Beer Sip of Knowledge: Beer Glassware

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There is a beer glass that is best suited for certain beer styles. I personally would love to have all twelve beer classes, but right now I own one thick and sturdy Seidel/Maaskrug. I once owned a set of pilsner classes but they were eventually broken.

All the different beer styles I drink taste just fine out of my Seidel/Maaskrug, but if you would like to enjoy a beer from the appropriate glassware here is a little guidance on which glassware is best suited for the style of beer you may be drinking. Some beer styles are suited for more than one type of glassware. This is some examples but not an exhaustive list for every beer style.


Chalice/Goblet: Flanders Sour Ale, Belgian Goldens, Dubbels, Tripels, Wheat Beers, Farmhouse Ales.

Mug: Pale Ale, Bitter, Brown Ales.

Pilsner: European Pale Lagers, Munich Dunkel, Bock, Schwarzbier, Belgian Witbier, Pilsners.

Pint: Belgian Witbier, Farmhouse Ale, Pale Ale, Bitter, IPA, Imperial IPA, Brown Ale, The Ales of Scotland, Porters, Stouts, Baltic Porters, Russian Imperial Stout, Old Ale, Barley Wine.

Seidel/Maaskrug: Amber Lagers, Munich Dunkel, Schwarzbier.

Snifter: IPA, Imperial IPA, The Ales of Scotland, Baltic Porter, Russian Imperial Stout, Old Ale, Barley Wine.

Stange/Becher: Rhineland Ales.

Stemmed Glass: Wheat Beers, Bock, Farmhouse Ales, Lambics, Oatmeal Stout, Baltic Porter, Russian Imperial Stout, Old Ale, Barley Wine.

Thistle: The Ales of Scotland.

Tulip: Farmhouse Ales, Flanders Sour Ales, Belgian Goldens, Dubbels, Tripels, IPA, Imperial IPA.

Tumbler: Belgian Witbier, Lambics.

Weizen/Wheat: Wheat Beers.


Information poured from: The Complete World Of Beer Styles 2008