A flight is the cheapest education in beer. Four small pours, one low price, and a guided tour of what malt, hops and yeast can do. But most people drink them in the wrong order and miss half the point. Here's how our brewers do it.
1. Go light to dark
Start with the palest beer and work toward the darkest. Delicate lagers get bulldozed by stouts, so save Black Sheep for last and let Real Good Boy lead off.
2. Smell before you sip
Swirl gently, get your nose in the glass, and take two short sniffs. Grapefruit? Pine? Fresh bread? That's the hops and malt introducing themselves before the first drop.
3. Sip, don't shoot
Take a sip big enough to coat your whole palate and let it sit for two seconds. Notice bitterness at the back of the tongue and sweetness up front — that's the beer's balance sheet.
4. Reset with water
A sip of water between glasses keeps the IPA from haunting the lager. We put a carafe on every flight tray for exactly this reason.
5. Pick a favorite — then order it
The whole point of the flight is the full pour that follows. Tell your beertender what you liked and they'll point you at the closest tap you haven't tried yet.
Flights of any four house beers run daily at the taproom. Come thirsty, leave opinionated.