Does using the "wrong glass" pose any issues?

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Dirty frosted Oktoberfest steins for gueuze and lambics are ideal. Other than that stick to clean tulips for all or else appropriate to style glassware. Enjoyment is maximized this way.

 

I mean, certain glasses are ideal for certain beers. There are extreme examples that might hinder the experience. You don't want to put your Bruery Black Tuesday in a Pilsner glass, it just won't do the beer justice. But aside from that, you're fine.

 

As long as the glass doesn't leak beer, it's not the wrong glass Really though, I usually use a shaker pint for everything. But I do enjoy using specialty glasses for each beer style when I can.

 

Ill be the devils advocate. Im the glasswhore here I guess. Its getting a bit worse. Either with proper style of glass and labeled from that brewery. I find that when the brewer says what type of glass to use. I listen.

However, "to each there own"

Cheers!

 

Shhh! If anyone on here catches you drinking a beer out of the wrong glass then you'll be banned from BA

 

I was once served a $4 full pour of La Folie in a pint glass at the Falling Rock. I was so mad I declared it to be the best day ever.

 

Can't agree more. I use a dedicated baby bottle sponge/wand/thingy to clean all my glasses with a little mild soap then dry in the drain. Anal maybe, but it works for me .

 

In my experience, switching to drinking from the bottle or can to drinking from a glass makes a huge difference, and switching to the recommended glass from an all-purpose nonic or tulip makes little or no difference.

 

I do personally hate ordering a German hefe at "beer" bars and having it show up in a standard pint glass. That beer just doesn't resonate as well with me in anything other than the tall hefe glasses. And FFS do NOT assume I want a slice of lemon or other citrus product in my beer thank you.

Oh and the looks I get when I ask them for a NON-frosted glass. Hate that too.

 

I don't think it makes a big enough difference to matter, I have a collection of nice pint glasses, and I use them for just about every beer I drink, and guess what? It still tastes AMAZING

 

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the only wrong glass is the bottle or can in which you bought it. always pour it into some sort of vessel. This allows for a better experience of the drink. The beer will "breathe" - release some of the carbonation, open the aroma, and in the glass you can breathe in the drink while sipping.

when in doubt I use a tulip or a wine glass.

 

certain glasses will enhance your experience.. unfortunatly collecting glassware sure takes up lots of shelf space.

The best one to use is the one you really enjoy the most. For me I have several... like beer cant stop at just one

 

Does anyone remember that thread a while back where a guy was in a panic over pouring his barrel aged stout in the wrong glass? I would still love to know if he was actually serious about that.

 

Years ago when my brother in law still drank and my father was alive we did tastings with a ton of different beer. We got the smart idea to get a case of kolsch glasses from Lee Valley so that more glasses would be able to be put on the coffee table. We quickly realized that the thin narrow Kolsch glasses killed the flavours on most beers. I still have that case of glasses in the basement and when I want a Kolsch I use a Pilsner glass .

 

I feel guilty when I use a glass other than the one the bottle tells me to use. But only for a second.

 

I don't remember that. I do remember a thread about bringing your own glassware the a party/BBQ.

 

Which I do... man, I'm a nerd..

 

I always drink my Cantillion straight out the bottle. hey, it's already in a glass! fuckin A right!