The Importance of the Glass

Beer Fact of the Week - The Importance of the Glass (Best of the Rest)

American Pint: This one is ubiquitous. Order a draft Bud or Miller Lite from a bar odds are it’s coming in the iconic American pint...

Apr 28, 20232 min read

So you want a beer & you’re in 14th century Germany. Well, actually you’re in 14th century Germania because it’ll still be a few hundred...

Apr 23, 20232 min read

It wouldn’t be surprising if you were to mistake the Weizen glass for the Pilsner glass. It happens. No big. I mean they’re both German...

Apr 16, 20232 min read

Got a sec? I’m curious, have you ever given any thought to what it would be like to be a 16th century glassblower? Let’s take a sec &...

Apr 9, 20232 min read

Full disclosure: I had been pronouncing the name of this glass like a fool. Thankfully I was only doing so to myself & only once to my...

Apr 2, 20232 min read

If you like your women (or men) tall & slender & are looking for a beer glass to match, boy do I have one for you. Come on out, don’t be...

Mar 26, 20232 min read

What do you get when two powerhouses of the craft beer world, Sierra Nevada & Dogfish Head, come together to design a glass to maximize...

Mar 19, 20232 min read

Remember last week I wrote about how the shape of a beer glass is often designed to somehow enhance the taste of the beer that it holds?...

Mar 12, 20232 min read

Let’s take a second and zoom out to look at the whole scope of bar drinkware. In general, drinkware intended for alcohol consumption is...

Mar 6, 20232 min read