Craft Beer menu for beginners?

[GrumpyPaul]

[SIZE=medium]If you were creating a simple beer menu for punters that grouped beers into logical categories that made it easy for a “megaswill drinker” or “entry level craft beer drinker” to easily identify what they want to drink, and help them make a step into craft beer…how would you group them.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=medium]Something Easy Drinking[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Pale Ales, Golden Ales etc[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Something Hoppy[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]IPAs and what else?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Something Malty[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]What would you put here?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Something Dark[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Porters Stouts etc[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Something Strong[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]RIS and other “imperial” stuff[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Something Euro[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]German, Belgian stuff[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Something Different[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Sours, Fruitbeers and anything a bit weird[/SIZE]

[SIZE=medium]Would you add any other categories?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]What else would you put into these categories?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Would you do it differently – how?[/SIZE]

 

[mtb]

Amber Ale in something malty IMO. To a megaswill drinker ambers are definitely on the nutty/malty side.

 

[mtb]

Also, Pale Ales could fit in "Something Hoppy" too - it really depends on the beer, since Pales are so versatile

 

[Coodgee]

wouldn't put the average hoppy pale ale in the easy drinking category. Little creatures pale ale is undrinkable for the seasoned fourex drinker. Though coopers pale ale would obviously fit right into the easy drinking category.

 

[Stouter]

Something old, An aged Stout
Something new, An attempt at replicating one of the numerous new Pale Ales
Something borrowed, Swaps for variety and new ideas
Something blue? No, that sounds like it'd taste ****.

 

[Droopy Brew]

Easy drinking would include pilsners, blonde ales (not pure blonde!) light German lagers.
Hoppy- Pale Ales and American Ambers. American Browns.
Malty- ESB, Hefes, Schwartzbiers and other German amber and dark lagers. Dunkles
Dark- Porters are more approachable than stouts IMO.
Strong- IPAs, Belgian dubbles and triples
European- already covered. It is pretty much all beers except American styles
Different- saisons, goses, berlinner weiss

Thats my take.

 

[earle]

What about as a start by focusing on the main ingredients of beer and then having a range within each to show what characteristics each ingredient brings to beer.

Hop focussed - pale ale, APA, IPA, new world pale ale
Malt focussed - ESB, pilsner, amber lager, amber ale
Yeast focussed - hefe, saison, belgian, maybe even a coopers

Just for a laugh - water focussed - Northern Brewer etc

 

[Gloveski]

wouldn't put the average hoppy pale ale in the easy drinking category. Little creatures pale ale is undrinkable for the seasoned fourex drinker. Though coopers pale ale would obviously fit right into the easy drinking category.

Interesting you say that Coodgee for me the Little Creatures Pale Ale is to bitter , but I do like there Rodgers ................And yes I am a newbie to craft beer and yes I have been known to guzzle a few XXXX's in my time lol.

But damn since I have been drinking a few craft beers of late (mine included ) my drinking habits are definately changing

 

[Bribie G]

Craft beer on tap.

Look for orange colour, cloudy, frozen and $9 a schooner.

 

[Droopy Brew]

Classic Friday arvo post Bribie.

No idea what you are on about. :beerbang: