Question about Guinness glasses

What are gravity glasses? That sounds like a term used to describe something special about them other than the fact that they are branded as Guinness. Are these like those wierd Sam Adams glasses that had etching on the bottom to…do whatever it did to the carbonation?

 

https://www.totalwine.com/accessori...ses/guinness-gravity-glass-single/p/159255233

 

The glasses from UK breweries seem to react the worst from American dishwashers - logos faded - eventually destroyed, glass etched, w/white residue impossible to remove. I'd suspect Irish glasses might react the same.

If you drop 'em, they fall to the ground/floor. They usually break, too.
The anti-gravity glasses - you can only get in Ireland where the Guinness tastes better, too. Maybe it's the glass?

 

Gravity "pints" not equal to Imperial pint. Sent mine to Salvation Army, kept my vintage Guinness Impys.

 

Well, since the gravity of Guinness stout has gone down over the centuries, it makes sense that same would happen to their glass.

(Still don't understand what "gravity glass" means or is. Googlin' just turns up the standard "tulip pint" shaped glasses with a few variations - the same shape glass that Bass and Samuel Smith have made available in the US over the years).

 

Named for the Gravity Bar at the Guinness Brewery... where they're obviously still rebelling against the uh, imperials.

 

Huh really? I thought it held the same amount...

Edit: Some quick googling said both styles hold 20 oz. Unless I'm thinking of a different Guinness Imperial pint?

 

Huh nope. Tried to pour a Draught Can into mine and had to wait out the cascade.

That said -- maybe there are different sizes? I got mine at a retailer for buying a 4-pack, but it looked just like the ones pictured.

Also, it was manufactured pretty weird -- like two halves glued together, full length seams on the sides -- felt real cheap.

 

Okay, so maybe the freebies were cheaply made for giveaways. But I remember getting a cheap one in a bar, too -- probably because they could pour less and charge the same.

I'll keep my eyes open for different examples, but in the meantime I'll continue to use my good ol' originals.

 

Assuming we're talking about the "new" Gravity Glass (pictured in post #5) and the old style tulip glass, Amazon lists both as 20 oz. glasses in the link below.

https://www.amazon.com/Guinness-20o...locphy=9002006&hvtargid=pla-313277877262&th=1

 

I should have saved mine, I'd have sent it to you.

FWIW -- the bowls on the Amazon set look wider than mine was

@GABronco -- do yours have seams down the sides?

 

@AlcahueteJ -- I'll see your Amazon search and call.

https://www.amazon.com/Guinness-Irish-Pint-Beer-Glasses/dp/B00GA9FVGS

Based on some of the reviews, it looks like orders vary and some customers aren't happy with either size.

 

I have set of these but they don't have the gold and silver. I love the twist in the glass which makes it super easy to grab and hold. Mine are 20 oz imperials and they are heavy.

I first encountered these glasses at an Irish bar in Brussels and have been on the lookout for them since then.

 

I happen to have one as well!

Did a little experiment to see which size I have, definitely the 20 oz glass. Tared it on a scale and filled it to the brim with water. It’s 20.4 oz.

I also have a Sam Smith’s imperial tulip pint glass. Did the same and that’s exactly 20 oz.

Not a perfect experiment, but it looks like maybe the new Guinness glass comes in 20 and 16 oz sizes. Makes sense though. Didn’t the older style tulip one’s come in two different sizes as well?

For what it’s worth I’ve always been served Guinness in the larger 20 oz glass at bars.