What Constitutes a "Chalice"

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  1. RichardMNixon

    RichardMNixon Maven (1,431) Jun 24, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I have a pair of glasses that strongly resemble the Stella Artois chalice in the commercials, but they look nothing like the goblet/chalice shown in the glassware guide here whereas the stein there is a perfect facsimile of mine. Just for semantics sake, are these really chalices or is there a better name for it? I thought they looked more like a flute or a pilsner glass. How loose is the term chalice?
     
    #1 RichardMNixon, Jul 19, 2012
  2. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    The Stella Artois glass is called a Cervoise style glass, it's my favorite all-around style of glass for beer. Stone's IPA & Levitation glasses are this style.
    I use this Fischer one as my go to glass...

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    #2 tjensen3618, Jul 19, 2012
  3. Tieman

    Tieman Devotee (349) Oct 16, 2007 California

    The Stella ads refer to a chalice in the traditional definition - religious glassware (i.e. their beer is holy).
     
    #3 Tieman, Jul 19, 2012
  4. cashew70

    cashew70 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2003 Georgia

    From a glassware perspective, a chalice should be a half round, open drinking vessel, with little or no tapering back at the top. Take a look at any bottle of St. Bernardus, that monk is holding a chalice. Or you could look at any photos of Bishop Don Magic Juan, his pimp cup could be called a chalice.
    From Stella's angle I'm sure chalicecan sounds better than narrowtulipcan or cervoisecan, plus it does have the religious metaphor mentioned above.

    Cheers!
     
    #4 cashew70, Jul 19, 2012
  5. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    I think Chalice, I think this...

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    Cheers!
     
    #5 FosterJM, Jul 19, 2012
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  6. jivex5k

    jivex5k Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Florida

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    #6 jivex5k, Jul 19, 2012
  7. RichardMNixon

    RichardMNixon Maven (1,431) Jun 24, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Ok, that's what I thought, thanks, just wanted to get the right word for the purpose of reviews and such. Got back to check the label and it's this one specifically:
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    On the subject of St. Bernardus, they confused me a bit too. Their giftpack comes with what looks to me more like what the glassware guide here calls an oversized wine glass. The guide doesn't suggest it for quads, but also says it's a substitute for a tulip or goblet. Am I missing out on anything with this that I'd get differently from a goblet?
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    #7 RichardMNixon, Jul 20, 2012
  8. Dennoman

    Dennoman Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2011 Belgium

    I'd consider that a goblet. Allows for really big surface spread on the initial pour, great for any low-carbonated beer. At least that's how my guide recommends it :slight_smile:
     
    #8 Dennoman, Jul 20, 2012
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