6 Must-Try
Beer Styles

"The new and very exciting world of Australian beer can sometimes be a little overwhelming - especially with the huge range of stlyes hitting our shelves. But by using these six flavour profiles as an easy starting point, you're sure to find a beer that will suit your tastes," said Kirrily Waldhorn, beer writer and educator.

While our craft beer range is always growing, we've made it easier to find a new favourite beer. Just use these taste profiles from Kirrily Waldhorn to find your preferred flavour.

These lighter-bodied brews offer subtle hops, malt or fruit flavours, depending on the style. They have a clean, dry finish, which makes them popular during the warmer weather.

Styles to try: Kölsch, Golden Ale, Lager, Pilsner, India Pale Lager, Summer Ale, Session Ale.

When used generously in beer, hops impart big, lively aromas and a refreshing bitterness that is often balanced by a solid malt backbone. Thanks to the dfferent kinds of hops, these beers can vary in flavour from earthy and spicy to bright and citric.

Styles to try: Pale Ale, IPA, XPA, English Bitter, American Amber Ale, American Red Ale.

Brewers experiment with wild yeast and barrel-ageing to produce sour and funky characteristics in these offbeat beers. Their acidity can vary from delicate to mouth-puckering.

Styles to try: Berliner Weisse, Gose, Fruit Sours, Wild ALe, Saison, Lambic.

These low-in-bitterness beers often get their juicy flavour from fruits and spices added during the brewing process. They can also be naturally fruity due to the yeast that is used by the brewer.

Styles to try: Wheat Beer, Hefeweizen, Belgian Blonde, Saison, Tripel, Weizenbock.

These beers are rich and deeply coloured because their brewing malts are kilned for longer, which allows toasty, nutty characters to emerge. Certain malts also caramelise to create toff ee notes.

Styles to try: Amber Ale, Brown Ale, Dunkel, Dark Lager, Doppelbock, Scotch Ale, Irish Red Ale, Bière de Garde, Extra Special Bitter.

Roast beers are darker than malt beers because their malts are roasted for even longer and at higher temperates – much like roasting a coffee bean. As a result they display intense coffee, chocolate and liquorice characters.

Styles to try: Porter, Imperial Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Imperial Brown Ale, Schwarzbier, Extra Stout, Dry Stout, Black IPA, Robust Porter.