Glassware Flashcards
What are glassware considerations?
Size-in regards to ABV and head
Historical/cultural traditions
Branded glassware
Shaker Pint
Standard, old shaker not great for flavor or aroma .
English tulip pint
Irish Stout
Nonich Pint
Low gravity session beers
Stemmed tulip/poco grande/Libby
Inward taper holds aroma.
Stemmed
Best of all worlds
Snifter
Round.
Inward taper
Stem
Good for barleywines, stouts, strong ales
Tapered Pilsner Glass
Shows off pale color
Art Deco 1930s style
Weissbeir Vase
Outward taper holds head
Large to hold good amount of foam
Bolleke hoblet
Inward taper
Little boll on stem
Famous in the Antwerp/Belgium
“Little ball”
Pokal
Stemmed, beveled v shape
Used for blocks and string beer
Used to be lidded
Updated Pokal
General purpose
Belgian trippel, maibock, IIPA, no stem.
English Dimpled Pint
1948
Ale and mild bitters
Dimples make amber look pretty
Bavarian Siedel
Pilsner, Helles, Oktoberfest
Glass version of old simple stoneware
Hand washing a glass
-empty, wash with non petroleum/sudsless soap, rinse with cold water (heel in/out), rinse in sanitizer (heel in/out), dry inverted with airflow, rinse just before use
Machine washing a glass
Dedicated to beer glassware, temp 130-140F/54-60C,high temp can be used instead of sanitizer (180F/82C), good water-flow and regular servicing