pvt_ak
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Does the glass make a difference ?
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Glasses , snobs or owt ?
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Does the glass make a difference ?
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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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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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.
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.
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!
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
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That’s settled it - I’m off out to buy a goblet this week for my Belgian Blonde [emoji106]
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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.
Fortunately it was a good brew - some of their beer is total s**t.
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
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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.
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Go to Brugge and ask about the Glass.............:hat:
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Get some stemmed tulip glasses
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.
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.
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
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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...
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...
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I love the attitude towards glassware in Belgian pubs. Must be a right ball ache for the bar owners though.
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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:
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Sadfield
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Craft beer 750ml glasses.
https://www.hartsofstur.com/acatalo...eZQbE1RjPzpomAbNvxfxoqshydyxcADUaAhvfEALw_wcB
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Sadfield
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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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