Cheap SOBs!

[Chubber]

I have been reading up on cleaning glassware for serving (soap alternatives, etc.) to get good head retention. One site I came across:

Presenting Draft Beer (http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/presenting-draft-beer-cid-1847.html)

had this to say:

The CO 2 bubbles, which make up this desired foam, release the flavor and aroma of beer during consumption. This foam head also represents a significant portion of the glass volume, resulting in a very profitable presentation. Clean glasses can yield many additional glasses per keg.

Read that closely. "profitable presentation" means "charge them for foam."

Cheap SOBs! We should require that glasses here in the US be marked like British pub glasses.

[surfadelic23]

My favorite is the 12 ounce "Pint Glass"...

[LagerEd]

In Germany, all the glasses have a line marking the size of the beer like 33 cl or .5L

You always know if you get what you paid for there.

[Jeff]

Caveat emptor!

Where is the outrage from those that rant about smoking bans on issues such as this?

[newportstorm]

Local mexican restaurant has good food, chill atmosphere and a few decent beers to offer. However, last time I ordered a bottled beer, the accompanying "pint glass" was thick walled, thick bottomed and didn't appear to hold 16 oz. by just eyeballing it - and ir barely contained the contents of my 12 oz. bottle. I'd be reluctant to order a 13 oz. pint there unless the price was adjusted accordingly. I'll stick with the enchiladas and Bohemia bottles.

Cheers!

[steveh]

...on the other hand, my local serves Hacker-Pschorr Weiss in the proper .5l weizen glass - and fills well beyond the .5 mark.

S.

[LagerEd]

I'll stick with the enchiladas and Bohemia bottles.


Yep, that's the way to go. If I found a bar selling "Pints" I'd order a 12 oz. bottle and a glass and ask them why their "Pint" only holds 13 oz.

[newportstorm]

Originally posted by LagerEd
Yep, that's the way to go. If I found a bar selling "Pints" I'd order a 12 oz. bottle and a glass and ask them why their "Pint" only holds 13 oz.

To be fair, I can't say for sure whether they advertise it on the menu as a "pint". Some restaurants don't specify unless they're pushing different size glasses (pint vs. Imperial pint). To me though, ordering a generic "glass of beer" usually leads to disappointment.

Cheers!

[surfadelic23]

What's great is one place I go has 20 oz. imperial pints... Minus the measurement mark, of course! They also have the appropriate glasses for various other styles to boot...
The way it s/b done vs. the way it is done!

[steveh]

Originally posted by surfadelic23
What's great is one place I go has 20 oz. imperial pints... Minus the measurement mark, of course!

I've never seen an imperial pint glass with a measure mark, it's supposed to be filled right to the rim.

S.

[wortchillergoal]

Originally posted by LagerEd
Yep, that's the way to go. If I found a bar selling "Pints" I'd order a 12 oz. bottle and a glass and ask them why their "Pint" only holds 13 oz.

I posted this once a long time ago but will again. The term "pint" in using to describe a beverage container now pertains to shape and not volume.

[threecb]

Originally posted by steveh
I've never seen an imperial pint glass with a measure mark, it's supposed to be filled right to the rim.

S.

Are you sure? Don't they have the line and a crown insignia?

[HarkJohnny]

my favorite is the Outback Big Bloke glass that supposed to be something like 22oz. There's no way they even get 16 in it.

[Chubber]

I think that we need to hunt down the inventor of the "iced tea" glass and hoist them by their petard. Nothing I hate worse than anticipating a good brew and having it come in the big bottomed iced tea glass.

[steveh]

Originally posted by threecb
Are you sure? Don't they have the line and a crown insignia?

Not any I've ever seen. The crown insignia is showing you it's a true imperial - and telling you it should be filled to the top for a proper pint.

Here's (http://www.pubglasses.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=14UNB&Category_Code=UND) a good example of the Impy pints I have. I saw some of the "pint to the line" you may have seen, but I believe the "line" is the top of the glass!

S.

[stronk]

Most pint glasses in the UK don't have lines. As Steveh says, they are designed to be filled to the rim (although they actually hold very slightly more than a pint if filled to the rim). One of CAMRA's campaigns mentions the need for pint glasses with lines. A good pint should have a head, but it should also be a pint of liquid.

Incidentally, all the UK festival glasses have lines.

And almost all bartenders in the UK will top up your pint if you think it's short (they are not required to do so by law, apparently).

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by threecb
Are you sure? Don't they have the line and a crown insignia?

They have the crown etched into them and some actually have a hlalf pint mark on them. But I don't recall seeing a line for the full pint. Usually the crown is supposed to be certification.

[LagerEd]

Personally, I like to drink out a beer glass like this one.

http://www.stmwivt.bayern.de/Layout/tourismus/bilder/still_masskrug_397.jpg

[threecb]

OK, I see. I must've been confusing the crown as bearing a mark with it.

[steveh]

Originally posted by LagerEd
Personally, I like to drink out a beer glass like this one.

http://www.stmwivt.bayern.de/Layout/tourismus/bilder/still_masskrug_397.jpg

So do I, given the proper beer and moment. I "own" 6 of those - not to mention numerous clay Krugs.

S.