# What kind of beer glass do you prefer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [December 13, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248 "2013-12-13T15:49:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/1 "2013-12-13T15:49:04Z")
Some of the options (not exhaustive, of course): [Conical](http://www.drinkstuff.com/productimg/55891.jpg) - the standard cone-shaped glass you’ll find in just about any American bar. [Nonic](http://www.thepubshoppe.com/sc_images/products/428_large_image.png) - the type with the bulge near the top; a “proper British pint.” [Dimple](http://www.drinkstuff.com/productimg/56799.jpg) - or “jug.” Barrel shaped, with a grid pattern on the outside, and a handle. [Tulip](http://www.barmans.co.uk/productimg/16215_large.jpg) - tapered glass flared out at the top; like a Guinness glass. Tankard/Stein - frankly I’m not really sure of the difference, but I know these are not technically the same thing (one of them has a lid?). In any case, a large, handled beer vessel. I’m combining them into one for simplicity, plus I doubt so many people regularly use them that they require separate options. [Pilsner](http://www.grbrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Beer-Pilsner.jpg) - tall, narrow cone. The classic shape is a narrow “V” with a foot, but there are various designs. A stemmed glass of some sort - like a [Stella glass](http://www.drinkstuff.com/productimg/59895_large.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/2 "2013-12-13T15:53:51Z")
I like the conical or the nonic for most of the beers I drink. But it does kind of depend on the beer. Stronger heavier beers I prefer in tulips or snifters, but the picture you have linked to is not what I call a tulip. To me, [this is a tulip](http://www.truebeer.com/Tulip-Beer-Glass-Set_p_574.html). ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/3 "2013-12-13T15:56:28Z")
What he said, down to the dispute about tulip definition. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/4 "2013-12-13T15:58:14Z")
I voted tulip, like the Duvel tulip. A dimpled mug is also a go to, especially for average, unspectacular beers. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/5 "2013-12-13T16:01:02Z")
I’ve wasted a lot of money on stupid overpriced Belgian glassware and I’m going to get my money’s worth! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/6 "2013-12-13T16:01:12Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Stronger heavier beers I prefer in tulips or snifters, but the picture you have linked to is not what I call a tulip. To me, [this is a tulip](http://www.truebeer.com/Tulip-Beer-Glass-Set_p_574.html). > [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > What he said, down to the dispute about tulip definition. Sorry, apparently there is a distinction between a tulip glass as you have referred to, with a stem and resembling, well, a tulip, and a tulip pint glass, which is what I linked to. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/7 "2013-12-13T16:01:58Z")
Usually, it’s a conical pint glass, but that’s just because I have them on hand. I prefer the one with beer in it. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/8 "2013-12-13T16:02:27Z")
Then, when I’m drinking German wheat beers, I tend to like them in a [weizen beer glass](http://www.craftbeerware.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/w/e/weizen-beer-glass_4.jpg). Why? I’m not sure. Tradition? But I’ll take those in a regular pint glass, too. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/9 "2013-12-13T16:07:00Z")
I prefer a [drinking horn.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_horn) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/10 "2013-12-13T16:09:06Z")
I bought a porcelain beer mug from Mid Evil Times about eight years ago. I love that damn thing. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/11 "2013-12-13T16:36:45Z")
A clean one. Or straight out of the glass bottle. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/12 "2013-12-13T16:52:11Z")
I have a collection of around 200 glasses in my mancave. I use whichever seems to match the beer I’m pouring. ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/13 "2013-12-13T16:54:23Z")
I prefer a stemmed glass like that Stella glass, but that’s due to preferring lighter lagers/pilsners. If I were drinking an ale or wheat beer I would opt for a more appropriate glass. There’s also the narrow, cylindrical [kolsch](http://www.kegworks.com/images/product-images/176823-kolsch-beer-glass-B1.jpg) glass. And of course there’s the dreaded red plastic cup. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/14 "2013-12-13T17:32:31Z")
I don’t really have much of a preference. There are some beers that drink well out of the bottle, but some definitely need to be poured. I know that some people think that the shape of the glass affects the drinking experience, but I’ve never noticed that. The container I use most often isn’t even on the list. It’s about the same shape as the conic pint glass and is clear, but is made from double-walled plastic. The extra insulation means the beer stays cold longer so that if I want to spend an hour sipping at it, I’ve still got cold beer all the way through. (Added bonus: it was a freebie promotional handout from a tradeshow.) Come to think of it, my two runners-up glasses were also free. My traditional conic pint glasses were from a tour of the Full Sail brewery, and the sort of tulip pint glass is from the Hard Rock casino in Vegas. And there’s a 22-oz mug I use for the larger bottles of beer and that was free from the RAM restaurants. So all this goes to prove that I’m cheap. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/15 "2013-12-13T17:33:15Z")
Whatever’s handy, though the [stiefel](http://www.beerables.net/spaten_beer_glass_drinking_boot.aspx) is fun to introduce to the uninitiated. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/16 "2013-12-13T17:45:14Z")
I prefer a full glass. I have both “conical” and nonic glasses at home, and I usually use the conic because the nonic is 20 ounces, and it looks sad to only have a little more than 1/2 a glass. Sometimes when I still have a few ounces left in my pint glass, and I’m going to have the same beer again, I add the new bottle to the remainder, giving me a full pint glass. That’s definitely the nicest. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/17 "2013-12-13T19:07:59Z")
Used to have about 4 types of glasses. A regular pint, a Guinness type glass, a wiezen, and a small pilsner that made it’s way to the back of cupboard because I never use it. After a recent trip to Belgium I find that I’m going to need about a hundred more. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/18 "2013-12-13T19:49:02Z")
One with beer in it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/19 "2013-12-13T19:50:23Z")
Conical, but at the end of the day I care more about the quality of the glass than its shape. That particular sound that cheap or thin glass makes as it clanks just happens to be one of those “nails on the chalkboard” sounds for me. Really sets me on edge. I like bar glass that’s thick and sturdy. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248/20 "2013-12-14T18:39:11Z")
If the beer is cold, I prefer a drinking vessel with a handle, but not one that’s really heavy. Otherwise, I’m fairly indifferent (but again, I don’t want a glass that’s really heavy). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-beer-glass-do-you-prefer/676248.md?page=2)