You might have already encountered "craft beers," either as a beer enthusiast or as someone who has just entered the beer-drinking club. You may have even had one before but you just don’t know it.

When you're checking out alcoholic beverages at your local liquor store, what you buy depends on the buzz you’re after. You can ask the person at the counter for a recommendation, sure, but you can unleash your inner liquor connoisseur by determining the strength of a beverage yourself.

To the untrained palate, all red wine is the same. This cannot be farther from the truth. In reality, there are different types of red wine. Knowing the different varieties of red wine can mean the difference between an enjoyable steak dinner or making you wish you’d prepared tapas instead.

No two beers are the same. As every avid beer-drinker knows, there are different ways to process malts and each can yield a different kind of beer.