Is this an acceptable restaurant pour?

I proudly serve beer that looks just like that every day.

The thing that irks me is this idea of "topping it off." if you ordered a glass of wine in a restaurant, would you ask them to top it off if the glass wasn't filled to the top?

 

I'd imagine that if a brewer promoted their beer with images of it being served in a particular way, then that is presumably how they would prefer it be served.

 

That looks like a margarita glass to me.

 

Don't order a Belgian beer then. Or a Hefeweizen, for that matter. These aren't the beers you're looking for.

 

In this case, it isnt just an opinion, Im right.

If the amount of beer is the volume you paid for, you got a fair poor. You may not like DT poured with a big head, but you are going to have to deal with that. Or let it sit.

 

While I agree with 99% of what you said. Not all Belgian beer is served on draft. In fact most of it is in bottles, at least all the places I been. and of course they have there own glass, and you know the bottle has 330 or 750ml in it. Lets face it In Belgium the prices are local and there is not the markup to ship and 3 tier etc.

I NEVER SAW a half pour in Belgium yet folks do it here. even in so called Belgium bars. In USA the pours are as small as they can get away with because of the profit they expect to make off each 1/6 pony keg. Just my personal experiences, which causes me to NEVER buy TRUE Belgian beer in the USA, except in the store.

 

It is nice that you give a definitive answer without the information needed to give such an answer. If they the amount of beer which was advertised was put into the glass than it was a good pour, the amount of foam is irrelevant. Foam can be a desired addition to certain beers but I guess you don't know/don't care.

Unless you know how much was suppose to be in the glass vs how much was actually there you are just speculating and should steer away from definitive answers. The size of the glass is not always directly proportional to the size of the pour.

 

If you order a beer that's typically served in 10-12 oz pours and it's served to you in a 20 oz glass with say, 11 oz of liquid and 9 oz of foam than that's not a bad pour, and if you don't understand that then you're a moron.

Bottom line, the ratio of liquid to foam does not indicate, in any way, whether or not you were shorted, the amount beer you were served does.

 

That actually looks nothing at all like a margarita glass, it looks like a goblet.

 

Looks like this to me...a local mexican place has them: http://www.zesco.com/Weiss-Schooner-Goblet-Style-Margarita-Glasses-Libbey-Glass-07767-pz323C7767.htm

 

Sure, a "goblet style" margarita glass.

 

And it's what I'm used to there. No need to keep this circle jerk going.

 

Many Belgian breweries actually produce two glasses, one for bottles with a 33cl line, and one for draft, with a 25cl line. take a look at this glassware sheet for instance (and I know that they also have available omer 25cl and la trappe 25cl glasses, because I have them): www.artisanalimports.com/data/docs/Glassware%20Sheet.pdf

 

This sentiment had been stated by many above, if you don't know the volume of the glass when full, how would you know what you were given? Glassware is very deceptive.

 

I do love beer and rap

 

True in most ways, and I see nothing wrong with the pour. Drink out enough and you get a feel for glasses, but mostly drink at good places you are comfortable with.

 

so were you upset by the server's explanation, or the actual pour? It seems like you didnt receive the answer you were looking for. So possibly go up to bar and inquire, as a former, you would get more beer just to make you happy.

 

yes I seen them all. Still does not explain why In the states American bars do half pours though.

 

how is it a half pour, if you serve it like those pics and you get the amount you're supposed to get. I'd still like to see many of these people saying half glass pours arn't correct pour it without that much head...

 

How is a 25 cl pour a half pour? It is a full 25 cl pour.

The text from that glassware pdf: Glass volume is the recommended pour. All glasses hold more
than this to accommodate foam.

Exactly what a bunch of us have been saying.