tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1130906814939513376..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: A New IPA Glass From Sierra Nevada and Dogfish HeadJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-76382012798931437832013-02-14T18:12:02.804-08:002013-02-14T18:12:02.804-08:00Did you see this wee fact a comment at a news site...Did you see <a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2013/february/nowtheresaside" rel="nofollow">this</a> wee fact a comment at a news site noted?Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-57532553679910950532013-02-14T14:42:31.092-08:002013-02-14T14:42:31.092-08:00Shaker pint glasses are bad...most of us agree on ...Shaker pint glasses are bad...most of us agree on that. They're popular because they're cheap, easy to stack and a lot of people don't know any better. I am definitely in the "beer tastes better in the right glass" camp. But this SN/Dogfish albatross is not what we need. It's dreadfully top heavy and will tip over and make a mess with ease. In my mind, a large wine glassPete Dunlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456380762400522665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-891351929619264992013-02-14T13:28:21.888-08:002013-02-14T13:28:21.888-08:00Well, Snarky McSnarkerson, I don't believe any...Well, Snarky McSnarkerson, I don't believe anyone's arguing for magic glassware. There's no reason I should have to crouch over my glass wafting bellows of air to my nose through what may well be a hand that's contributing its own aromas of grime or hand soap. <br /><br />But I agree with Brad--a wine glass (gasp!) is as good an all-purpose glass as there is. Since most people Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-69492256521807824992013-02-14T12:11:21.063-08:002013-02-14T12:11:21.063-08:00PS: why not add a small microphone that can be pat...PS: why not add a small microphone that can be patched through an iPhone so that the next level of magic glass enhanced my auditory perception, too.Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-10764219835712457132013-02-14T12:09:20.824-08:002013-02-14T12:09:20.824-08:00I have (at least the sammy one) and I am not at al...I have (at least the sammy one) and I am not at all convinced. I have also tried 2938 other glasses (and I know you have so I needn't ask) and am quite bewildered by the idea of any "magic glass" other than the closer you get your nose into reasonably enclosed space the better you get the aroma. Close a hand over a shaker glass and shove your nose in there is an excellent way to getAlanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-66749669324831118302013-02-14T12:06:39.250-08:002013-02-14T12:06:39.250-08:00I'm partly a glass skeptic and partly not. I....I'm partly a glass skeptic and partly not. I.e. I think a tulip will generally give you a different aroma experience than a shaker pint, as the shape allows for a bit more surface area to let aroma escape and the shape tends to better hold that aroma in the glass.<br /><br />But I don't see the reason to have a Duvel tulip and a Bruery tulip and a Cuvee des Trolls tulip outside. Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285052118454128338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-52146200527742745982013-02-14T11:30:45.754-08:002013-02-14T11:30:45.754-08:00Brad, I haven't seen it, but Lew's comment...Brad, I haven't seen it, but Lew's comment gives currency to your concern. <br /><br />Bryan, I had the same thought about the rejected glasses. This one looks so much like the champagne glass, I wonder if they were all just variations on a theme?<br /><br />Lew, I'd love to hear a report back.<br /><br />Alan, I know you are one of the glass skeptics. I've always meant to ask-Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-42895409637680399922013-02-14T11:08:29.622-08:002013-02-14T11:08:29.622-08:00Now I understand, Jeff. I hate branding. But you m...Now I understand, Jeff. I hate branding. But you may have picked that up already.<br /><br />One thing I would like to know is if brewers have used these glasses as part of the development and evaluation of their IPAs. See, like stereo speakers and recording quality, you can only say that brewers know the beer through the medium they use. Any time I have been in a brewery, I see a hell of a lot Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-83826169736824857342013-02-14T10:57:31.784-08:002013-02-14T10:57:31.784-08:00I have a lot of problems with this glass, but...no...I have a lot of problems with this glass, but...now that I actually HAVE one, thanks to my friendly neighborhood Dogfish Head rep (who gleefully pushed one into my hand at an event Sunday afternoon after reading my curmudgeonly tweets and Facebook postings about it), they all fade to nothing in the face of this one: IT IS TOO DELICATE. I'm afraid to clink glasses with this, I'm almost Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-1896752144035272052013-02-14T09:54:22.459-08:002013-02-14T09:54:22.459-08:00Cheers!
I can appreciate the novelty of the new g...Cheers!<br /><br />I can appreciate the novelty of the new glass from a business perspective, especially when so much money comes through for Dogfish via their IPAs, but I don't think I'd ever see this glass outside of my own home. If I buy one, that is.<br /><br />That being said, I also place value in making beer a full sensory experience. I'd love to try the new glass, if only onceBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919646292681380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-41263441225895020062013-02-14T09:38:30.607-08:002013-02-14T09:38:30.607-08:00I dunno... I think I need to see and hold one to ...I dunno... I think I need to see and hold one to really get a sense of it.<br /><br />I think the aesthetic of the SA glass is okay, but as an owner of 2 of them, I never actually use them. The reason for that is that the SA glasses are simply too small. The proportions seem wrong in the hand (caveat -- I have large hands). And the narrow base makes me fear that I'll knock the thing over.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285052118454128338noreply@blogger.com