Bulk Glasses Needed

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  1. argyle324

    argyle324 Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2013 Colorado

    I'm doing a six-year vertical of Stone's Russian Imperial Stout in three weeks and I need 49 glasses, but I don't want to drop a lot of money on the glasses and have them collect dust for a long time after the tasting. I've looked at a dollar store near me and didn't find much.

    What can you all recommend for cheap glasses that are suitable for a RIS?
     
  2. schteve

    schteve Pundit (884) Sep 10, 2003 New Jersey

  3. kevanb

    kevanb Pooh-Bah (2,705) Apr 4, 2011 Illinois
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    you mean you don't have 49 beer glasses?
     
  4. JakerLou

    JakerLou Pooh-Bah (2,016) Jan 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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  5. Jwale73

    Jwale73 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Aug 15, 2007 Rhode Island
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    Perhaps consider contacting a party rental company. Then you are not stuck with the glasses afterwards, if that's an issue. Otherwise, keep hitting dollar and thrift stores or maybe a restaurant supply store.
     
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  6. ufmj

    ufmj Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2013 Florida

  7. cosmicevan

    cosmicevan Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2009 New York
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    you mean you don't have 49 mini snifters?
     
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  8. Five_Four_Plus

    Five_Four_Plus Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 California

    Ha ha ha. Intervention time, cosmicevan.

    We recently bought a couple of cases of mason jars to use as glassware for a party. Nobody was bummed when a few of them got smashed, and they are certainly more useful than my out of control glassware collection when it comes to everyday storage/tasks.
     
  9. cosmicevan

    cosmicevan Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2009 New York
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    Ask anyone I taste with, when i host a tasting I let them at whatever glass they want with only a few minor exceptions that would make me cry if they broke. At the end of the night I usually end up cleaning anywhere between 20 - 50 glasses depending on what was opened during the tasting.

    Although my collection has reached intervention proportions, there is something to be said about doing a 5 bottle vert across 6 people and everyone having 5 unique mini snifters so they don't mix up the beers.
     
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  10. Five_Four_Plus

    Five_Four_Plus Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 California

    Champion.
     
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  11. zero_signal

    zero_signal Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2013 New Jersey

    Buy glasses from Bed Bath beyond and just do the Home depot style "used goods" return.... :slight_smile:
     
  12. argyle324

    argyle324 Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2013 Colorado

    How does this work? Return them after we use them.
     
  13. zero_signal

    zero_signal Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2013 New Jersey

    Exactly... Bunch of ***** working there. It take your pick, target, walmart, kohls, etc
     
  14. Paramecium

    Paramecium Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2010 California

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  15. JCam9981

    JCam9981 Pundit (833) Nov 30, 2011 North Carolina
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    I bought 12 of these on Amazon - I think it was right around $20. Great deal, and use them for all my tastings.
     
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  16. argyle324

    argyle324 Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2013 Colorado

    I'm a special education teacher; thanks for the advice, your "****" comment notwithstanding.
     
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