How Glassware Affects Craft Beer

There's a lot to consider when ordering a beer at your local bar. There's an art to brewing beer, and the experience begins before you even drink it. The shape of your beer glass plays a crucial role in how your beer tastes and looks. To complicate matters further, when it comes to your favorite beer, not all glasses are created equal. Beer aficionados will tell you that the shape of the glass can affect a drinker's perception of flavor, aroma, and even mouthfeel.

Different Beer Glasses Suit Different Beer Styles

Different styles of beer usually go best with a certain type of glass. Porter beer, for example, usually tastes better in a non-Nike pint glass because it tapers at the top, which helps keep the beer’s foam in place. Dark beers also lend themselves well to this type of glass, as it provides a lacy structure through which the color and aroma can be appreciated. Wheat beer, is often served in a wheat beer glass, which accentuates its cloudy appearance while releasing its rich aroma.

Why not drink it straight from the bottle?

Drinking beer from a glass is better than drinking it from a can or bottle because it allows you to fully enjoy the flavor of your favorite beer. Glass provides more surface area for the carbonation bubbles to stimulate the smell and taste receptors on the tongue more than other containers.

In addition, when drinking beer from a glass, due to its open structure, all odors can escape and the aroma will be more concentrated. 70% to 90% of our perception of beer flavor comes from our sense of smell, so pouring beer into a glass will always enhance your beer drinking experience.

Why beer tastes better in a glass

• Natural

Beer is made from natural ingredients, and so is the glass. No synthetic lining is needed, and there is no risk of harmful chemicals leaching into the drink. It protects the quality of the drink and preserves its flavor, allowing you to enjoy the essence of the brewer.

• Prevents oxidation spoilage

Make sure your favorite beer, ale or IPA doesn’t go bad. The glass protects against external influences, preventing loss of aroma, while also preventing the drink from reacting with oxygen. This interaction with oxygen could cause the drink to go bad.

• Safe

It prevents any flavors from seeping into or out of the beer. It is a single-layer material that does not require any chemical linings that could react with the beverage. The quality of the packaging remains consistent no matter how many times it is recycled, making it the most stable packaging material.

• Variety of Designs

Glass bottles are pure and crafted just like the beer we love. In addition to labels, these bottles can be packaged in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors for specialty beers and pints, creating unique and eye-catching designs that complement the originality of the beer and brand.

How to store beer at home?

The flavor of your favorite lager, stout, or IPA won’t last forever. The flavor and aroma of hops deteriorate over time and with exposure to air, light, or heat. As with most beers, the best way to extend their shelf life is to refrigerate them as soon as possible after purchase.

Storage Temperature

Beer should be stored in a refrigerator at 0°C (about 0 degrees Celsius), which is essential to prevent flavor loss. When stored at room temperature, it should be consumed within 30 days, otherwise you will start to notice that the flavor of the beer has become weaker. If you are short on refrigerator space, you can freeze the beer bottle in the freezer for a while. Since alcohol has a lower freezing point than pure water, it will take longer to freeze. It usually takes about an hour to freeze completely, but the higher the alcohol content, the longer it will take.

What else to consider about beer glassware?

Thicker walls tend to retain cold temperatures better, helping to prevent the beer from warming up, while thinner walls can help enhance flavor perception because the carbonation bubbles have more surface area to irritate the tongue and affect the smell and taste receptors more than thicker walls.