BEER GLASSES EXPLAINED: Why are there so many? Do they matter?
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- Why are there so many types of beer glasses? What do they do to the beer? What makes them unique? Why should you have different types of beer glasses? All these questions and more answered in this video!
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0:00 Intro and welcome
0:42 Why glassware matters
1:28 Belgian beer glasses
4:39 German beer glasses
9:14 English beer glasses
11:14 American beer glasses
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Hey everyone, it has been brought to my attention several times now that the "Czech" dimpled mug I showed at 5:23 is actually an English mug exclusively, the Czech version while similar is not the same thing. This has been addressed several times in the comments but for some reason this video is getting more traction and views all of a sudden so I figured I'd put it out there. Thanks for the corrections!
Nice collection! ❤ Czech Pilsner Urquell is typically served in a 0.5l thick mug, but more rounded at the top, like a small wooden barrel. Never in a cone and it should not release bubbles from any dirt. Also we use a tall flat cylinder for (non-premium) pale lager and some rounded wine-like glass for amber lager. We use either 0.5l or 0.33l. Nice to learn about other countries' styles.
New Apartmet Brewer Videos are the highlight of my week. Cheers!!
Cheers!! Hope you enjoyed it!
Genius! Glassware is so often underrated. Glad to see you're a collector too! You ever go to a place and get a weird unique glass and think "Oh no...I need it..."
Hahaha all the time!
I’m a glassware collector too! I have 30-something beer glasses, mostly Belgian. It was the distinctive Kwak glass that got me started. My other favorites include the unique De Garre glass, and glasses with a “function”, such as the etched logo inside the Duvel glass that provides nucleation sites for the head to form as you sip. I try to drink my beers from the “correct” glass whenever I can. Great video!! 😄
I've always wanted a kwak glass but I feel like it would take up too much real estate. Cheers!
Great collection! I started with a sort of Belgium glass fetish, but now I have too many and have just gone back to the ol' faithful Pilsner glass. Cheers! Also, congrats on the 20k!
Thanks man!! Can't go wrong with the pilsner glass!
Great video. I am a collector of beer glasses. I even have seasonal beer glasses for seasonal beers that I drink at my home bar.
Love picking up glasses from local breweries. Pilsner glasses are fun to drink light beers from but my favorite for hoppy beers which is mostly what I drink is a tulip style or goblet.
Nice pieces. That dimpled pint glass is one I have also!
Excellent knowledge about european ales and glasses ! fantastic video !
Living here in Duesseldorf for a year plus i enjoy the small glasses, you get served another small beer as soon its close to end.
They're pretty neat, definitely a different drinking experience
Totally agree that glassware makes a huge difference in how the beer presents itself and tastes. Same thing with wine glassware. And like you said they are fun to collect.🍻
Anything beats a red solo cup for me. Gotta see the beer!
@@TheApartmentBrewer How about a paper cone from a construction site water station?
Excellent information. I love glassware. I have been able to turn on friends and family about glassware just by pouring the exact same beer into different glasses and having them taste the difference. I have turned several into glassware only and never from a bottle because of how much better beer tastes when it is poured properly into a glass. At a recent beer festival, I spoke to the local breweries and encouraged them to start putting on their labels a silhouette of the best sort of glassware to drink the different styles in. I hope they will start to do that. Thanks again for the information.
I've been brewing for 10 years on and off. I thought I knew alot about beer... I've been enjoying your channel and wealth of beer knowledge!
I'm glad you're enjoying things here! Cheers!
Love that Hill FOFA Harmony glass!
Nice vid.
Love my glassware too.Thanks for the Bourdain show tip I’m going to look it up now.Miss that guy still can’t believe he’s gone.
Cheers! I miss him too, such an amazing person
I'm in south east Australia, I'm hooked on brewing lagers under pressure and my favorite glass is the exact same one as your German Stein glass, the 0.5 Liter one with the handle, I saw a pack of 2 German Stein glasses in an Aldi Supermarket for about $6 and bought them, they are basically my main glass for all my lagers, I filter my beer and they come out crystal clear and yes the dimples make the beer look better for some reason.🍺
The dimpled stein is one of my favorites as well. Nothing beats the visual effect!
We love your glass nerd ways!
No teku! What's going on! Haha. Definitely one of the nicest craft beer type glass i also like spiegelau craft beer kit. 4 glasses in one kit, Ipa, stemmed tulip, wheat beer glass and a nice lager glass.
True!!! The hill farmstead glass I had is close but not quite the same. On the list!
Great video. I definitely poo poo’d the “type of glassware matters” concept when I lived in Europe a couple decades ago. Then I quickly learned that it absolutely matters. It’s not fake news!
Also, once I got married, most of my collection of glassware eventually made its way to the basement packed away in boxes. So good luck to you! Lol.
Europe does it best though!
Yesssssss! Love Beer glassware
It's a fun hobby!
Nice collection! I do like my pewter tankard for my beer, so I’d recommend getting at least one if you don’t already have any on the shelf.
I do actually have one of those! I really do like to see my beer in the glass though
Spotted the Mackøl glassware! Founded by my great-great-great grandfather. Northern brewers represent!
That is awesome!! Very interesting that it's in your family. Bucket list place!
Definitely a beer glass nerd myself! 😂😂😂
My most special and unique would be the Super 8 IPA glass (shaped in a round pool table ball) love it!
Thanks for watching, that glass sounds awesome!
Fun video! I'm partial to the Belgian Tulip style glass, and reach for that more often than not. Kwak has a very interesting glass that you should seek out for your collection--it's not the most practical but it is fun. And I was surprised you didn't include Das Boot!
I have always been intrigued by the Kwak glass. It seems like it would take up some real estate though!
Thanks for the explanations on the different glassware, I typically just drink my beer out of a 16oz pint glass but now I need to find room or put up some storage solutions for more beer glasses :D
Nothing wrong with that at all, it's just a fun little side hobby haha. I enjoy it!
Cheers to another beer glassware nerd. I too, have too many that there is no way that I can use them all. I still can't help myself from going to the Good Will stores to see what unexpected treasures that I can find.
Cheers! A trip to the thrift store can be dangerous lol
Sppigelau fan boy here. The thin high quality glass is really an experience booster in my opinion. If not, I love a snifter that wasn't mentioned, but you did talk about similar ones. Favorite snifter is from Delirium in Brussels. I hope you managed to go there.
Cheers!
Delirium is on my list for the next time we go back. I've heard a lot of mixed reviews on speigelau but they may be worth checking out. Cheers!
Thoroughly enjoyed this ... a bit different, and most welcome. I am also a bit nerdy/collector of glassware. I have a proper "steinkrug" from Berchtesgaden (albeit Hoffbrauhaus) which is my favourite. I note you don't have a Teku glass? I love a hoppy NEIPA or APA from these. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it! I thought it would be a fun video to do. I certainly need to get my hands on a teku!
I like the tulip style and even more the Scottish Thistle glass. Great for a good 80 shilling.
That's a great one!
You had me at glassware! Total beer glass geek here too…much to my wife’s dismay…and you need another beer glass why, she says 🤣🤣
Haha it's a ton of fun! I have the same circumstance lol
My favorite glass is actually not a glass, but is a large mug I got that Sunset Hill Stoneware made. It's slightly jug/tankard shaped, holds about 20oz I'd say, and is a fine drinking vessel. Granted, I also have virtually all of the types of glassware you just showed off. If you like beer, you generally appreciate what you're drinking from I'd say.
Also, my Asheville trip was amazing. DSSOLVR was very good. Particularly good in the sours department. Amazing.
And my Trappist turned out very well. Quite pleased with myself. Everyone who has had some loved it.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Also super happy to hear about the Asheville trip and the Belgian brew. DSSOLVR was definitely one of my favorite spots
I am also a huge fan of glassware, a celebration of both form and function. 12:50 can glasses are a perfect storm of agitation with a flat bottom and a lip shape that makes slow pouring more challenging, But they look awesome and most fit well in koozies. It seems like the only glass type you don't have is a teku, so I may suggest trying something different then glass, I have an old Pewter Stein that is an experience all its own. Great video! Cheers 🍻
I love my Teku glasses. I have 8oz, 12oz and little 3oz tasters for serving flights. Always a big hit when I have people over to the house. My favorite glass for serving IPAs and sour ales.
100% agree! I need to get a teku.
My go to glass is the tulip. Otherwise I use the “multi” glass quite often too. Slowly getting more glassware.
I just bought my 1st glass today I didnt know about the smells etc... I always drank out of the bottle or can lol.
than again im mostly a 420 not a drinker.. have the best grav glass for 420 lol
but just starting my beer journey when ever I drink since ive been buying upper beer lately and want to taste it.
Cool video as usual, I just thought it worth representing the lower west side (Australia that is) historically all of our non imported beer (excluding Forsters which I don't think you can actually buy here) is served in a rounded pint style glass, a "Schooner" is most popularly the larger one which is 425ml (about 14.4 floz)
Nice collection! I don't know if you have ever heard about the "teku" glass, where i live (italy) it is considered to be the universal glass for beer and i found myself using it very often in it's 400ml size. Cheers!
Yeah! It's on my list
Thanks for the great video! I'm heading to Belgium this year and I have to ask - is that shop pictured starting at 2:48 a typical gift shop found in Belgium, or is it a specific location? I need to know how much room to leave in my luggage if I can easily find this type of shop😊.
That particular gift shop was found in Brugge/Bruges but honestly you won't need to look very hard to find a similar place in most larger cities. You might enjoy this video: czcams.com/video/oQzk2CEa_9U/video.htmlsi=zwi5hj6dLg7e1dw6
I love the topic. I have been wondering what some types were for recently. I tend to buy a glass at almost every brewery I go which makes my wife give me a stern talking to but that’s then end of it. I need make a glass display in my garage\brewery. That way I can keep collecting without the talk. Love the content keep it.
It's a ton of fun!
I have a large collection of those Budweiser steins from my grandfather. I don't use them for drinking out of. I eventually plan to build out a bar in the basement and incorporate a nice shelf to display them on.
My default drinking glass is a nonic pint I got at a local brewery. If it's a lager I have a pair of tall Pilsner glasses. For higher abv I pull out a Belgian glass (St. Bernardus). For ciders and sours I have a pair of Stella glasses that just look fancy. I used to always just be a shaker pint guy before I started brewing but it's funny how glassware grows on you the more you learn about beer.
That's a great collection of different types for all different beers, without being too complicated. I love the stein collection!
@@TheApartmentBrewer also since I hand wash all of them it's in my favor to keep the collection small. I don't need more cleaning than necessary as we already do enough of it when brewing.
I always wanted to get a Teku glass. I wonder if a nucleated bottom is such a good idea. Nice collection, Cheers!
Cheers! It sure sounds like that is the glass to add to my collection!
I have a few tankards, some made in Sheffield UK. Lighter than glass and don't break if you drop them.
I'm missing the glass used for hoegaerden/gueuze/plain lambic style.It's like the last one but often with a bunch of angles and way thicker glass to (I think ) maybe keep it cooler? idk. But it's a very versatile glass as well, great for cuba libre's too ^^
British sleeve or pot ( mug ) . Straight sleeve line or brim measure . Lost my "bumpless" KG Vl straight sleeve after 70 years of service .
Pot boy . Young person employed to collect pots for refilling . My first job when 12 YO before taking over the cellar when 14 . Caretaker for Sheperd Neame and Tolly Cobbold beers an acquired a taste for cask conditioned beer for the past 50 + years and visited the beer desserts of North America and Europe before they both woke up to brewing beer once more . Still a long way to go with the process of cask conditioned beers . Bottled and cans just dont cut it as there is nothing like a pint straight out of the barrel at source or the nearest outlet to source and travelling to do so was always part of the fun .
What an interesting story, thank you for sharing! I agree there is quite a long way to go for cask in America but it needs a following to grow!
Any glassware collector must be matched with a significant other who will put up with one’s fascination with said collection …. Clearly. 😉
Awesome video and loved hearing all of these glasses broken down for their functional uses but... Okay, I gotta be a bit of a sour kraut about this but... the Hofbrau mug is actually a Maß or Maßkrug. Steins are stoneware.
Haha no worries and thanks for the correction. I appreciate it!
spot on ... litterally a "stone jug" .... stein krug
Love Ommegang and their brewery in Cooperstown
I really like the look of the 1 liter german beer mugs, but having a kegerator in my kitchen means a smaller glass would make more sense. The kolsch glass is the perfect size, but breaks way too easy.
There's a german mustard called hengstenberg that comes in a mini version of the german beer mug, probably holds a bit more then a kolsh glass. Nice glass to use if you keg beer.
Good video!
I love good glassware as well and I’m always on the hunt for something unique at the thrift store. Although I’m already at max cabinet capacity ha
Haha I know that feeling. Had to slim the collection down a bit a few months ago
You didn’t mention the pewter one on the shelf! Next time you brew an English stout or mild drink it from the pewter… it’s a completely different thing! Also historically ale was frequently drank from tankards (beer mugs) in the uk… there’s a few different variations of the dimple with ‘lantern’ style too. Glassware is cool.
Teku, and pilsner are my favorite glasses. Tulip is a runner up. The teku funnels aromatics so well, it's impossible not to love for every style.
I really need to get myself one of those!
@@TheApartmentBrewer It was one of my best glassware purchases, right alongside the Glencairn.
Yesssss. Teku I think is also my favorite I think.
Great video. I love wolf hollow. I'm going to a wild guess and say you went to Union College
Yup!
Glasses are important, at least from the time where you learn what the difference can add (or take away) on presentation, perception, aroma and to some degree taste.
I started my collection after a visit to Cafe Kulminator in Antwerp (BE), where they won't even serve a beer you can actually order, just because the right glass is not available (someone else is drinking of it).
Luckily they have a lot of different beers, so you would just taste another beer while waiting 🍻
I do think the Belgians can be a bit extreme about it lol but it's still a super cool aspect of their beer culture
I allways wear my wide overcoat when going to a pub. 😊
Hahaha
I have a decent glass collection though most are the shaker style glasses. I've kept most of them for nostalgic reasons.
My three go tos are a tulip with my local brewery's logo on it, a dimpled mug like the one you have, and the "Mine" rounded pint that Northern Brewer used to sell back in the day.
I wished NB would bring back the Mine glasses. Talking to you @ChopandBrew! What up Chip? How 'bout it?...
Can't go wrong with those!
I love glasses, they break , I replace , someone likes , I give away , it allows me to purchase more !!👍
You showed the pewter style mug in the B-Roll but didn't talk about it. CAMRA nerds and Morris dancers across the British isles will be frothing at the mouth. Hehe. Jokes aside, very cool video.
I'm something of a glass nerd myself, my favorite is my hand made 17th century hand blown Rummer.
Hahaha fair enough! I guess I didn't really understand the significance of what I had! That particular piece sounds absolutely incredible btw
My grandfather aleays had lots of those czech mugs and they were used for drinking beer and anything else. Its hard to come by a well produced one nowadays and i prefer the seiterl size so 0,3L. In my opinion just the best beer size. I wish I had some of them 🍻
Thanks for sharing, that's awesome!
The Das boot from Germany is another interesting glass. It’s definitely a good party glass because of how you’re supposed to drink out of it. I’m sure you know from your time in Germany.
Love my boot!
nothing beats the shaker pint
Picked up the HB glass at a German bar at college. Does that translate to leaving with it in your coat sleeve? :)
No comment lol
The classic kiwi flagon glass is missing, also used when sharing a jug it a small glass tapering out at the top. Let me know if you’re coming to NZ and I’ll shout you a beer or two at our local.
I look at glassware the same way I look at shoes. There is one for every occasion but I have a favourite that works 8/10 times. That said I do have a lot of glassware.
Fair enough! I sort of built up my collection over time with a bunch of different souvenirs and gifts so most of them have a little sentimental value to me
This is true! Tulip is the most versatile
I would highly recommend you get 2 more styles of glassware. The German boot Stein and the British Yard Glass. Keep up the great work.
I will say the boot is definitely on my list!
I'm the opposite of a glassware collector. I've settled on the Belgian tulip style glass because it suits the styles a drink most and it can double as a wine glass. I just don't have enough cupboard space for more than that.
Honestly if I had to pick one glass if I had to get rid of them all it would be a tulip
You need to add a Sam Adams glass to the collection
I never really cared much about the glassware. As long as one has 3 or 4 configurations, I think you are set for any beverage. A tulip glass or something similar (bowled bottom and narrow top), a tall more-or-less straight-sided glass, a large and heavy stein or something similar, and a small 4-6 oz glass for the really strong and special stuff.
Very true you can get away with far fewer than I have, but for me it's mostly about the stories connected to each one.
I have a huge glassware collection that is the bane of my wife's existence because it takes up a lot of space. I tend to reach for my Teku glasses the most probably because I like the way that they look. Belgian beers are the only beer styles that I always drink out of proper glassware.
I've gotta get some Teku glasses!
@@TheApartmentBrewer I always say they make beer taste 10% better which is probably BS but I'm standing by the claim anyways lol
Is that Weihenstephaner glass the only weissbier glass you own? I don't think I've ever seen you use a different one.
I have three of them actually but the Weihenstephan one is the only branded one
@@TheApartmentBrewer I'd love to send you a different one if you'd like an addition to the collection.
I love glassware too but I hate the branding on them. So I just collect the non branded ones.
Ha. I'm opposite.
@@nealjessup8834 nice. My glassware are 99.99% non-branding ones. The only banded glassware I have are Guinness, Bailey's, and Coca-Cola.
I’ve been told that shaker pints became popular in bars because they are cheap and stackable.
I see that Mack glass. Skål!
Steins are ceramic and have lids. The giant 2 pint glass is a Maß. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks! Thanks for the correction!
Glassware is specifically important because it changes the concentration of the aroma you're getting. Which contributes a great deal to the way we as humans taste things.
Try a good scotch in a rocks glass and the same scotch in a glencairn. It's 100% noticeably different.
To add to that, glassware also influences how much heat from your hand is transferred to the beverage, and temperature plays a massive role in the perceived "strength" of taste and aroma.
100% agree!
I've got tons of different style glasses and mugs most of which has a story. My wife on the other hand not a fan of all my beer collectibles lol.
I like that you have stories attached to them as well, it makes it special
Every beer has its own glass. Simple as that!
One of the coolest things about this hobby!
you forgot the ultimate superior glassware universal to all brews, the mason jar!
Honestly mason jars work pretty well for beer! Especially the little 4oz ones, they are great for flights
Odd isn’t it that a “farmhouse” rustic ale would be paired with the elegant glass you showed. Certainly not the glass, if even it was a glass, these beers were traditionally served in
The “Beer Stein” is supposed to be made of stone. The actual HB glass is called a “Maßkrug” since it is made of glass. This is somehow always mislabeled in English.
I'm a massive fan of Anthony Bourdain, part's unknown is one of the best travel shows still going. Rest in Peace Anthony.
ok onto the glassware, around ten years ago I attended a beer glassware education class in "Sydney Australia" which was hosted by "Boston Brewery"
6 beers, 6 glasses and I was amazed at how much the right glassware plays a role in serving beer, now it was "spiegelau" glassware which are extremely thin and easy to break, I now have over 30 glasses lol
One of the best travel shows ever made. I've thought about the spiegelau several times but I'm not quite there yet
Nope, “Nonic” has nothing to do with stacking or carbonation. It’s properly pronounced “no nick”, and that is the function of the bulge: to prevent the rims of adjacent glasses from bashing into each other and becoming nicked, which would essentially mean that the pub keeper would have to throw them out. It’s a pint glass for thrifty pub keepers, and has no other particular merits.
Back in the 70's beer in Britain was served in a dimpled glass tankard which had a handle , unfortunately superseded by the boring current offering.
Interesting! What was the reason it changed?
@@TheApartmentBrewer l suspect ease of stacking/ storing and changing trends. Traditional glass survived longer in rural pubs if I remember correctly.
You forgot the tortilla!
Lmao how could I?
Try googling “Mea Culpa beer glass”
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Das boot
"The Ultimate Pint" glass. No, no, no. It'll never catch on in UK. It's too...glitzy...and stupid!
It is a bit funny looking, function over form I suppose haha. Cheers!
@@TheApartmentBrewer Thanks for the reply so quickly. I used to have loads of beer glasses in my collection. Divorces and whatnot whittled them down. Wish I had them all now.
My favorite is all of them except the shaker pint. I fuggin hate that glass for any beer. It reminds me of something you'd drink an American Light Macro Beer from. Blech
Beer caveman here. The can is the cup