The right glass for your beer

Drinking beer is not easy. Connoisseurs have known this for a long time. What is so easy to do at parties with bottles and cups is actually a highly complex matter. Every type of beer has its "favourite glass" in which it is served. You can find out which glass suits your favourite beer in this article.

Even without having one, it's easy to lose track of all the different types of beer. Nevertheless, it is very easy to assign them to the right glass if you bear one thing in mind: All types of beer can be divided into top-fermented and bottom-fermented yeast types in terms of their brewing process. Top-fermented beer tends to enjoy spacious and wide glass shapes. Bottom-fermented beer, on the other hand, feels at home in narrow, tall glasses. You can find the small but subtle differences here:

1. goblet: For noble beers such as black beers, Trappist beers or Geuze

High-quality beers can really breathe and be tasted in the wide-open glasses because their flavour can develop freely in them. The strong nuances of the bitter beers really come into their own. To all goblets

Beer glasses

Zalto Think' Art

0.36 l, 1 x

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2nd goblet: For pilsner or black beer

These glasses are particularly suitable for beers with bitter flavours. The thin-walled and converging shape of the glass ensures high stability and optimum flow speed, especially for pilsner. This preserves the foam and allows it to fully develop at the top. To all goblets

Beer glasses

Sagaform Club

0.42 l, 4 x

3rd tulip: For pilsner or black beer

Thanks to the narrowing towards the upper rim, this thin-walled glass is reminiscent of the shape of the flower of the same name. Similar to the goblet, the upward-opening shape is an advantage for the optimal enjoyment of black and pilsner beer. Zu allen Tulpen

Beer glasses

CHF34.–

Leonardo Daily

0.36 l, 6 x

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4. mug: universal for beers or mixed drinks

The Masskrug is an integral part of the Oktoberfest and is mainly used in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The size is tailored exactly to "one measure", as they say in Bavarian and Swabian. Thanks to the robust glass and handle, it is perfect for clinking glasses (several times). Zu allen Krügen

Beer glasses

GuGus Master Brewers

0.50 l, 1 x

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5th stone jug: Universal for beers or mixed drinks

This material has the advantage that it can keep beer cool for longer. However, the complex beer flavour only develops one-dimensionally due to the shape. For real connoisseurs, stone or clay mugs are therefore more visually appealing than flavourful. Zu allen Krügen

Beer glasses

Contento Vroni beer mug

0.50 l, 1 x

6th Seidel: Universal for beers or mixed drinks

The classic among mugs is the Seidel. It is mainly found in beer gardens because, like the Steinkrug and Masskrug, it is characterised by its versatility. It is robust, sits comfortably in the hand and is therefore particularly suitable for fast drinkers. Zu allen Krügen

Beer glasses

Leonardo Beer mug

0.30 l, 2 x

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7. wheat beer glass: crystal and hefeweizen beer

As top-fermented beers contain a lot of carbon dioxide, they need a tall glass that allows them to finish smoothly. The head should not be neglected either. That's why it has plenty of room at the top to develop freely. You can clink glasses here without hesitation thanks to the heavy base. To all wheat beer glasses

Beer glasses

Leonardo Weissbeer glass Maxima, set of two

2 x

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8th mug: Alt and wheat beer

Top-fermented beers like to spread out and therefore develop their flavour best in wide glasses. This is particularly true of Altbier. This is why this type of glass is also known as an Altbier glass. To all mugs

Beer glasses

CHF7.20

Schott Zwiesel Banquet

0.42 l, 1 x

4

9. The Kölsch bar: Kölsch

The thin-walled glass is perfect for a top-fermented, light-coloured beer such as Kölsch, which can quickly become stale if you don't drink it quickly enough (which is usually rarely the case during Cologne's carnival season).

Beer glasses

Leonardo K18

0.36 l, 1 x

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10th craft beer glass: pale ales

Just as varied as the flavours of craft beer are the different types of glass available. Particularly wide, partially fluted models are ideal for pale ales, for example. This allows the flavour to be fully revealed in the bulbous shape and its delicate rim. The ribs support the aeration and carbonation of the beer so that it remains nice and frothy. So you can enjoy your pale ale and other fruity and complex hop varieties, which are often produced in small breweries away from the large industrial operations, to the full.
Zu allen Craft-Beer-Gläsern

Beer glasses

Spiegelau Craft Beer

0.54 l, 4 x

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11th printed universal glass: Kölsch, black beer, speciality beer, wheat beer and co

This "hipster glass" is an all-rounder and the ideal gift. Its shape makes you want to enjoy beer and puts a smile on your face. Because it is shaped so high, it is suitable for top-fermented beers, similar to the wheat beer glass, and a heavy base provides stability with every "cheers". To all printed universal beer glasses

Beer glasses

Ritzenhoff Poonam Choudhry

0.30 l, 1 x

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