Preparing Beer Serving Glassware

Question 1

Glass temperature

Answer 1

serve beer at 38-44°F to
deliver the best taste experience (domestic lagers can be served a bit cooler at 38-40°F). Beer served near frozen will retain more CO2, consequently filling the customer up, and will taste bland due to the very cold liquid numbing the taste buds.

Question 2

Room temp is fine for glassware and

Answer 2

is perfect for craft beer. It may lead to slightly more foaming than necessary if the beer is very highly carbonated. Chilling glassware is unnecessary.

Question 3

Frozen or frosted glassware is not recommended, as it

Answer 3

causes over-foaming and the beer will be too cold. Domestic lagers can be
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served in chilled glasses, but the glass should be totally dry of both sanitizer and water before being chilled to avoid the formation of ice in the glass. That leads to over-foaming.

Question 4

Cold water glass rinse before dispensing beer

Answer 4

This aids in getting the glass beer clean by removing residual sanitizer and dust. It aids in achieving ideal head formation and retention and also cools the glass slightly, which is especially important if the glasses are still warm from being washed.