drinks that were crafted with purpose and precision. Beer can absolutely deliver that, and the craft industry has leaned hard into it.

Your gateway styles: If you drink gin and tonics, try a Brut IPA or a dry-hopped pilsner — herbal, bitter, and bracingly dry. If you love a margarita or Aperol spritz, a citrusy Gose or fruit Berliner Weisse hits the same refreshing, tart, slightly sweet notes. Whisky sour fans will find a lot to love in a well-made hefeweizen or a smoked porter.

You already appreciate hop character and bitterness. Now it's time to explore the enormous range within the IPA universe — and a few styles beyond it that will reward a hop-trained palate.

Your gateway styles: If you drink Hazy IPAs, try a West Coast IPA for a drier, pinier, more classically bitter version. A Double IPA cranks the hop intensity and ABV — same direction, more of everything. A Black IPA gives you roasty coffee notes underneath the hop character. For something different: a Dry-hopped Saison takes the floral, citrus aroma you love from hops and puts it in a completely different base beer.