Suggestions for all-purpose beer glass

Make sure you have a hefeweisen glass to go with the snifter you'll need.

 

I use my IPA or Stout glass made by Spiegelau for most of my poured drinking and I must say that I love that glassware. A large bowled wine glass or goblet could do as well.

 

Surprisingly, this vessel does not get much appreciation around here.

 

I came to say tulip, but this looks very versitile. Where's this being sold.

 

I personally think my 3 go-to glasses that can accommodate any style of beer are: snifter, pint glass and mug. I would say I prefer using my pint glass the most.

 

This right here. I use this style for ... most styles more often than not.

 

so, this isn't the most practical advice but what about beer drinking is truly practical? I would go to your favorite brewery, buy one of their branded glasses that has a stem (i.e. not a shaker pint because those are terri-bad) and enjoy drinking a vast multitude of beers out of it because it is your glass that you chose. yes, there are differences in the variable head retention and aroma gathering in the different form factors of glasses but honestly, find one that you like and enjoy drinking out of.

 

It's the Libbey #3807. Did a quick search and only could find it by the case. Most breweries use it as their go-to Tulip so it should not be hard to get a branded one.

 

I picked a couple like this at Bevmo, I think they were $5 each. Very sturdy, dishwasher safe, all-purpose go-to tulips. Bought these after breaking both of my fancy Riedel (or Spiegelau) tulips while hand-washing them. Those were nice but fragile as shit.

You can also often find good bargains at the thrift store.

 

A funnel and don't look back

 

Thanks I shouldn't have too much trouble finding branded ones was just hoping to get a few shipped all in one shippment.

 

Like everybody else recommends get a snifter or a tulip and you can use it for most beers. Let your friends and family buy you other types of glassware as presents. You get something you truly like and it doesn't cost them a lot of money... win/win. I have about 2 complete sets of every kind of beer related glassware you can find and I got most of them as gifts. It's nice to have extras to cover the inevitable breakage.

 

I'll have to check Bevmo out $5 is a steal if they're sturdy.

 

Thanks a lot you guys, now I gotta go buy more glassware.

 

This is the correct answer for basically every IPA or DIPA.

Might get a little wonky here, but is this considered a "tulip" glass? I think of a tulip of something that flares out a little more at the top. So what is this called exactly?

 

I've heard tulip, and I've heard snifter. I like to think of it as a hybrid of those two.

 

This is one glass I could never quite wrap my head around

 

The problem with the Duvel tulip (a piece of glassware that I love) is that all your beers are gonna say, "Duvel," on them - and even if you don't look at it, you know it's there.

I'd say you need three items if you're really looking to get into beer. A generic pint, tulip, and snifter. The pint is gonna be your most solid choice, as it covers a wide range of styles and has a manliness to it. If you're only going to go for one, go for a pint glass (I'm partial to the nonic style). When you have a Belgian ale, or something a little, "dressier," the tulip is a better choice. And when you're drinking a high-abv, heavy sipper - 'specially if it's been barrel-aged, you're gonna want a snifter.

 

That's funny because I have a Gulden Draak Tulip with the same problem, but I can usually drink my way through it.