Traditional beer glassware

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  1. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Pilsner glasses can come in a variety of shapes. Below are some examples with Budweiser branding:

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  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Yup, back in the day the Vikings would not have had this issue since the beer then would not have been carbonated to begin with.

    Cheers!
     
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  3. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    Since you bring up the Irish pub glass (aka "tulip"), why is this glass called a "gravity" glass?

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  4. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    I thought the other glass was English in origin (the "Irish pub glass" you referenced)?

    Also, in your picture here I noticed the head on the beer looks like it's a dark brown, and not the traditional creamy white head. I wonder if they poured the Extra Stout into it, or another version of Guinness not served via nitro?
     
    #64 AlcahueteJ, Aug 23, 2018
  5. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    That is from somewhere on the web.

    Here is one I own (and it is 0.5L) (and the photography is not nearly as good!)
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  6. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    IDK about the origin - or the "proper" name, (which is one of the interesting things about traditional glassware...), but that so-called "tulip" is what I was referring to in my OP as an "Irish pint"... because I associate it with Irish dry stouts.
     
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  7. Macsimus

    Macsimus Pundit (764) Feb 19, 2014 North Carolina
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    The bottom of it is textured and shaped so that it promotes the carbonation to happen with each tilt and keep the head forming on top - similar to that Sam Adams one
     
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  8. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Yea, I personally have 4 different PU glasses and I know of at least 4 or 5 other variations. The one that @AlcahueteJ posted actually seems to be a rarer variation - the most common one I've seen is this one:
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    I've got a bunch of these laying around.
     
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  9. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    That mug is likely more "traditional". Similar to the mug I posted in post #53 above, below is a shot of a mug from Notch Brewing. They're known for their traditional Czech styles (and German, English, and modern US among others).

    The beer below in the mug is of their "The Standard", a Czech Pils sitting at 4.4% ABV (12°P).
    Heavenly by the way.

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  10. pbrian

    pbrian Pooh-Bah (2,118) Feb 8, 2001 Connecticut
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  11. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    As an also-wine drinker, I'm actually a lot less picky about my beer glasses. Straight up, tulip, nonic... ok. I haven't perceived, and I have definitely tested, any real sensory difference (aroma, taste) based on the glass when I vary it. Could just be my nose/palate is more picky with wine given its characteristics, but give me beer in most anything and I'm happy. Unless it's a coffee mug, cuz then I can't admire anything about it except if I'm staring down into the head. Interesting to see all the varieties and preferences people have.
    I also think, personally, that drinking beer in a skinny Pilsner glass makes me look fat. :wink:
     
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  12. seakayak

    seakayak Pooh-Bah (1,823) May 20, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Right from the source...
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  13. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Wow! You must have been hungry!?!:astonished:

    Cheers!
     
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  14. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    You win.

    I also see you're from MA, been to Notch?
     
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  15. seakayak

    seakayak Pooh-Bah (1,823) May 20, 2007 Massachusetts
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    I haven't been to Notch, but they make some of my summer favorites!
     
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  16. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    If you enjoyed yourself at Pilsner Urquell, you HAVE to go to Notch. They have some stellar stuff that doesn't get packaged.
     
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  17. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    I have a PU shaker pint -- yeah, a shaker pint -- if you want it. :wink:
    Something connected with the Gravity Bar at Guinness? FWIW, I have one of the glasses you picture -- with the fancy sculpting -- it's not a true Imperial Pint. Elegant looking, but not an Imperial Pint. All of my other Guinness glasses are Impys.
     
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  18. WadeBridgman

    WadeBridgman Zealot (728) Oct 18, 2013 Illinois
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  19. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    I think EVERYTHING is branded on a shaker pint if you look hard enough.

    The only Imperial tulip pint I use is my Sam Smith one. It has a massive nucleation point that is killer for creating/retaining a nice head.
     
    #79 AlcahueteJ, Aug 24, 2018
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  20. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Makes you want to pour that right down your neck.
     
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