What is the best beer glass?
Shape changes the head, the aroma and how fast you drink. Most of these are engineering; at least one is a practical joke.
1Maß SteinThe one-litre Oktoberfest handle, which weighs more than a kilo before it is filled.
2Pilsner GlassTall and tapered, built to show the colour and hold the head of a pale lager.
3Nonic PintThe British pub pint with a bulge near the rim, so wet glasses do not stick when stacked.
4Weizen VaseHalf a litre of curved glass with room for the enormous head a wheat beer throws.
5Tulip GlassA stemmed bowl that traps aroma, standard for strong Belgian ales.
6TekuDesigned in Italy in 2006 and adopted by craft brewers as the all-purpose tasting glass.
7Trappist ChaliceWide, heavy and often scored at the base to keep the foam rising.
8Dimpled MugThe handled British jug with the thick glass grid, back in fashion after fifty years out.
9StangeCologne's narrow 200ml cylinder, replaced by the waiter until you cover it with a beer mat.
10SnifterBorrowed from brandy for barrel-aged stouts you are meant to warm in your hand.
11Shaker PintThe American bar default, stackable and cheap, and disliked by everyone who studies glassware.
12Willi BecherGermany's everyday tapered tumbler, the glass most German beer is actually drunk from.
13Kwak Coachman's GlassA bulbed tube that cannot stand without its wooden holder.
14Yard GlassA metre of glass with a bulb at the bottom, which empties into your face if you rush.
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