Drinking from a clay mug?

The mug would have zero impact on the beer, it probably is like any other coffee cup with a glaze that seals the material.
Are you sure you just don't get the discount and actually are served with a traditional glass per style. Maybe you just get a symbolic "mug" as a member of the club.....

 

I would enjoy the beer and cool glass. Sounds like you get the honor for the year then take home so enjoy the new beers and bar, sounds like a fun place.
Cheers

 

Don't really care for mugs but like the idea of a discount.

 

There are a few breweries around here that do something similar. One even lets you paint your mug.

 

I personally like to see the craft in the color, still gotta agree with
Squire123.....discounts are nice.

 

I was a member of one of those mug clubs years ago and although it doesn't affect the flavor of the beer it can be confusing. My friends and I were always drinking out of the wrong mug while we were playing pool or darts because all of the mugs looked exactly the same and there was only one table to put them on. Apart from that you can sometimes forget what you're drinking because you can't see the beer. I remember several times thinking to myself "What beer did I have?" until it came back to me whereas if it was visible right there you'd at least have a very good clue! Have fun!

 

Cool concept, I’d drink out of it and save the two bills...hell, that could add up to a $20 saving a night!!!

 

Skagit River Brewing 30 miles South of me did a similar thing, except that you got to glaze your mug. When you signed up, they would give one one to design up however ya wanted, then they would wait until there were enough to fire. Until "yours" was ready, you would use a generic one. And no, no effect on the taste of the beer.

 

Before glass became cheap and plentiful, people drank beer out of pewter tankards, ceramic mugs and even leather boots. Sight is part of taste - try putting dye in a light lager and then ask people how it tastes - so I would take the mug and then pour my discounted beer into a glass so i could see it There is nothing in the ceramic mug that is going to screw the beer up. The mug would work well for coffee.

 

A pink mug with a white handle was a common drinking ves sel in UK pubs up to about a century ago.

 

Using clay mugs as part of the membership of a club is probably more widespread than what you might think. (How many of you have seen the rafters and walls at Dark Horse Brewing's taproom? See the pic about halfway down this page: http://www.darkhorsebrewery.com/aboutus/#the-crew)

A part of the enjoyment of consuming a beer is to see its color, its froth and lacing on the inside of a clear glass, but that's probably the only drawback to a clay mug's use.

 

I have a number of really nice old German ceramic mugs of many different sizes. They are literally cool, but one is deprived of much of the visual beauty of beer as it goes down. I rarely reach for them with a new beer. Though, they are very good outside.

 

I got a handmade clay coffee mug a bit ago. It isn't glazed on the inside, which means the porous, rough clay has a TON of nucleation points. The result is that in the 16 oz mug, I can only pour about 8-10 oz of beer before the foam starts cascading over the rim. It works well for barrel-aged beers, barleywines, or other beers with very low carbonation, but otherwise, it makes a mess.
Bottom line is: make sure the inside is painted/glazed and smooth. As far as flavor goes, no discernable impact.

 

just FYI, if you take it back to the artist I'm sure they would reglaze the interior and toss it in their next firing for you- no more foamy beers!

(Also I'm making ceramic beer steins for a bachelor party, and I'm curious what people like and dislike regarding design features, glazes, etc. Please post or send me a message if you have any opinions!)

 

First-world problems, eh?

 

I'd assume the brewery aleady did the work for you on using the mugs. Why would they allow inferior barware on a startup? Forget it and enjoy.

 

Sadly, the artist is about 2000 miles away in rural Montana. But I mostly use the mug for coffee anyway. Got plenty of proper glassware for beer.

 

We use them. Since our beer gardens take place outside (of course), they prevent skunking and are very durable. Also they are traditional for serving Kellerbier, which is one of our flagship beers. I love drinking out of them.