Glasses , snobs or owt ?

[pvt_ak]

Does the glass make a difference ?


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[Llamaman]

Yes, I think it makes a difference, but I’d consider the rows in that image as interchangeable. I doubt I’d notice a difference between a Nonic and an Imperial, for instance, but a tulip glas definitely holds aroma differently to a standard pub pint glass.

I don’t think you need a set of 50 glasses for every conceivable beer and style, but 2 or 3 isn’t excessive. I have a crystal handled tankard (ooh get me) I tend to use for traditional ales and a Spiegelau tulip glass for everything else. The Spiegelau came in a set with IPA, stout and wheat beer glasses, but I find them difficult to clean and not really worth the effort. I don’t want to wash 4 glasses at the end of a session!

 

[Dutto]

It does in this house!

SWMBO broke a 750ml "Harp" glass that I inherited from my brother and I can't find another one!

The glass was my favourite of all time because it held the contents of a 650ml bottle with a decent head on it! :thumb:

Breaking a man's favourite glass isn't grounds for divorce; but it should be!

 

[Clint]

I like to borrow glasses from places. My current favourite has got a fox on it...may be an old speckled hen glass. I also have an earthenware Kronenberg stein,which I don't use. Plus quite a few pub escapees.

 

[MickDundee]

I think it makes a difference.

I’ve got the Spieglau set that’s wheat, lager, IPA and tulip, and I also have a pint glass with a handle.

I mainly use the tulip or the handled one, but use the IPA and wheat glasses if I’m drinking that type of beer.

 

[Martybhoy]

It's nice to drink from a nice glass.

 

[foxbat]

I like these (575ml/John Lewis) for extra pale ales:

For darker british ales I prefer a tankard like this to the generic pub nonic:

I've been meaning to get something like this for lagers as well. I think the tall style works well when you've got a lot of carbonation:

I've also got a cupboard full of about a squillion half-pint glasses from beer festivals going back to the early 90s!

 

[pvt_ak]

That’s settled it - I’m off out to buy a goblet this week for my Belgian Blonde [emoji106]


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[Cwrw666]

I went to my local pub a while back and ordered a pint of something or other from one of our nearby microbreweries. They insisted I had it in one of those ridiculous tulip glasses. First off I was surprised a pint would actually fit and then was surprised how nice it was to drink out of. Actually enhanced the beer.
Fortunately it was a good brew - some of their beer is total s**t.

 

[simon12]

Having just opened a micro pub I must admit I had no idea that glasses made such a difference. I have tulips and tankards and a few times all the tulips are either dirty or are still warm from the glass washer and I have asked if a tankard is OK 9 times out of 10 the customer is fine with it or even prefers it, a few people asked not to but accepted it over a warm glass but 1 person preferred a warm glass. To avoid this in future I was going to order some more tulips but if anyone can suggest what would make a better 3rd option can you suggest from this link or if you can find a better supplier even better https://www.buzzcateringsupplies.com/tableware/glassware/beer-glasses.html
Ones I have are

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[Gunge]

Some dude at work got so enraged by my incessant tea-guzzling that he made me a flower-vase full, his reasoning being that it would last for ages. It did... and tasted exactly the same.

 

[NIGHTSKY BREWING]

Go to Brugge and ask about the Glass.............:hat:

 

[Leon103]

Get some stemmed tulip glasses

 

[DavidDetroit]

I went to my local pub a while back and ordered a pint of something or other from one of our nearby microbreweries. They insisted I had it in one of those ridiculous tulip glasses. First off I was surprised a pint would actually fit and then was surprised how nice it was to drink out of. Actually enhanced the beer.
Fortunately it was a good brew - some of their beer is total s**t.

I always thought the tulips were for smaller amounts because of the beer's higher ABV in the microbrewery. I don't know glasses well but the Tripels and Quads are higher and those are the ones I noticed getting served in them.

 

[DavidDetroit]

From my experience, drinking directly from the bottle inhibits, at the very least, the aroma if not also the flavor of a good beer. With some, like Budweiser and Coors, "inhibiting" is not such a bad strategy.
Edit: I doubt I could make a clear distinction though based on a particular glass style.
PS I'll still drink a Bud if that's what's offered.

 

[AdeDunn]

I grew up in the midlands, where a stemmed glass was for the lady... It's taken me years to overcome this..... lol

I mostly drink from shaker, nonic, imperial or mostly krug, as that's what we own. I've been around for some nice glasses though. We also own 2 "Budweiser" glasses, with funny bottoms to make it fizz more, we didn't buy them though, daughter's fiance gave them to us. If I post a picture of a beer in a blue glass, it's them...

 

[strange-steve]

Go to Brugge and ask about the Glass.............:hat:

I love the attitude towards glassware in Belgian pubs. Must be a right ball ache for the bar owners though.

 

[Dutto]

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SWMBO broke a 750ml "Harp" glass that I inherited from my brother and I can't find another one!

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Come on fellas! aunsure.... aunsure....

I hate quoting my own Posts, but by now I expected at least five Posts to tell me what an idiot I was ...

... and where I could buy a 750ml glass? :UKflag:

 

[Sadfield]

Craft beer 750ml glasses.


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[Sadfield]

There's some science in glass geometry, some of it is purely branding or fashion. Either way, IMO a nice or favourite glass adds you the enjoyment, why slave over brewing a great beer and then stick it in any old pot?

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