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Flights & Pints

Jun 20, 2015

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Maurice Amon

Craft beer enthusiasts know that a flight can be a valuable tool for beer exploration…but can you really understand a beer after 4oz? ~ Maurice Amon
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One of my favorite pastimes is craft beer exploration.

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It’s sometimes unfortunate that when you list beer as a hobby, it also means one of your

hobbies is getting drunk.

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And when you’re into the kinds of beers like – imperial stouts, double IPAs, Belgian quads –

it’s easy to lose track of the night!

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So, when I set out for an evening of beer exploration, the responsible choice is to order a

flight.

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For the uninitiated, a flight is a collection of small glasses, each filled with a different beer.

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Typically there are four glasses, anywhere from 4oz to 8oz, served on a slat of wood with round

holes to keep the glasses in place.

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There are just so many advantages to ordering flights, even beyond keeping your alcohol

intake in check.

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First, it’s a great way to try many beers in one sitting.

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If you’re planning on having four pints with some friends, that pretty much equals to sixteen

beers, if the bar has enough beers on tap!

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Beyond that, it can also be fun to select beers that will complement or contrast with one

another.

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For instance, trying four IPAs with different prominent hop varieties would be a great way to

understand the effect hops has on aroma and flavor.

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Ordering a flight can also be a magical experience when ordered with a food with varied flavors – a

meat and cheese plate is the classic example.

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Choosing a few beers that you think will pair with the house cheeses, then playing around with combinations can

often make for some outstanding flavor combinations.

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But there’s a flip-side to ordering a flight.

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Great beer tasters will tell you that you only need 2oz of beer in order to understand it’s

profile fully.

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For the average person, and me, that can be a little more difficult.

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Sometimes when I’m tasting a flight, because there’s so little liquid in the glass, I focus too

hard on the qualities of the beer.

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What happens is that I often judge it more harshly than if I was leisurely sipping from an

imperial pint.

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Take Finback Brewery’s new Smoked Porter.

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In a flight glass, I thought the flavor was tinny and flat.

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But, less than a week later, I was given a pint and LOVED it.

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Can someone truly understand a beer after only 4oz?

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If so, what hope do we have for making even a dent in the many brands and offerings out there in

the craft beer world?

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Thus is just one of the beer-drinker’s dilemma :)

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