How To Choose the Right Beer Glass

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To truly appreciate different beers, you need different kinds of glasses. Check out this guideline before you hoist your next mug.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A hand-washed, air-dried glass
The proper glass for different kinds of beers

Step 1: Start with a clean glass

Always start with a hand-washed, air-dried glass. And never put it in the freezer: Experts say chilling the glass compromises the beer's flavor.

Tip: A study found that a thin glass actually keeps beer colder than a thick one.

Step 2: Grab a beer mug

Grab a beer stein, a mug, or a German mug made of glass called a seidel, when you're pouring American and English ales, stouts, or bock beer. Mugs and steins are good for gatherings that involve lots of toasting, thanks to the handle.

Step 3: Have a pint

Have pale ales, bitter, porters, and stouts in a pint glass. It comes in two sizes: In the U.S., the 16 oz. tumbler, and in Britain, the 20 oz. nonic. Just drink them fast if you don't like you beer warm; the wide mouth can't keep them cool for long.

Step 4: Use a pilsner glass

Use the slender, tapered glass known as a pilsner when you drink its namesake. It also complements lagers.

Step 5: Belt down Belgian beer

Drink Belgian beer from a tulip-shaped glass. It helps maintain the head, which in turn helps the drinker appreciate the beer's esters, or fragrant compounds.

Tip: A brandy snifter works, too.

Step 6: Get "weiz"

Drink wheat beer, also known as Weizenbier, in the glass named for it ¬-- the Bavarian weizen glass. It's shaped like an hourglass to accommodate a big head of foam.

Step 7: Try a wine glass

Try a large wine glass that leaves enough room for a decent head to form. You may feel silly, but the shape enhances the taste of beer the same way it elevates the flavor of wine -- by bringing out the aroma.

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[aarossell]

@Senneee1 tulip is pretty common for Belgian ales. Snifters are more common.

[aarossell]

who the fuck poured those? 0:59 wtf

[Mikssk8]

Why do you need to drink beer form a glass?! Drink it from a bottle, while listening to this song /watch?v=9HSj-2shbqY

[Senneee1]

Most belgian beers aren't drank in those glasses ...

[Over9000Gingers]

@brandonr85 I don't think that's the point of the video, but wtf?

[vebbster17]

These guys are wrong on some of these beer glasses. Ales are best in a snifter or tulip glass, Heck even a good wine glass is better than a pint glass. Pint glasses are basic bar glasses. They are cheap and strong that is why bars use them. I used to use pint glasses for all beer. When you find the right glass for the right beer it will make a difference.

[mig189189189]

We don't need a glass! Just open it and drink it ! It's better in the Pub with a nice girl near the refrigerator to bring another one!

[taylorswiftlikewoah]

it's weis, not weissen. It doesn't even have an s, it has a sharp one.

[asdfghjkl4355]

I'm underage, of course.

[WootWoW6]

You probably have more fun pouring the damn beer than actually drinking it. ffs.