Beer Glassware

Beer lovers and creative geniuses throughout time have offered various container designs that have helped to put beer on display and provide full sensory enjoyment as it graces man's lips. They have done society a great deed by contributing to our experience of sipping down the golden delicious. Among the classic designs (and my personal favorites):

The Mug
(The standard and a solid go-to)



The Stein
(History, art, and sanitation all included)

The Goblet
(Hard not to love this one since it always comes with a big boozy beer inside)


The Tulip
(Graceful and sexy, also has a great pinched design for head retention and outward turned lip to deliver refreshment right to the palate - and if it's filled with Duvel, mmmm)

Das Boot
(German specialty can hold 2 or more liters of beer, and c'mon you're drinking out of a BOOT)



Half-Yard / Full-Yard
(Dates back to 17th century England, where drinking a yard of ale began as a traditional pub game. The fastest drinking of a yard of beer has been recorded at 5 seconds - dare you to try it.)

How do you drink your beer? (nuance appreciated, additional suggestions encouraged)