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Which of the top 10 classic beer glasses do you usually use?

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Which of the top 10 classic beer glasses do you usually use?
Many people may think that beer is only refreshing when the bottle is blown. However, not all beers are suitable for heavy drinking. Some beers need to be tasted carefully. The color, foam, aroma and taste of beer are important factors to evaluate the quality of a beer. Beer cups of different shapes have different effects on beer. Therefore, there are many kinds of beer mugs, and different types of beer mugs are suitable for different kinds of beer. So, what are the common beer glasses, glass cookware   ?

How does a beer cup affect the flavor of beer?

Generally speaking, the thickness of the cup, the size of the bottom of the cup, whether there is a handle, whether the mouth of the cup bends inward or outward, and whether the cup body is slender or short will all affect the flavor of beer. For example, a beer cup with a thick cup has better heat insulation performance, and the liquor is less likely to heat up; The glass with small bottom is easier to observe the color of beer; The cup with the mouth turned outward is easy to preserve beer foam; The cup with the mouth turned inward is easier to astringe the beer flavor; The thin and long glass body is helpful to observe the rising bubbles of beer

Some wine glasses also have unique designs, such as wavy patterns, which will add a little optical effect to the beer itself; If it is a large wine glass without handle, it should also have a anti-skid design, so that the cup body has an arc, so that you can feel relieved to hold it.

Goblets or flat bottoms?

Generally speaking, the hand of the drinker should not touch the cup body, in order to avoid the temperature of the palm of the hand warming the beer and affecting the taste of beer, so the beer cup has high legs; Because of the large drinking volume of beer and the large capacity of the cup body, beer cups also have flat bottoms.

By comparing the shapes of these two kinds of glasses, we can know that when drinking beer with a flat bottomed glass, you usually need to lift your neck, so that the liquor will pass through your throat faster and reach your abdomen, making you feel cooler and more comfortable. When drinking beer with a goblet, to avoid the liquor standing on your face, you can't lift your neck and drink it with a big mouth. You must taste it slowly with a small mouth. As a result, the liquor will stay in the mouth longer, and will contact more air, so that the flavor of beer can be fully displayed.

To sum up, flat bottomed cups can be used for cold and refreshing beer that can be drunk freely; However, goblets are suitable for drinking beer with rich aroma and delicate and complex flavor.

What are the common beer glasses?

(1) Draft Beer Cup

Mug is the most widely used beer cup in the world. It is characterized by large, heavy, thick, and handle. The draft beer cup is extremely thick and solid. You can rest assured when you clink the cup. The liquor will not rise so fast, so you can drink freely. A German cup called Stein is also a draft beer cup, but it has a lid to prevent mosquitoes or leaves from entering the cup when drinking outdoors. Because most beer emphasizes clinking, drinking freely and low temperature, American, German, European and most of the world's beer are suitable for draft beer.

(2) Pearson Cup

Pilsner is the most widely used beer cup after the draft beer cup. It is usually thin and long, with large mouth and small bottom, and thin body. Because it emphasizes the crystal clear color of Pearson beer and the rising process of bubbles, the slender and thin glass body is just right. In addition, the wide mouth is to better preserve the foam layer at the top of the liquor. Beers suitable for Pearson Cup include American and European Pale Ale and German Low Fermented Beer.

(3) Pint cup

Pint cups are cheap and easy to buy. Pint cups are used in general bars for easy storage and cleaning. The shape of the pint cup is similar to that of a cylinder with slight vertebral characteristics. The mouth of the cup will be slightly larger. A pint is actually a unit of measurement. One British product is about 0.57L, and one American product is about 0.47L.

There are two types of common pint cups. One is American pint cup, which is mainly used to drink American Ale and Lager. The second is the English pint cup. The cup body has a ring of bulges, which was originally intended to prevent the cup from slipping out of the hand, but later became the baseline for pouring wine. The English pint cup is mainly applicable to the English style Eyre and Rugg. In addition, there is another kind of pint cup called English Dimpled Pint, which was very popular in Britain in the 1980s and gradually disappeared. Now, this kind of glass is popular in British bars, mainly for drinking light Al and Bitter Beer.

(4) Flute cup

The flute cup is somewhat like the slender goblet drinking Champagne. Its long and narrow shape can stimulate enough foam when pouring beer, and the bubbles can be better displayed. In addition, if the beer is clear and bright, it will be very beautiful. It is a kind of wine glass that emphasizes visual effects. In addition, the design of high feet can also prevent the palm from touching the cup body to heat up the beer. This kind of glass is mainly applicable to the light color beer of Al and Pearson with transparent golden yellow.

(5) Holy Grail

The characteristics of Goblet are large opening, shallow body, wide and flat bottom, thick wall, and legs. Many Goblets have a layer of metal edge on the mouth of the cup, which makes it look magnificent. The shaped cups were used to hold holy water before, so some people call them the "goblet of fire". The Holy Grail is mainly used to highlight the foam of beer, so this cup type can be used only for those with rich foam (the foam is at least two finger wide in thickness), such as strong Ale, strong Dark Ale, double beer and triple beer.

(6) Brandy cup

The Snifter was very popular in the 20th century and was used to drink brandy. However, it can also be used to drink beer. Because the mouth of the cup is bent inward, and the mouth of the cup is narrow, which can astringe the fragrance; Moreover, the cup belly is very wide, which is conducive to shaking the glass and diluting the sediment in the beer rapidly. This cup type is suitable for beer with strong taste and sediment, such as Belgian Al, American Imperial IPA and Dubble IPA.

(7) Tulip cup

The tulip cup is shaped like a tulip, which first protrudes from the bottom, then bunches in, and finally blooms slightly outwards. The closed neck is to reduce the air contact area and condense aroma, while the cup mouth turned outward emphasizes foam. Therefore, the tulip cup is suitable for beer with strong taste and rich foam, such as Belgian Strong Al, Dark Al, Scottish Al, etc.

(8) Straight cup

The straight cup (Stange), originated in Germany, is a thin and long cylinder. This kind of glass can observe the surging of bubbles inside the beer. The beer with clear color is very beautiful in it, and it is pleasant to drink. Straight cup is generally applicable to Pearson beer and German lower fermented beer.

(9) Wheat beer cup

Weizen was originally made for wheat beer. Its shape is somewhat similar to Pearson's cup, but the McBeer cup usually has a waist down design. It is characterized by slender, narrow bottom, wide head, and closed opening. It emphasizes the cloud appearance and color of wheat beer itself. The wide head is to let more foam stay on it, and the closed mouth is to retain the unique fruit flavor of wheat beer. This glass is suitable for German wheat beer, semi yeast wheat beer (Hefeweizen) and wheat black beer (Dunkelweizen).

(10) Tasting cup

The Sampler is usually a small cup, which is a mini version of brandy cup, wheat beer cup, pint cup and other cups, with a capacity of no more than 6 ounces. The tasting cup is mainly used for tasting multiple types of beer to avoid getting drunk.

Topic extension: How to pour beautiful beer foam?

Beer foam is one of the important criteria for evaluating a beer. The liquor is covered with white and delicate attractive foam, and the amount of foam is just right, which can be called a good beer. But many times we can't control the amount of foam. Either more foam overflows, or less foam is like a cup of juice. How to pour out the beautiful beer foam?

First of all, the cup should be cleaned. Any oil stain or residual detergent will destroy the beer foam. When pouring beer, it can be poured into the middle of the cup like mountain water, which will produce a lot of carbon dioxide gas. Repeat the above action when the carbon dioxide gas precipitates into foam. Only when a thick layer of cream like foam is formed, can you tilt the cup and move the beer along ID: baikejiu

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