| I'm not talking about beer goggles - those invisible | | | | to accommodate the big heads that often |
| glasses you're suddenly sporting after a night of | | | | accompany them. |
| drinking that make the man with the missing teeth | | | | Goblets (or Chalice) - Goblets and chalices are in the |
| and awful comb-over suddenly the most attractive | | | | same family of glass, although there is a technical |
| man you've ever seen. I'm talking beer glasses - the | | | | difference between the two: a goblet is thinner and |
| kind that can make your beer drinking an even more | | | | long-stemmed, while a chalice is heavier and |
| enjoyable experience (and far more enjoyable than a | | | | thick-walled. Both, however, are great for heavier, |
| night with Mr. Bad Comb-over ever could be). | | | | malty beers (dubbel, tripel, quadrupel, Belgian IPAs). |
| Below is a list of the essential glasses any good beer | | | | That's because the hop aroma doesn't need to be |
| geek is going to want to own. | | | | concentrated in order to really enjoy the taste of |
| Pint glass - You've had a beer on draft at a bar, | | | | the beer; rather, the bowls on these glasses are |
| right? Chances are it was served in a pint glass. | | | | designed to be big enough to hold the entire beer. |
| These are pretty basic glasses and are popular in | | | | Tulips - Unsurprisingly, the design of this glass is |
| bars because they're quite durable. The British-style | | | | tulip-shaped, meaning that the top of the glass |
| pint glass, which is bulged near the top, is good for | | | | pushes out to form a "lip" and a bulbous body. This |
| pale ales, bitters, and stouts. | | | | shape is perfect for strong ales, imperial IPAs, and |
| Pilsner glass - The pilsner glass is tall, slender and | | | | imperial stouts because they tend to be more |
| cylindrical. These glasses are meant to help focus the | | | | aromatic. |
| hop aroma of the beer, while keeping the head intact. | | | | Mugs - Mugs are sturdy, heavy, and come with a |
| It should come as no surprise that this a great glass | | | | handle. They typically hold a lot of beer - and are |
| for lagers, including pilsners (obviously, given the | | | | featured in a lot of German beer drinking |
| name), maibocks, and dopplebocks. | | | | commercials. Mugs were made to be clinked! They |
| Weizen glass - Love wheat beers? You'll want a | | | | come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Their large, |
| weizen glass. The attributes of this glass - tall, slightly | | | | open mouth allows the herbal bouquet of the beer to |
| bowed-out shape, narrower top - help concentrate | | | | be released, while maximizing the malty aroma. |
| the aromas of the beer, while allowing enough room | | | | |
