when it's time to drink sh!t beer, it's time to drink sh!t beer..
- OrangeBlack27

my store sells that, i may have to get it for my next outing.

hmm, the smallest thing i have is a champagne flute - i'll look ghey. after that, several pint glasses.
- EricNearBuffalo

don't drink it out of a thick pint glass, please. it'll ruin it. at the very least use thin glass.

please


/snobbery











ha! i went to find a pic of the small kolsch glasses and the link to the pic i chose is called snobberyhttp

i had Rolling Rock a long time ago, was pretty sh!tty.

never had Shock Top...only going to presume it's a terrible attempt at making a traditional wheat beer.
- EricNearBuffalo

I know a guy who swears by rolling rock, and will defend it with all his might.

I can't say it's bad, because I do enjoy water, but if I'm paying for beer, I want... Beer.

Why pint glasses are bad for beer
Trade the thick, clumsy pint for a tulip or traditional Belgian beer glass


Back when American beer was largely terrible, which wasn't so long ago, how it was served didn't matter. And the pint glass became standard.

But now that domestic beer is a cause for celebration, pint glasses remain the standard — needlessly. Matthew Kaner, general manager of Covell, a Los Angeles beer and wine bar, called such glasses "an elemental shame."



"I see far too many places pouring 8 percent India pale ales and imperial stouts into pint glasses because they think their customers expect it," Kaner said. "The reality is that you just need to educate them about why high-octane beer is poured into a tulip or a traditional Belgian glass."

Covell uses four different glasses for its eight rotating taps, pairing beer and glass by style, alcohol content and rarity. Though most of the best beer bars do the same, many believe it's time for such practice to become mainstream, all the way down to the sports bars that serve Sierra Nevada pale ale and Anchor Steam.

Beating that drum are people like Matthew Rutkowski, vice president of Spiegelau in the U.S., a high-end glassmaker. Rutkowski has dedicated much of his life to "demonizing" pint glasses because "they work against beer."

A pint glass's thickness warms beer too quickly, he said. The glass from which it is made is usually cheap and porous, drawing out effervescence and degrading the way a beer tastes and feels in your mouth. Pint glasses result in "flatter, warmer beer with a more acrid quality," Rutkowski said.

Among the gripes with pint glasses is how little they do for a beer's aroma. The best glasses enhance a beer's smell (and smell is an underrated component of drinking well). The pint glass's megaphone shape does little to "coalesce aroma," Rutkowski said.

So what are the alternatives? A well-crafted lager or pilsner works well in a stemless wine glass, which is an unfussy and sturdy vessel that offers a more savory experience than the thick and clumsy pint glass. For something bolder, say a double IPA or imperial stout, Spiegelau's beer tulip (pictured) is a faultless choice. It's marvelously thin and silky, kind to a beer's flavor, and it captures the aroma in the belly of the glass — something you're reminded of each time you sip.

When out and drinking cheaply, stick with the bottle; there's not much worse than Budweiser in a pint glass.

Why pint glasses are bad for beer
Trade the thick, clumsy pint for a tulip or traditional Belgian beer glass


Back when American beer was largely terrible, which wasn't so long ago, how it was served didn't matter. And the pint glass became standard.

But now that domestic beer is a cause for celebration, pint glasses remain the standard — needlessly. Matthew Kaner, general manager of Covell, a Los Angeles beer and wine bar, called such glasses "an elemental shame."



"I see far too many places pouring 8 percent India pale ales and imperial stouts into pint glasses because they think their customers expect it," Kaner said. "The reality is that you just need to educate them about why high-octane beer is poured into a tulip or a traditional Belgian glass."

Covell uses four different glasses for its eight rotating taps, pairing beer and glass by style, alcohol content and rarity. Though most of the best beer bars do the same, many believe it's time for such practice to become mainstream, all the way down to the sports bars that serve Sierra Nevada pale ale and Anchor Steam.

Beating that drum are people like Matthew Rutkowski, vice president of Spiegelau in the U.S., a high-end glassmaker. Rutkowski has dedicated much of his life to "demonizing" pint glasses because "they work against beer."

A pint glass's thickness warms beer too quickly, he said. The glass from which it is made is usually cheap and porous, drawing out effervescence and degrading the way a beer tastes and feels in your mouth. Pint glasses result in "flatter, warmer beer with a more acrid quality," Rutkowski said.

Among the gripes with pint glasses is how little they do for a beer's aroma. The best glasses enhance a beer's smell (and smell is an underrated component of drinking well). The pint glass's megaphone shape does little to "coalesce aroma," Rutkowski said.

So what are the alternatives? A well-crafted lager or pilsner works well in a stemless wine glass, which is an unfussy and sturdy vessel that offers a more savory experience than the thick and clumsy pint glass. For something bolder, say a double IPA or imperial stout, Spiegelau's beer tulip (pictured) is a faultless choice. It's marvelously thin and silky, kind to a beer's flavor, and it captures the aroma in the belly of the glass — something you're reminded of each time you sip.

When out and drinking cheaply, stick with the bottle; there's not much worse than Budweiser in a pint glass.
- Don'tForgetTocchet

lol sending this to my buddy (who is insane) immediately. oftentimes makes his beer choice based on which glass it comes in. aka he won't order a beer that doesn't come in a pint glass because he feels like a fruitcake otherwise.

remember, he's insane.

edit: however, i'll drink out of a pint glass, can, then bottle in that order if i have to.

lol sending this to my buddy (who is insane) immediately. oftentimes makes his beer choice based on which glass it comes in. aka he won't order a beer that doesn't come in a pint glass because he feels like a fruitcake otherwise.

remember, he's insane.

edit: however, i'll drink out of a pint glass, can, then bottle in that order if i have to.
- OrangeBlack27

i refuse to drink out of thick pint glasses. i'm a total bumhole.

i refuse to drink out of thick pint glasses. i'm a total bumhole.
- Don'tForgetTocchet

h8 bottles

h8 bottles
- OrangeBlack27

i'd go bottle b4 pint

i'd go bottle b4 pint
- Don'tForgetTocchet

idiot bro's response to that article:

fancy lady glass manufacturer propaganda

i thought most euros prefer their beer slightly on the warm side. or at least not ice cold

i thought most euros prefer their beer slightly on the warm side. or at least not ice cold
- Crimsoninja

pretty sure it depends on the style

so ixnay on the pint glasses. i have a couple of Southern Tier imperial glasses and also have two Chimay goblets.

the imperials may work for kolsch, they're quite thin.

i thought most euros prefer their beer slightly on the warm side. or at least not ice cold
- Crimsoninja

i think the point is you don't want it to warm up to room temp too quickly

the darker the beer the closer to room temp is ideal for me pers

so ixnay on the pint glasses. i have a couple of Southern Tier imperial glasses and also have two Chimay goblets.

the imperials may work for kolsch, they're quite thin.
- EricNearBuffalo

idiot bro's response to that article:

fancy lady glass manufacturer propaganda


- OrangeBlack27

bet he loves IPAs

bet he loves IPAs
- Don'tForgetTocchet

don't we (everyone but you) all?

don't we (everyone but you) all?
- OrangeBlack27

no

most of you here, yes but not irl

no

most of you here, yes but not irl
- Don'tForgetTocchet

newer convert tbh. not my fave style but finding some american ipas and doubles to be delicious.

weird as it may seem, Bombay Sapphire's bitterness is what opened me up to the bitterness in pale ales, IPAs and DIPAs

i thought most euros prefer their beer slightly on the warm side. or at least not ice cold
- Crimsoninja

I've found that most (aside from the typical domestic lagers) taste better as they warm up. Not quite room temp, but most anything you drink ice cold seems like its harder to appreciate the flavour.

I've found that most (aside from the typical domestic lagers) taste better as they warm up. Not quite room temp, but most anything you drink ice cold seems like its harder to appreciate the flavour.
- Double_A

i put ice in my glenlivet as well as my red wine

i put ice in my glenlivet as well as my red wine
- Crimsoninja

so trashy lol

i put ice in my glenlivet as well as my red wine
- Crimsoninja

i put ice in any whiskey or bourbon i drink. i've had them both warm and chilled and frankly, i don't notice much of a difference in taste. by the time i swallow them, they've warmed up to the point where i get the flavor and can pick up the little subtleties.

so trashy lol
- Don'tForgetTocchet

when i play the Game of Drinks, its either hot or its cold.. THERE IS NO MIDDLEGROUND

when i play the Game of Drinks, its either hot or its cold.. THERE IS NO MIDDLEGROUND
- Crimsoninja

i'm the total opposite, drink almost everything just above or just below room temp. not an ice fan.