Calgary’s guide to Food and Beverage Flights

Flights aren’t just for drinks anymore. Around Calgary, you’ll find more creative ways to sample in one sitting, from tacos and coffee to cocktails, sake and whisky. Many craft breweries also offer beer flights, making it easy to compare small pours and explore different styles before settling on a pint. It’s a fun and easy way to taste more of the menu before committing to just one item.

Element Café
331 17 Ave. S.W.

Element Café offers monthly rotating drink flights. This month’s Element of Indulgence Hot Chocolate Flight features three flavours: Ferrero Rocher, Strawberries and Cream, and Salted Caramel Biscoff. Past flights have included lattes and refreshers.

Two Rivers Distillery
453 42 Ave. S.E.

Two Rivers Distillery keeps things simple with build-your-own tasting flights. Choose four spirits, cocktails, Caesars or gin and tonics to sample side by side, with plenty of house infusions and seasonal flavours in the mix. It’s an easy way to explore their small-batch lineup before deciding on a full pour.

Mama Masa
3429 22 St. S.W.

Mama Masa serves a taco flight featuring six varieties including Korean Fish, Baja Fish, Chicharron, Chorizo, Al Pastor and Chicken Tinga, paired with jalapeño salsa. Prefer dips? Salsa flights are also available, with four choices served alongside tortilla chips.

Goro + Gun
#245, 225 7 Ave. S.W.

Goro + Gun offers sake flights featuring three one-ounce pours, with five themed options priced between $12 and $16. Visit on Thursdays for Flight Night, when a rotating feature flight is available for $10.

Elephant & Castle
120 8 Ave. S.W.

Elephant & Castle serves The Wee Pie Flight, featuring small portions of four signature savoury pies. Expect rotating classics like shepherd’s pie, chicken pot pie, steak and mushroom, and cheesy leek and potato. It’s a hearty way to sample a range of comforting pub favourites.

Unfiltered Wine Bar
#101, 240 8 Ave. S.W.

Unfiltered offers flexible wine flights built from any wines available by the glass. Mix and match styles to create your own tasting, then pair with snacks or share plates. It’s an easy, low-pressure way to explore something new.

Made by Marcus
Multiple locations

Made by Marcus offers ice cream flights featuring a sampler of small scoops, perfect for tasting multiple rotating flavours in one visit. Mix and match seasonal and signature options before committing to a full scoop. It’s a fun way to explore the lineup.

Gatsby’s
100 8 Ave. S.E.

Gatsby’s is Canada’s only House of Hazelwood Keyholder, offering two curated whisky flights built around ultra-rare, aged expressions. Choose The Charles Gordon Flight with three whiskies aged 43 to 53 years, or A Flight Through the Decades spanning the 1960s to 1990s.

Porch
730 17 Ave. S.W.

Porch serves mimosa flights on its brunch menu, featuring four flavours: mango, grapefruit, pomegranate and raspberry. It’s an easy way to sample a mix of bright, fruity pours alongside dishes like their shakshuka.

Last Best Brewing
607 11 Ave. S.W.

Last Best Brewing offers gin flights featuring a selection of their house-distilled, award-winning spirits. Sample a multiple of styles side by side to compare botanicals and flavour profiles before settling on a favourite.

Q.Lab Coffee
926 16 Ave. S.W.

Q Lab Coffee offers curated coffee flights highlighting the range and character of its specialty beans. Each rotating lineup features freshly roasted brews prepared by the baristas, making it easy to compare flavour profiles side by side.

Pazzi Pizzeria
524 10 Ave. S.W.

Pazzi Pizzeria offers a Pizza Flight featuring your choice of any three personal 12-inch Neapolitan-inspired pizzas for $32. It’s a fun way to work through their creative lineup, from the truffle-kissed Bosco to the spicy Hula.