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What You Need To Know About Types of Beer Glassware - 2

...No matter what type of logo is painted on the side of a pint glass, this still doesn't change the fact that these make poor beer glasses and should be avoided.

So let's talk about some of the different types of beer glasses. There are bowls, mugs, pints glasses, flutes, pilsners, lager glasses, snifters, steins, stem glasses, thistles, yards, tumblers, tulips and more.

Bowls are low-slung, wide glasses made particularly for Berliner Weisse when said beer is tainted with raspberry or woodruff syrup. These are quite absurd drinking vessels, yet this seems to make sense for the more absurd drinks.

Beer mugs generally come in dimpled versions and are quite large. These types of mugs generally have a larger mouth than base and the glass is very thick. The wide mouth releases the aroma very nicely, while the dimpled glass makes looking at the appearance of the beer in question. These types of beer vessels are best suited for brown ales, bocks and dark lagers.

The English pint has many similarities to the shaker pint glass, yet have a couple of major differences. First off, English pint glasses are made to hold a proper pint and often have lines that show exactly where a full pint rises to.

Now that you have the low down on barware and glassware when it comes to beer glassware-a, you are ready to make sure that you have just what you want. Remember that good impressions can often be made from the type of presentation that you choose, and you wont go wrong.

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