Ales vs. Lagers

One of the first distinctions to make when we look at beer is the difference between ales and lagers.Within each, there are numerous styles, and most of what the average drinker will recognize will fall into one of these two categories. 

Several brewing techniques will traditionally categorize a beer as either an ale or a lager, but the main difference is the use of either Ale Yeast or Lager Yeast, respectively. 

Ales typically ferment at warmer temperatures, and flavors tend to be more forward, robust, and funky.

Lagers ferment cooler and are often characterized as being crisp, clean, and balanced. 

Ales

Withing the Ale category, you will find some of the world's most loved craft beers and some less familiar favorites.

Stouts and Porters


On the darker end, you have beers such as stouts and porter. These are beers typically brewed with darkly roasted malts that tend to be full-bodied with malt-forward flavors. These often have a higher alcohol content, but you will learn that few things about these styles are objective as you start looking at them. 

A good example of a porter is the fantastic Fat Nerd Vanilla Porter from Yulli's Brews, which is backed by a lovely chocolate & roasted malt character.

The Catchment Brewing, is offering Cow Tipper a creamy smooth stout to enjoy during winter.

Browns, Ambers, and Reds

These beers are lighter in color than stouts but still carry a leading malt presence. More often than stouts and porters, you will also find these beers will some noticeable bitterness, depending on the style. Flavors of toffee, biscuit, and caramel are common, and these beers can find a good balance between the darker, malt-heavy beers and more hop-forward brews.

Sour Beers

Sour beers are brewed with bacteria and wild yeast, which gives way to a funky, acidic beer. Sours like the Berliner Wiess are tart and often mixed with fruit, will the Gose is brewed with salt for a distinctive flavor.

Among all the sours available from our brewers, Smokey Sour from Frexi has been inspired from a mexican mezcal cocktail.

Wheat Beers

Wheat Beers have a full body and medium color. Beers like the Hefeweizen and Belgian Witbier are brewed with a distinctive yeast that has flavors of banana and clove.

The Witbier is commonly brewed with spices and orange zest.

Pale Ales/IPAs

When it comes to bitter beers, color is subjective, but the defining quality is the hop-forward bitterness. Pale Ales and Bitters are lighter in color, low-ABV beers with a strong hop flavor and aroma.

However, Imperial Pale Ales(IPAs) range from golden to black and have a much higher alcohol percentage. IPAs are also known for their hefty hop profile.


You could find a huge range among our brewers as they are one of the most common types brewed.

Lagers

Lager is both an umbrella style and a style in itself, and lager beers are the most commonly consumed beers worldwide.

American Lagers/Light Lagers

These are very light, easy-drinking beers that have a low ABV.  These are often brewed with rice for a more mild malt flavor, and they also have moderate to low bitterness.

Pilsner

One of the most common beer styles in the world is the Pilsner. It comes in several varieties but is primarily characterized by a golden color and a very even balance between malt sweetness and hop bitterness.

Bocks and Other Lagers

There are several other lagers that all range in color, body, and ABV.

For example, the German Doppelbock is a strong, sometimes dark lager with low bitterness and dark fruit flavors. While the Mai Bock is a light-bodied lager with malt sweetness and moderate to low bitterness. Malt Liquor also falls into the Lager category and is known for being a high-ABV light-bodied beer with moderate-to-low hop presence and an overall mild flavor.

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  1. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Dry
    • Fizzy
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Little body and colour with high clarity. Low sweetness is met with blasts of ginger on the nose and in the mouth. Mild citrus on the nose as well. Clean finish with a lingering spice from the fresh ginger additions.
    Aether Ginger Beerd
    Aether Ginger Beerd
    Ginger Beer
    Aether Brewing
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    $51.00
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    $85.00
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    $26.00
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  2. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Delicate
    • Clean
    • Light
    Tasting notes
    Crisp mouthfeel with a moderate degree of clarity. Strong aroma and taste of a fruit salad from the hops, particularly stone fruits and citrus. Little aftertaste as the hops and malt burst in the mouth and dissipate rapidly
    All Australian Pale Ale
    All Australian Pale Ale
    Pale Ale
    Aether Brewing
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    Pay as little as $38.00
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    $45.00
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    $75.00
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    $23.00
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  3. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Smooth / Velvety
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Clean, refreshing lager with a subtle lingering hoppiness.
    Broulee Lager
    Broulee Lager
    Lager
    Broulee Brewhouse
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    24 pack
    Special Price $105.00 Regular Price $115.00
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  4. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Simple, clean and easy to drink ale.
    Careful Cobber
    Careful Cobber
    Ale
    Shepparton Brewery
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    $50.00
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    $65.00
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    $25.00
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  5. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    This beer is Lagered not filtered!
    Coast Track
    Coast Track
    Lager
    Sunday Road Brewing
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    Pay as little as $50.00
    12 pack
    Special Price $50.00 Regular Price $57.00
    24 pack
    Special Price $76.00 Regular Price $87.00
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  6. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Smooth / Velvety
    • Delicate
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Perfect food pairing: Burrata, shellfish and seafood
    Draught
    Draught
    Rating:
    100%
    French Pilsner
    Frenchies
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    Pay as little as $80.00
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    $90.00
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  7. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    The palate enjoys a smooth offering of darker malts, toasted flavours and creamy hops. A slight dryness near the end with a low carbonation
  8. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes

    Bold, robust, bitter, clean, crisp.

    El Toro IPA
    El Toro IPA
    IPA
    The Mill Brewery
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    $42.00
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    $105.00
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    $21.00
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  9. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    A clean crisp finish makes this fruity hop forward beer an ideal thirst quencher.
    Enigma
    Enigma
    Australian Pale Ale
    Sunday Road Brewing
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    12 pack
    $57.00
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    $87.00
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  10. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Pineapple juiciness, Hoppy and Citric.
  11. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    El Jefe is simply the boss of drinkability.
    Mexican Lager
    Mexican Lager
    New World Lager
    Aether Brewing
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    Pay as little as $35.00
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    $40.00
    16 pack
    Special Price $57.00 Regular Price $67.00
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    $20.00
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  12. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
  13. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Sharp
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Norman Australian Ale is an approachable session beer made from all local ingredients. With a light malt base that makes way for an abundance of hop character
  14. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    This is a simple and laid-back Brewi!
    Ocean Grove Lager
    Ocean Grove Lager
    Lager
    BrewiColo Brewing Co.
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    $50.00
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    Special Price $92.00 Regular Price $110.00
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    $25.00
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  15. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Very Limited!
  16. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Clean, bitter and sweet
  17. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    This Brewi is refreshingly easy to drink and will have you coming back for more!
    Palm Ale
    Palm Ale
    Pale Ale
    BrewiColo Brewing Co.
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    Pay as little as $49.00
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    $57.00
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    $115.00
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    $29.00
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  18. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Dry
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Classic Helles style lager with a low hop profile and crisp finish.
    Pony Lager
    Pony Lager
    Lager
    Prancing Pony Brewery
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    Special Price $67.00 Regular Price $79.00
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    $48.00
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  19. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Tropical hop flavours, low bitterness.
    Prancing Pale Ale
    Prancing Pale Ale
    Australian Pale Ale
    Prancing Pony Brewery
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    24 pack
    $107.00
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    $59.00
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  20. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Dry
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    A clean XPA. The perfect Summer drink.
  21. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    As the golden tones from the last rays fill the sky the amber ale ends with a crisp clean finish and a bitter tang.
    Sunset Solstice
    Sunset Solstice
    Ale
    Interstellar Beverages
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    Pay as little as $66.00
    12 pack Aquarius
    $75.00
    12 pack Aries
    $75.00
    12 pack Cancer
    $75.00
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  22. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Delicate
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Crisp Clean Ale
  23. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Delicate
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    Malty with a slight bitterness from classic German hops. Made with one malt and one hop. A true classic.
    Urban Lager
    Urban Lager
    Lager
    Urban Alley Brewery
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    Pay as little as $43.00
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    $50.00
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    $92.00
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    $19.00
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  24. Flavour Profile
    Hops
    Malt
    • Clean
    Tasting notes
    This west coast style IPA is packed full of all your favourite American hops, bringing aromas and flavours of tropical fruit, grape, mango, berry, and hop resin. The assertive hop bitterness is well balanced by a bready, caramel malt sweetness.
    Vulture IPA
    Vulture IPA
    Rating:
    100%
    IPA
    The Catchment Brewing Co
    Sold By The Catchment Brewing Co
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    $42.00
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    $95.00
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    $21.00
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