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Pilsner
Pilsner glasses tend to be smaller than pint glasses, usually 250ml or 330ml (12 oz.). Pilsner glasses should be tall, slender and tapered. Pilsner glasses (although similar to a wheat beer glass due to its size) are different in that the pilsner glass should have an even taper without curvature. Highlights: Pilsner glasses are made to showcase the color, effervescence, and clarity of the pilsner, as well as to maintain a nice head .
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Pint (Nonic or Tumbler)
The pint glass. There are generally two standard sizes. The 20oz (Imperial) pint glass and the 16oz (American) pint glass. Some commercial establishments tried implementing a 14oz versions but met with resistance and dropped the effort. The glass is typically cone shaped and somewhat sturdy. Some versions have a bulging ring near the top (for better grip). Most European pint glasses have visible level markings to verify beer level before foam.Highlights: Easily stackable behind a bar. Inexpensive. Common brewery silkscreened item.
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Beer Glassware
Welcome to CellarMonks beer glassware information page. What’s so important about beer glassware? Well, to some, nothing. Where for others, the right glassware will make the difference between just drinking the beer and experiencing the beer. As beer has evolved over the ages, so has the vessels that it is served in. Where once it was drank from earthen pots, now individuals are designing new age glassware they hope will express every flavor and aroma brewed into their beer.Though there are no laws dictating the correct glassware to use with a specific beer or beer style, if you want to experience the beer in the way in which its brewer…
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Interview with a Head Brewer – For What Ales Ya
{xtypo_dropcap}A{/xtypo_dropcap} lot of hard work, a little bit of luck and a bunch of good friends. That is the best way to describe the last six months for the next head brewer to sit in the Comfy Computer Chair of Fame. Having built his little brewing startup to some local recognition, he was blindsided by what would happen next. Though a little hectic, with the power of social media and help from and guidance from friends and fellow brewers, everything turned out for the best. Bringing quirky small batch beers to Edinburgh, Scotland’s thirsty masses, please help us welcome Mr. Ben Bullen of Elixir Brew Co. Name(s): Ben Bullen …
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WHITE STREET BREWING CO. FIRST BOTTLE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHITE STREET BREWING CO. FIRST BOTTLE RELEASE MARCH 28 at WHITE STREET BREWING CO. White Street Brewing Co. Releases Koschei the Deathless Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout Friday, March 28 at 2:00pm White Street Brewing Company will unleash their first bottle as part of their new “Back Alley Series.” Koschei the Deathless (pronounced: Ko-shy) is a big, bad Russian Imperial Stout, aged in bourbon barrels and carefully locked away in 750ML cork and cage bottles at 13% ABV. From small town Russian folklore to Wake Forest, North Carolina, Koschei the Deathless captures White Street’s “Big Time Beer. Small Town Soul” image. Bottle sales…
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Save(d) Elixir Brew Co
Help Save A very abridged version of what is happening today in Edinburgh, Scotland to a friend of CellarMonks – The Elixir Brew Co. It seems that a regional brewer, Everards Brewery Ltd, has sent Elixir a cease & desist letter brandishing trademark of the term “Elixir”. Everards has produced one beer that was termed “elixir”. This was produced as a summer cask special. As of this writing, the company’s own website makes no mention of that beer. The owners and brewers of Elixir are hardworking, gracious people just trying to produce unique one-off beers for the enjoyment of those in and around Edinburgh. They are no threat…
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Sonnet 43 Brew House
Located in North-East England at Coxhoe, Co. Durham, we have taken our modern brewing philosophy and strong brand identity and fused this with local culture and history. Sonnet 43 ‘How do I Love Thee?’ is the best-known work of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who was born and raised in Coxhoe Hall; we took her words and expressed it our way – craft beer. Using only the best ingredients with traditional brewing methods enables us to produce remarkable, high-quality cask beers that deliver a real taste experience to be savoured and enjoyed.
