Beer Glasses

A favorite beer is more than a brand, it's an experience, to be held to the light, savored and enjoyed.

Only crystal properly fulfills the promise.

Pour it on the side or down the middle, depending on your taste, but always . . . always watch the migration of bubbles with the clarity only fine crystal can achieve.

Shape depends upon the brew.

Pilsener demands its traditional shape; tall, slender and tapered. Pilsner glasses are made to showcase the color, effervescence, and clarity of the pilsner, as well as to maintain a nice head.

A flute glass is the preferred serving vessel for Belgian lambics and fruit beers. The narrow shape helps maintain carbonation, while providing a strong aromatic front. Flute glasses display the lively carbonation, sparkling color, and soft lacing of this distinct style.

Snifters, typically used for serving brandy and cognac, are ideal for capturing the volatiles of aromatic beers, such as Belgian ales, India pale ales, barleywines and wheat wines. The shape helps trap the volatiles, while allowing swirling to agitate them and produce an intense aroma.

A tulip glass not only helps trap the aroma, but also aids in maintaining large heads, creating a visual and olfactory sensation. The body is bulbous, but the top flares out to form a lip which helps head retention.

A wheat beer glass provides room for the often thick, fluffy heads produced by the style, which traps aromas and is visually pleasing.