Beer Glassware Guide

The Nonic glass, with its slight bulge near the top, originated in the 20th century. It prevents stacking glasses too closely and minimizes chipping.

While Nonic Glasses are perfect for enhancing a wide range of beer styles, it's best suited for beers that do not need to be drank carbonated, or need to be cold.

Traditional Ales

IPAs

Stouts

Mugs are iconic for their handles, often have a larger capacity, and are made of thick glass to prevent them from breaking when toasting.

A German beer mug will typically measure 1 liter (33.8 fl oz), and feature a handle to prevent the heat of the hand from warming a cold beer.

Mild or Bitter English Ales

Stouts

Scottish Ales

Pilsner Glasses are characterized by their tall, slender, and conical shape. Often they hold a little bit less than the standard pint (12 ounces).

The shape of the Pilsner glass best complements crystalline beers and allows for foam retention to maintain the flavor and aroma of hops.

Pilsner

American Lagers

Blocks

Blond Ales

Cylindrical, long, and narrow. These German glasses are traditionally used for serving most German styled beers.

The design of the Tube glass is intended to showcase the clarity and effervescence of the beer, and is best for serving more delicate beers, as they amplify the subtitle tastes of malts and hops.

Rye Beers

Lambics

Gueuzes

Blocks

Goses

Tulip Glasses are known for their curved tulip-shaped design and help to showcase the aromatic qualities of a beer, while also facilitating the formation of a thick layer of foam.

Tulip Glasses are best used with beers that have more intense, hoppy flavors or feature a high degree of alcohol (Anything over 4% ABV).

Saisons

Scotch Ales

Belgian Pale Ales

Belgian Strong Ales

Double/Imperial Stouts

The Wizen is characterized by the narrow bottom that opens up to be slightly wider at the top. This design allows for control over how much foam is present.

The elongated shape of the glass helps feature the aroma of a beer, while also displaying the color.

Wheat Beers

Wheat Ales

Kristalweizens

Dunkelweizens

Sniffer Glasses feature rounded bottom surfaces that are meant to increase the heat transfer from a hand to a beer.

Sniffers highlight the foam of beers that have a substantial body with more than 8% APV and are also recommended for tequilas.

Belgian Beers

Imperial Stouts

Barleywines

Double Indian Pale Ales

Wheat/Fruit Beers

Bière de Garde

Flute glasses share many of the qualities that make Champagne glasses ideal for champagne.

The glass's long stem allows you to enjoy beer without your hands heating your beer, and the narrow bowl allows for excellent foam retention for more carbonated beers.

Vienna lager

Lambic

Flanders Red Ales

La Gueuze

Saisons

Pilsners

Chalices are large, thick, and robust basin glasses, whose shape helps create a thick foam, while also facilitating the intensity of the aromas and the proper oxygenation of a beer.

The shape of the Chalice allows for the foam to last during the drinking. Some Chalices have engraved spots called nucleation points that help create a stream of bubbles to help maintain carbonation levels to enhance the aroma of the beer.

Trappists

Abbeys

Belgian Ales/IPAs

Dubbels

Tripels

Berliner Weisses

Hoegaarden Glasses are bulky, rock-solid glasses. that features a wide rounded opening and a hexagonal lower section.

The Hoegaarden glass was used to store fruit and honey jellies, however, they were adapted by farmers for beer drinking.

Witbiers

Lambics

Seasonal Beers

Taking its name and shape from Scotland's national flower, the Thistle glasses unique shape make's it stand out.

The Thistle glasses design helps to concentrate and capture the aromas of a beer. The wide design of the bowl allows for a broad surface area to enhance the olfactory experience.

Scotch Ales