GABS TASTING TOOLS

know the choice can be overwhelming. In addition to our tools below to help you decide!

Crisp

Crisp beers are light, clean and crisply refreshing.

Hop

Hop flavours and bitterness are the hallmarks of these beers. Each hop variety brings its own characteristics.

Malt

Expect some sweetness and flavours of nuts, toffee, caramel, toast and fruit.

Roast

The highly roasted malts in these beers give coffee or cocoa style flavours.

Smoke

Smoked malts impart characters similar to some malt whiskeys or smoked meats

FRUITY/SPICY

Pepper, banana, and clove flavours are found in these yeast driven styles

TART/FUNKY

Yeast and bacteria give a combination of sour, rustic and earthy characters.

Easy Drinking

If you’re new to craft beer, here’s a great place to start. These are approachable, balanced and great examples of some of Australia’s favourite styles.

Delicate fruit

Malt-accented Brisk hoppiness

Subtle fruit flavours and depth to these beers. Some sweetness from a biscuity malt profile. Fresh, refreshing hop aromas with crisp bitterness.

Earth and dry Earthy, hay-like, grassy, and woody hop flavours with a dry malt profile.

Malty backbone Bursting with hop flavours and a complex or rich malt profile.

Bold, herbal & citric Mild malt and heavy use of hops creates citrus, resin and tropical fruit flavours.

Toasty and nutty

Full malt flavours and toasty or nutty accents and hints of dark stewed fruit.

Fruit and toffee The malts provide flavours such as dried fruit, plums or toffee.

Soft and silky

Dark and dry

Subdued smoulder

Spicy and meaty

Bright Dark

Delicate Fruity and vinous Earthy

Stepping Up

Smooth and decadent with flavours of milk chocolate, coffee or hazelnut.

Full on roast characters such as espresso, dark chocolate, and raw cocoa.

The smoke is usually gentle, intriguing and in harmony with the other flavours.

Bonfire and smoky bacon flavours, with subtle malts and yeast underneath.

Bubblegum, citrus and banana flavours.

Yeast and dark malts create dark fruit, banana bread and rich spice flavours.

Mild acidity and with crisp, tart characters

Vinous with pronounced acidity and fruit characters

Sour and funky, these are often aged in oak

Here you’ll find beers that are a bit more challenging, including bigger hop profiles and darker styles. There’s a whole world of creativity and flavour to explore.

Adventurous

For the craft aficionado, the “Adventurous” beers and ciders are where it’s at. From tart and funky sours to big ABV barleywines and everything in between.