Beer "Foaming" Stones

I’ve not seen it, but sounds like a similar idea to the glasses that have etchings on the bottom to provide more nucleation sites.

Try them and report back!

You could do a side by side, with pictures. Pour one beer normal, one beer with the stone.

 

Folks have been dropping a few grains of salt in their glass to provide nucleation for a very long time. Use and older, scratched up glass, and the same thing happens.

 

Fine for some styles, but I gravitate towards dark beers such as stouts, porters, quads, and strong ales which often taste their best near room temperature. I don't think these stones are for me. Suppose they'd be OK for IPAs and sours.

Anyone worried about forgetting about it, or losing it in a murky beer and choking on it?

And, any symbolism about getting two stones in a bag?

 

I suppose you could let the beer warm before opening it, then pour it and add the stones. I doubt the stones would warm it appreciably. That may work. I normally let my beers warm in the glass, but no reason I can't let them warm in the bottle.

 

Well, of all the random, useless beer accessories I've seen over the years, these are surely the most random, and have to be in contention for the most useless.

 

What about the Beer Caramelizer, metal rods you heat up then drop in your beer to caramelize it?

So, if you use the stones and the hot rod together, would the beer be the nectar of the gods?

 

well, the page for the stones recommended keeping them frozen, so maybe it would be the shattered glass of the gods?

 

Yes I can see where these would work way better than a nucleated glass, as you have more/larger nucleations. My guess is you keep them frozen because improper cleaning might make them a candidate for mold/algae. As a gift this sounds great, but not sure I would spend the $30 on it.

 

$28! A "Keggy's" only a buck!



"Handmade in Minnesota" --- and they use a bottle of Brooklyn beer in the video?

I imagine you don't have to keep them in the freezer.

DENTIST: "Tell me again how you chipped this tooth..."

 

@woodychandler will want a can version, but may insist that making it taste lie a keg is a step down

 

I wonder if the Whiskey Stones I have would do the same thing...

 

The rough ones would, not the smooth ones

 

I understand it, and its kind of a good idea for some beers. However, I think a master brewer (let's say Shawn Hill) would be insulted if you "enhanced" his beer with these.

 

It sounds like something you'd see on QVC at 2 AM;
although, according to A. Customer her “Beer Snob Husband LOVES These”