Pewter tankard

[alawlor66430]

Is it just me or does beer taste better out of a pewter tankard

 

[joe1002]

No, it's not just you :thumb:

 

[calumscott]

Personally I prefer glass.

I get to enjoy my ale's colour as well as it's aroma, taste and mouthfeel...

 

[Andyhull]

I keep trying different glasses but still can't find one i love yet.
I like the idea of the stone types but as callum says you don't get to enjoy the look of it too.

 

[WelshPaul]

I have noticed a sliding scale of vessels that improve the taste of beer (worst to best):

- Aluminium or steel can
- Plastic bottle
- Plastic cup
- Glass bottle
- Correctly-shaped glass
- Pewter tankard
- Drinking horn
- Clay or ceramic tankard
- Hollowed-out skull of your vanquished opponent

 

[Pearlfisher]

When the stick bashers come to Upton for the folk festival in April they bring their own pewter tankards with them , usually clipped to their belts .

The pubs only use plastic glasses that weekend.

I've never tried drinking from a tankard ,but one old chap I know swears it makes even Banks bitter taste like a premium ale! :shock:

 

[calumscott]

- Hollowed-out skull of your vanquished opponent

Tried that, kept dribbling out of various orifices. Frustrating.

 

[tbert33]

I keep trying different glasses but still can't find one i love yet.
I like the idea of the stone types but as callum says you don't get to enjoy the look of it too.

Have you tried THBF glass? Nice feel in the hand and a good weight.

 

[graysalchemy]

Glass for me, straight no handles and when drinking bottled beer i use a half pint which I top up as per Newcastle brown method of serving. :thumb: :thumb:

 

[WelshPaul]

I like my clay tankards and steins but do like to use the drinking horn when on holiday in Spain! :)

 

[jonewer]

- Aluminium or steel can

I read a research paper a while back which identified the lining on cans as contributing a "harsh bitterness", it also postulated that it was this lining responsible for the drive for low cohumulone hops while actually cohumulone has the very opposite effect.