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The snifter glass is one I commonly associated with nice whisky and brandy until I became interested in beer. Now the snifter glass is my go to glass for many of the barrel-aged beers I enjoy drinking. Most stem ware is designed to minimize... read more »
Hey you! See that glass to the right? You do? Good! That is not a stinking pilsner glass! Got it? Good! Sorry for being aggresive, but I can not tell you how often people mistake a Vase a.k.a Weissbier glass as an appropriate vessel... read more »
Stemmed Tulips are a fancy little glass. Like other specialty glassware they typically look more expensive than they really are. The name is based on the silhouette of a tulip and is evident when you look at the glass in profile. The... read more »
Recently I noticed a disturbing trend. Bars giving small glasses. It is one thing to order a draft beer and it be given in a smaller glass assuming the price is right. It is totally another to be served a beer with a glass that can not... read more »
Of the glasses in my collection the Tapered Pilsner makes me feel the most sophisticated and the most clumsy. The first one I owned promptly broke in 24 hrs. Just the other day Beer Bitch wanted to sit with me on the couch, but upon... read more »
Almost every home has a shaker pint. The glass was originally designed for use with a metal cup to act as a cocktail shaker. You can see the shaker pint in use as it was originally designed at any bar featuring one of those pesky mixologists.... read more »
Laser Etched AB Logo A growing number of glassware have a etching in the bottom of the glass. These etchings provide a nucleation point. A nucleation point creates a spot where bubbles can form. Once these bubbles form they rise... read more »
The most basic rule to drinking beer is get it out of the bottle. I do not care if you drink beer from a mason jar, a shaker pint or martini glass. Pouring beer will create a head. Even if this head vanishes instantly it creates aromas.... read more »
All too often people drink beer from a can, bottle or wrong glass. By having the proper glass you will reward yourself with a much better beer experience. Glassware has a variety of implications in drinking beer. First, is smell. You taste... read more »
A FEW MONTHS AGO I WROTE ABOUT A FLANK STEAK I MARINATED IN BACKDRAFT BROWN. IF YOU MISSED THAT POST CHECK IT OUT HERE. BACKDRAFT BROWN IS BREWED BY HOOK & LADDER BREWING CO. IN MARYLAND. WHILE MANY BREWERIES DO CHARITABLE WORK OR... read more »