Bormioli Rocco Beer Club

Start from what you are pouring. A 30 cl bottle of lager or a half litre from the tap works best in the 53 cl glass: that leaves you three centimetres above the beer for the head, which is exactly what you need. The 50 cl glass is a fraction more compact and therefore sits more comfortably on a full tray. For craft beer with plenty of carbonation, such as a weizen or a tripel, always take the larger size, because that beer foams up noticeably more. Four or six may sound like few, but for beer it is often enough; you rarely use more glasses at once.

First rinse the glass with cold water. A wet glass lets the beer flow down more smoothly, causing you to lose less carbonation. Then hold the glass at roughly a forty-five-degree angle and pour against the side until it is two-thirds full. Stand the glass upright and pour in the rest from slightly higher up, so that the head builds to two or three centimeters. Serve pilsner at around six degrees and specialty beer closer to ten; beer that is too cold gives off hardly any aroma. If you want to combine beer and jenever, the classic serve is the traditional way to serve it.

Beer Club is made of tempered glass and is dishwasher safe. With beer glasses one thing matters more than with other glassware: grease. A thin film of fat or rinse aid breaks the head down within half a minute. So skip the rinse aid, wash beer glasses separately from greasy plates, and do not dry them with a tea towel you also use for the pans. Standing them upside down on a clean board beats drying them off.

Looking for a different shape or size? You have several options. This house's full range is available under Bormioli Rocco. If you want to explore more broadly, you'll find everything in one place among the beer glasses; for goblets and tulip shapes, see the specialty beer glasses and for straight models, the pilsner glasses. For keeping them clean, there are glass brushes, and recipes with beer and spirits can be found among the cocktails.