Beer?

[nickyboy]

Northern Quarter night out...but not too crazy

Cottonopolis.....pint of Kona Big Wave. Easy drinking session golden ale. Not much complexity but pleasant enough. Pint of Beavertown Gamma Ray which was much more like it
Dusk 'til Pawn...can of Beavertown Stingy Jack spiced pumpkin ale. This was really good. Hazy orange/brown. There is some pumpkin flavour but it doesn't dominate it
Went to an unlicensed restaurant so called in at Beermoth bottle shop. V helpful chap helped me choose some stuff to complement Thai food. Kernel Mosaic IPA, a nice Belgian Saison and another one I can't remember but it was ok. Out with friends so I was told I wasn't allowed to take beer photos by Mrs N

 

[martint235]

Sunday lunch

 

[Daddy Pig]

There are so many great beers being drunk on these pages and i myself have started to buy beer at the posh end of the scale (i dont mean shopping in waitrose!) but it would be great to make sure i have a full array of glassware to maximise the enjoyment (also good ideas for xmas). There are so many shapes of glass, so how do you know what is the best glass to use for the beer.

DP et al, any insights...?

 

[John the Monkey]

Beer Advocate have a guide;

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/101/glassware/

Personally, I've just bought glasses I like the look of (or that "belong" to a beer I like). A tulip, an English pint and a flute type seems to be a good start though.

 

[stephec]

I use whatever I like the look of that I'm able to liberate from a hotel when I'm working away.

 

[John the Monkey]

There's also the fun glasses, like the Kwak one, the one that goes with Leute Bokbier, the massive Erdinger one....

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The Duvel glass is all you need.

 

[Daddy Pig]

Beer Advocate have a guide;

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/101/glassware/

Personally, I've just bought glasses I like the look of (or that "belong" to a beer I like). A tulip, an English pint and a flute type seems to be a good start though.

Thanks, great article. I have most bases covered but probably need a tulip glass.

Currently trying a gooseberry sour ipa from Norway. Not sure any glass could make it taste better, but maybe not a beer style I like!

 

[Daddy Pig]

There's also the fun glasses, like the Kwak one, the one that goes with Leute Bokbier, the massive Erdinger one....

You'd be kwakers to use that though!

 

[Hugh Manatee]

From Scotland to the English Midlands tonight. A glass of Banthams Best Bitter. Lighter than my usual favourites, but I do like this beer. A pint is rather nice in the summer but not unwelcome this time of year either. Also my "beer miles" tally stays low with this pint.

 

[martint235]

Glass wise I tend to use a chalice glass for Trappist style beers, an Erdinger Weissbier glass for most pints although I also have a glass tankard.

And of course I have a Kwak glass around here somewhere.

Still looking for a good glass for your ordinary lager

 

[Daddy Pig]

Glass wise I tend to use a chalice glass for Trappist style beers, an Erdinger Weissbier glass for most pints although I also have a glass tankard.

And of course I have a Kwak glass around here somewhere.

Still looking for a good glass for your ordinary lager

I also seem to have a Kwak glass but find it a pain to use as you have to be reasonably sober to put it down. What is the point of the rounded bottom?

 

[martint235]

I also seem to have a Kwak glass but find it a pain to use as you have to be reasonably sober to put it down. What is the point of the rounded bottom?

I always thought you kept it in the frame using the upright as a handle. Am I meant to take the glass out to drink?

 

[Daddy Pig]

I always thought you kept it in the frame using the upright as a handle. Am I meant to take the glass out to drink?

I took mine out but I see what you mean... who knows!

 

[Roxy641]

They don't look very happy do they. Not a good advert for not drinking.

Carry on Drinking

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