German Beer Glasses. Historically, drinking vessels were made from wood, leather, stoneware, or whatever else may have been handy. However things change... German Beer Glasses.

A selection of German Style Glasses

As beers of different styles have distinctive characteristics, the appropriate glasses for each style will be the ones that accentuate those characteristics. As a rule, the more distinctive the beer, the more distinctive the glass should be. This is why you find mainstream lagers served in stock glasses. A unique product such as berliner weisse demands an equally unique german beer glasses. Using the wrong type of glass for some products will reduce the quality of the experience due to inappropriate head formation, poor aroma release, or by failing to accentuate a particular beer's sparkling/cloudy nature. German Beer Glasses are more important than you may think.

Hefeweizen, Kristallweizen and Dunkles Hefeweizens are served in glasses that are tall and graceful, with a narrow base widening toward the top before narrowing slightly again. There is often a spiralling effect rising from the bottom of the glass. Kölsch is usually served in a simple, tall, straight, cylindrical 200ml glass ("Kölsch-Stange"). German Beer Glasses. Altbier is usually served in a straight, cylindrical 200ml glass, (or "Becher") shorter and broader than a Kölsch glass. Berliner Weisse tends to come in a rounded goblet with a stem like a champagne saucer, which is quite appropriate, as it is often known as the champagne of beer. German Beer Glasses. It is also sometimes served in a stout, straight-edged tumbler. Berliners sometimes drink it through a straw, but beer connoisseurs tend to frown on this, as it prevents a full appreciation of the aroma of the beer. Pils is often served in a "Pokal" akin to an elegant, elongated champagne flute.

Some bars serve beer in chilled or frosted german beer glasses. It's generally better to avoid this, as excessively chilled beers lose their flavour.

One note of caution German beers are usually much stronger than British ones. You might be used to drinking beer that's say 3.5% to 5%, but in German you'll find that 5% is one of the weaker beers. 7% or 8% are common and even 10% or 11% isn't exactly rare.

German drinkers are probably the most adventurous in the world when it comes to drinking different styles of beer. German Beer Glasses. The average British drinker will drink only one type of beer in a year, whereas the average German drinker will drink seven different types in the same period.

Elegant Stemmed Flute Glass

"One note of caution German beers are usually much stronger than British ones. You might be used to drinking beer that's say 3.5% to 5%, but in German you'll find that 5% is one of the weaker beers. 7% or 8% are common and even 10% or 11% isn't exactly rare". German Beer Glasses.

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Saxon Gifts

Steins

Specific Glasses are used to get the best taste from Beers (Click to enlarge)

Authentic Pub Style Glass (Click to enlarge)