Glassware – Choosing the Right Glass For Your Beer

written by Neil McDonald on November 22, 2010 in Home Brew Basics and Home Brewing Equipment with one comment

Considering the time and effort you put into brewing your beer it is a good idea to serve it in the best way you can. Different styles of beer are best suited to certain styles of glasses.

Glass Shape

If you have ever drunk a Belgian beer it will must likely come in a Tulip shaped glass. This will help support the foamy head and aid in releasing aroma. This is another reason why breweries supply pubs and bars with their own glasses, not just for the branding but also the shape.

Glass Size

Another reason for different glasses are to match the size of the glass to the strength of you beer. You don’t want to serve a barley wine in a pint glass because of the obvious reason they are much stronger than ordinary ales. Also if your beer is highly carbonated or prone to forming large amounts of foam such as a wheat beer you will need a glass with enough capacity for it.

There are all manner of different glasses so rather than write them all down here I will point you towards the Glassware page at Beer Advocate. This is the most comprehensive list I can find and what I look at when I want to find the right glass for my beers

So choose the right glass here

If you are on the lookout for glasses you can pick up some great examples on ebay.

 

Product listing

Pint and half pint Tulip Glasses 31st Cambridge Beer Festival Summer 2004

Pint and half pint Tulip Glasses 31st Cambridge Beer Festival Summer 2004
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Pint Tulip Glass Larling Angel Beer Festival 2004

Pint Tulip Glass  Larling Angel Beer Festival 2004
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1/2 pint tulip glass - Innis & Gunn - Oak Aged Beer

1/2 pint tulip glass - Innis & Gunn - Oak Aged Beer
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1/2 pint tulip glass - Innis & Gunn - Oak Aged Beer
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0.5 l tulip glass - Tuborg Beer

0.5 l tulip glass - Tuborg Beer
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GIG EM!!! Aggies Beer Goblet - Vintage 1970s Texas A&M Beer Glass. Go 12th Man!

GIG EM!!! Aggies Beer Goblet - Vintage 1970s Texas A&M Beer Glass. Go 12th Man!
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GIG EM!!! Aggies Beer Goblet - Vintage 1970s Texas A&M Beer Glass. Go 12th Man!
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KILKENNY " IRISH BEER " TULIP PINT GLASS. USED

KILKENNY
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25 STELLA ARTOIS BEER MATS SHOWING OFF THE NEW CHALICE GLASS

25 STELLA ARTOIS BEER MATS SHOWING OFF THE NEW CHALICE GLASS
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25 STELLA ARTOIS BEER MATS SHOWING OFF THE NEW CHALICE GLASS
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Leffe "The Chalice" Beer Mat

Leffe
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Leffe
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