Goose island bourbon county 2014 "snifter" glass

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  1. imhoudinibitch

    imhoudinibitch Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 New Jersey

    Why is this glass called a snifter but also has attributes of a tulip? If I wasn't told that this glass was a snifter I would think it's a tulip.

    What type of glass is this and why?

    Sorry if this is a stupid question :/
     
    #1 imhoudinibitch, Dec 4, 2014
  2. cookiequiz

    cookiequiz Savant (1,119) Apr 15, 2013 California

    I'm not sure about the Goose Island glass, but I think this is a tulip
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    and this is a snifter
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    The salient difference is the flare at the top.
     
    #2 cookiequiz, Dec 4, 2014
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  3. imhoudinibitch

    imhoudinibitch Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 New Jersey

    I know that those are the two, but this glass looks kinda like both, but more like the tulip without the curves
     
    #3 imhoudinibitch, Dec 4, 2014
  4. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    Pic, or it didn't happen.
     
    #4 Treyliff, Dec 4, 2014
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  5. imhoudinibitch

    imhoudinibitch Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 New Jersey

    @treylif
    "Pic, or didn't happen"

    What didn't happen, I'm confused you have to be more specific?
     
    #5 imhoudinibitch, Dec 4, 2014
  6. mrhartounian

    mrhartounian Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2009 Massachusetts

    Ah, think we just need to see a picture of it to know what you are talking about.
     
    #6 mrhartounian, Dec 4, 2014
  7. imhoudinibitch

    imhoudinibitch Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 New Jersey

    ahh, ok, once I figure out how to do that, lol
     
    #7 imhoudinibitch, Dec 4, 2014
  8. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    I haven't seen this years glass, so I can't comment on it without a pic.
     
    #8 Treyliff, Dec 4, 2014
  9. darkandhoppy

    darkandhoppy Savant (1,099) Dec 26, 2008 Connecticut

    from a different board.....[​IMG]
     
    #9 darkandhoppy, Dec 4, 2014
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  10. bhudlow23

    bhudlow23 Zealot (572) Feb 9, 2012 Georgia
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    Tulip - they just for some reason decided to call it a snifter
     
    #10 bhudlow23, Dec 4, 2014
  11. imhoudinibitch

    imhoudinibitch Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 New Jersey

    #11 imhoudinibitch, Dec 4, 2014
  12. imhoudinibitch

    imhoudinibitch Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 New Jersey

    @bhudlow23
    That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure....
     
    #12 imhoudinibitch, Dec 4, 2014
  13. cookiequiz

    cookiequiz Savant (1,119) Apr 15, 2013 California

    Agreed, tulip. I'm guessing they call it a snifter to be 'consistent' with their verbiage on the back of the bottles ('preferred glass: snifter'). Maybe tulip sounds too girly for BOURBON COUNTY.
     
    #13 cookiequiz, Dec 4, 2014
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  14. BurgeoningBrewhead

    BurgeoningBrewhead Initiate (0) Jul 18, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I have a glass from a local brewery that is somewhere in between...I call it a fluted snifter, but I agree the Bourbon County glass is basically a tulip.
     
    #14 BurgeoningBrewhead, Dec 4, 2014
  15. BeRightBock

    BeRightBock Zealot (653) Apr 27, 2007 New York

    #15 BeRightBock, Dec 4, 2014
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  16. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    It doesn't seem quite as long on top as a usual tulip. I'd call it a snulip.
     
    #16 Treyliff, Dec 4, 2014
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  17. ohiobeer29

    ohiobeer29 Pooh-Bah (1,675) Feb 2, 2013 Ohio
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    Everything that goes into this glass has to be amazing :wink:
     
    #17 ohiobeer29, Dec 4, 2014
  18. Jazzwalker

    Jazzwalker Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 New Jersey

    Mind if I toss in my two cents? Thank you. Being a bit of a glass hound I've come to a conclusion surrounding the ever growing concept of vessel incantations. If we were to look back, but a few short years we would have concluded that there were snifters (Brandy style) and fluted tulips. The general rule as I understood it was, if the glass's bottom was the same diameter as the top open portion, it was considered a tulip, like the flower. However, with the rash of latest breakthroughs in glass vessel technology (I kinda liked the way that sounded) we are now seeing glassware pushed to new levels. I personally thank craft brewing for this.



    The glass in question is for all intents and purposes, a snifter. Note the balloon bottom and how its larger than the opened top. These new glasses are quite elegant nowadays with their etched wording. I personally liked the older thicker style of BCBS glass from 2 years ago. I thought the size and use of colored screening, made for a better presentation. Now, if only they could have applied the screening correctly on that second batch. BTW: :slight_smile: Cheers!
     
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  19. DrinkAnchorSteam

    DrinkAnchorSteam Zealot (558) Jan 23, 2014 Pennsylvania

    While we're on the topic and someone posted a picture of one above...why are Teku glasses all the rage?
     
    #19 DrinkAnchorSteam, Dec 4, 2014
  20. Jazzwalker

    Jazzwalker Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 New Jersey

    Teku glasses are the newest thing, no other reason then that. Something different in design is all.
     
    #20 Jazzwalker, Dec 5, 2014
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