Half-pint glasses also make a great tasting glass for these styles as they’re the perfect size to share a 330ml bottle of beer and leave plenty of room for the head. A similar style to the Pilsner glass is the Weizen beer glass, specially designed to complement wheat beer. Characterised as being tall and thin, a stange glass traditionally hoods around 200ml of beer, however the glass is so similar to a tom collins glass or a mojito glass that any tall highball glass will have the same visual effect. We also offer reusable plastic beer tumblers and disposable plastic beer tumblers for large events and outdoor use. A popular feature of modern beer glasses is a nucleated base, such as Arcoroc's Head-On-It glasses and Head First glasses.

It used to be that Brits would only dare drink from a stemmed glass if it contained a cold lager, sipped while sunning themselves at their favourite holiday bar.The word goblet is used as a generic term for a stemmed beer glass, however the best examples of the beer goblet shape can be seen serving Belgian beers such as Chimay and Orval. Wander into a pub waving this heavy beast while shouting “fill me up” is unlikely to impress the locals, but if you’re looking to recreate the fun of a German beer festival in your own home then a stein will provide some added authenticity. ABV is a measure of the amount of pure alcohol as a percentage of the total volume of liquid in a drink. Using units is a simpler way of representing a drink's alcohol content – usually expressed by the standard measure alcohol by volume (ABV). The Pilsner beer glass has a tall, slender shape to emphasise the colour and carbonation of the beer, with a broad top to help maintain the beer's head.

Invented by Teo Musso, the master brewer at Italian brewery Baladin, and designer Kuaska – hence the name TeKu, get it? The glass is thin, light and beautifully balanced, with the ribbed, hollowed out base making it easy to hold while helping to produce foamy white heads that rise and release giddily hoppy aromas. The craft ale movement has brought about a clamour for new glass shapes to best represent the thirsty punter’s trendy ways, and we reckon glassware ace Spiegelau has created the definitive version. A European pokal glass has a very defined base, either bulbous or sometimes flat, while an American pokal glass has a more subtle tapered base that leads in to the stem or foot. It might seem obvious, but your glass needs to be spotlessly clean, as any detergent, grease or food residue can adversely affect your beer, suppressing the head, or giving you a pint of foam and destroying your beer’s natural fizz.The issue was sorted promptly with no argument and it was explained to me why there was a difference, which was nice to be informed of.

Some breweries like Founders have designed custom Balloon glasses without feet specially for their higher alcohol beers which, thanks to their amazing complexity are best served warmer. It’s also the perfect choice for IPA, Pale Ale, ESB, Brown Ales, Bitter and a whole range of styles. Wide-rimmed with a small rounded bump near the top of the glass – to rest your thumb on – not only does it feel good in your hand, but it allows plenty of room for a large, creamy head. It’s the perfect shape for Barley Wine, Tripel, Quadrupel, Scotch Ale and Imperial Stout – really anything over 10% ABV is fine! The word stange literally translates as a stick, and it is common to serve a "stick of beer", or maybe a "rod of beer".For example, a pint of strong lager contains 3 units of alcohol, whereas the same volume of lower-strength lager has just over 2 units.

With so many different drinks and glass sizes, from shots to pints – not to mention bottles – it's easy to get confused about how many units are in your drink. Saveur Bière and HOPT offer branded beer glasses to make your beer tating the best experience it can be!Find out what’s on our mind, what’s happening behind the scenes and what’s coming next (before anyone else). The bulbous top of the glass is ideal for containing a large head on the beer and for trapping the aromas, while the base is slightly flared to help catch any yeast at the bottom of the glass for a better drinking experience. Originally a ceramic beer mug, the beer stein is defined as being a beer mug with a lid, designed to keep flies and bugs out of your drink, making them ideal for outdoor drinking, and especially for use at beer festivals. Each year, Ritzenhof commissions illustrators to provide adornment to its range of glasses, which include weissbier, pilsner and this slender mug. litres) is used as a measure of a man's drinking prowess, with competitions held to see who can drink the yard of ale the fastest.