Beer is a wonderful and delicious low-alcohol drink. And to be able to feel all of its taste range, you should use beer from glass glasses or mugs. This is the only way to achieve the "correct" foam cap and carbonization, and also to feel the fragrance. In addition, the use of beer from a beautiful glass, and not from a bottle, is much more aesthetic.
But you should know that, poured into utensils of different shapes, beer has a different appearance and intensity of flavor. Therefore, pick up beer glasses or mugs should be correctly. Let's find out what they are like.
Types of beer glasses
The English pint, conveniently located in the hand, holds exactly 568 ml of beer. This kind of beer glass is perfect for British ale. There are varieties of pints, such as American (16 ounces) and "Imperial" (20).
High tulip-shaped glasses are an excellent choice for wheat beer. Sometimes the glasses themselves are called wheaten. They are common in Bavaria and have a standard capacity of 0.5 liters. The shape of such dishes allows a high foam cap to linger in its upper part.
But in the small beer glasses on the leg, reminiscent of wine, usually served Belgian beers. Their capacity is - 22 ounces, and the diameter of the opening of the glass is wide enough to feel the wonderful aroma of this amber drink while drinking.
For delicious Czech beer was invented special dishes called Pilsner. This is a tall glass of wedge shape, which makes it possible to topple the drink to the very edge, while the foam, without losing shape, is miraculously held on top of the glass.
For those who are accustomed to admiring the appearance of an amber drink with rising bubbles, a cup-shaped glass will be a good choice. It has a visual effect of the freshness of beer poured into it. From the cup can do
But one of the unusual beer glasses, which are encountered much less often, is the so-called thin cylinder. It is a tall and even glass and is intended for special types of beer, where it is necessary to emphasize a thin note of the aroma of hop early collection. No less popular than glasses, are beer mugs - half liter and massive liter "mugs".