Archive for: Glassware

The Unusual in Glassware

The Unusual in Glassware

Shaker pints are nice.  They are practical, cheap, and available with every logo possible.  But what if you are looking for something unique and different?  Take your drinking experience to a new level with one of these glassware choices: Port... read more »

 

Promoting Sustainability

Promoting Sustainability

Cheers to New Belgium’s “The Glass That Gives” program.  For every specially boxed glove glass 2-pack you purchase, New Belgium will donate $1 to one of the four charities of your choice.  The glasses come in both 12 oz and 16 oz sizes.... read more »

 

Glassware: Snifter

Glassware: Snifter

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 »

 

Glassware: The Weissbier “Vase”

Glassware: The Weissbier “Vase”

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 »

 

Glassware: Stemmed Tulips

Glassware: Stemmed Tulips

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 »

 

Glassware: Size Matters

Glassware: Size Matters

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 »

 

Glassware: The Tapered Pilsner

Glassware: The Tapered Pilsner

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 »

 

Glassware: The Shaker Pint

Glassware: The Shaker Pint

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 »

 

Glassware: Nucleation Points

Glassware: Nucleation Points

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 »

 

Glassware: The Basic Rules

Glassware: The Basic Rules

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 »