New Pilsner Urquell Glass
September 1, 2010
Recently, here at The Brew Club we’ve run a couple of articles about beer glasses – Do Beer Glasses Matter and Beer Glass Styles. The articles stimulated a healthy discussion and I expected the whole ‘glasses’ thread to finish there.
Until I visited a fairly chic wine bar in the City of London last evening. It’s close to the heart of the London insurance industry, and while they tend to sell bottles of expensive wine to insurance brokers and underwriters, they sell the legendary Pilsner Urquell on draught.
The glasses the beer is served in were developed for SAB Miller as part of their International Master Bartender competition which seeks to promote the ‘perfect pour’ and, in my opinion the particular glass is a work of art.
From its base – embossed with the words ‘The original Pilsner since 1842 Plzen Czech’, through its short, almost art deco stem, to its graceful ‘tulip’ shaped bowl this glass is simply beautiful.
It’s over sized, offering over an inch of space for a full head above a full (English) pint, and it bears the Pilsner Urquell logo embossed on the front, and the brewery’s distinctive ‘brewery gates in gold on the reverse. (You can click on any of the images below to ‘embigify’ them for closer inspection.)
I thought that this particular glass was well worth a contribution to the bar’s charity box, and now takes its place in my glass collection.
Well, that’s my opinion. What do YOU think?
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September 1st, 2010 at 9:28 am
That is a sweet glass Bob. I like the little details and I’d be happy to have it as part of my rather small collection as well! Thanks for sharing!
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September 2nd, 2010 at 11:57 am
Here is what I think…glasses matter a little. Here is what I hope…Glasses don’t matter. See I have very little cupboard space and just 4 glasses that I drink Beer, whiskey, wine from. They are all the same and I don’t have any space to hold any more. I’m hoping bar ware is of little significance. Cool Glass BTW.
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September 2nd, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Don, I think for the most part glasses are more for oohing and aaahing than anything else. I think glasses can help a little, but not to the point where every beer has its own glass!
I figure so long as I’m not drinking it right out of the bottle, I’m ahead of the game! Still, that’s a nice looking glass Bob has there!
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September 2nd, 2010 at 4:12 pm
I just love a glass that sits comfortably in your hand. Be it the mug, be it the flute, be it the pint. I think more so that the glass adds to your identity of the beer. I do enjoy the licensed beer brand glasses, such as Bob’s Urquell.
By the way Bob, Love the glass. Need to get my hands on one (although not sure my kitchen could handle any more). Will have to share a photo one day.
Im not sure if the glass itself really changes the flavour of the beer, but I believe it gives the drinker a romantic identification to each beer. The popcorn buckets of Hoegarden. The Weiss bier glass. The Kwak contraption. etc, etc.
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September 2nd, 2010 at 5:58 pm
A very nice glass indeed, and I appreciate the thought that went into the design as well as thoughtfully making it oversized to accommodate an honest pint (unlike the silly Sam Adams glass)
But in the end, I have to a agree with Don. The beer is the thing, and any beer I’ve ever enjoyed was great from a plain straight sided glass, a dimpled mug, or even a good old Nonick.
The only exception for me is that I do like to enjoy a well aged Barleywine or Burton Old Ale from a snifter or an oversized red wine glass…it serves to remind me that brews like these are more of an ‘event’, and to go slow and savor every sip .
September 13th, 2010 at 8:57 am
For Me Beer Glasses do matter a lot. Especially when your hands are comfortably suites your tastes. The Design also is a big factor and it gives an attraction to us beer drinkers. Love them Bob..
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September 13th, 2010 at 9:28 am
@Bets Beer – Good points on the attention factor. I know having the ‘right’ glass completes the package, I just thing some of it is overkill. Still, it would be cool to have a collection of glasses like Bob has!
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