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e German translation for this glass is "wheat". It is typically used to serve wheat beers as well as gose and white ale. It's oh so tall and thin design help lock the sediment and yeast at the bottom while the wider mouth promotes a foamy head and captures the beer's aromas. Weizen glasses oen have a capacity of 17 ounces, or half a liter. Beer Types: Wheat ale, Weizenbock, Dunkelweizen, Kristalweizen is is one cool looking vessel. From a technical perspective, its angular body traps the beer's aroma from escaping so when tilted toward your mouth, waves of tropical fruit and pine needles hit your nose, giving you top notch smelling. Beer Types: Hoppy ales like IPAs and pale ales, as well as fruited sours and Belgian ales like saisons, table beers, or lambics. is traditional German glass is narrow, straight and cylindrical and typically holds 6.5 ounces. It's specifically shaped to a style native to Cologne, Germany. It's uninterrupted shape gently concentrates so hops and preserves carbonation just as a champagne flute does for its contents. is vessel is best more suited for subdued and delicate beers. Beer Types: More delicate beers like Kolsh, Lambic, Gose, Czech and Pilsners Ah the mug, almost indestructible, and the oldest form of beer glassware on the books. e handle is meant to keep your hand from warming the beer. is is generally the less "frilly" of options. Beer enthusiasts typically keep one in the freezer, giving it a frosted effect while keeping beer tasting extra crisp. Beer Types: American pale ale, Irish dry stout, English bitter, Oatmeal stout, and Scottish ale is glassware is typically used for tasting cognac and brandy, but it's also great at enriching the aromatics of beer. e shape is like a wine glass and goblet only with a small, thin stem. It's generally not filled to the rim, leaving room to swirl your beer and stir up the volatiles that help bring out the full aroma of the brew. Beer Types: Stronger beers, such as Double or Imperial IPAs and Belgian IPAs THE WEIZEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE STANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE TEKU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE MUG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE SNIFTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SiG MT 22 So, there you have it, my limited take on glassware. e main thing is drink what you like, but try something different every now and then, especially when someone else is buying. Cheers • e Beer Man BEER MAN Join Us For Something Wonderful

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