Bottle, can or glass

Re:Bottle, can or glass (sk bob)

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:04:12 GMT

Don, you know a mug won't fit in a coozie.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (MiamiDon)

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:20:32 GMT

Al-The Mayor-Bowen

Gregg and Others.

If you are ever with me when we get our "first" Tall frosted Mug (24 oz or so) of a brew, you would understand my claim that the frost would not dilute the beer!!! There just isn't time for that !

Maybe it's a Florida thing, but I almost always pour my beer into a frosted mug out in the tiki hut by the pool.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (tkitna)

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:05:59 GMT

I prefer cans. Bottles are a nuisance. They break when their tipped over and their tough to get rid of. Nothing irks me more than somebody bringing a 12 pack of bottles when we have to travel with the cooler.

Frosted mug is nice, but it only lasts for one beer and then your at the normal glass faze. Plus, it causes the beer to taste flat or watered down in my opinion.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Ort. Carlton.)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:32:06 GMT

Dearfolk,
   Now for my serious answer. I prefer my beer on draught, and generally only drink from the bottle that which isn't available in keg format in my market. In cans, I often drink micro cans (Dale's Pale Ale, Old Chub, Gordon, and Ten Fidy Imperial Stout are all sold here), and sometimes will drink a canned beer just to keep the can and add it to my collection (which isn't growing very rapidly these days).
   The other night at Trappeze, through a very odd chain of events, I attempted to achieve a biological first and drink a beer through my nose, which didn't work terribly well... the effervescence messed up my sinuses, and I ran around with a carbonated nose for a couple of hours. Not recommended.
   Much of what I drink... probably 95%... is draught. We've got a great brewpub here as well as a good selection of odd domestics and imports in this market.
      Unbrewsedly, Ort. Carlton in Liveable Athens, Georgia.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Ort. Carlton.)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:22:55 GMT

the ancient mariner
Nothing should be drunk from a can.

O Ancient One,
Not even tomato soup?
Gloppingly, Ort. Carlton in Um, The Usual Place.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Ort. Carlton.)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:20:10 GMT

wheregreggeats.com
Nothing is better than a well poured Guinness.

WhereGregEats,
You are RIGHT ON!!
Pointedly Unpintedly, Ort. Carlton in the Tap Handle Jungle of Athens, Georgia.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Ort. Carlton.)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:17:46 GMT

Davydd
I always thought frosted mugs were for root beer not beer.

Davydd; Dearfolk,
Hmmm... I always drink MY root beer out of a coffee cup. Hey, I got the idea from The Legendary Stardust Cowboy in 1968 and haven't wavered since!
Unparalyzedly Wonderin' Who's Knockin' At Mah Door (and Ah'm not home to find out, neither!), Ort. Carlton in UTTERLY Psycho-Suave' Athens, Georgia.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Ort. Carlton.)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:13:01 GMT

Mosca
Glass, not frosted.

Mosca,
Shaken or stirred?
Bondingly, Ort. Carlton in Scenic Athens, Georgia, which has you-know-whut galore!
P. S. I do oddjobs sometimes.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (SuperDave70)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:14:27 GMT

Davydd

SuperDave70

For good beer, proper glassware is a must! For swill, (Bud-Miller-Coors products), it really doesn't matter. Pouring that stuff into a glass isn't going to help it any.

Re: Bud-Miller-Coors. So, best drank from a can, no?

Absolutely! The small opening in the can hides the "aroma", and the cold from the ice it was resting in kills the "flavor"!

Re:Bottle, can or glass (DLnWPBrown)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:42:11 GMT

Well to be honest, I drink PBR in the can, and Miller High Life in the can or bottle. I do SOMETIMES pour into a glass, but I like the good old beers of my youth, LOL.

What is funny to friends is I drink top shelf vodka, bourbon, and whiskey and still drink my PBR & Miller.

Dennis in Cary

Re:Bottle, can or glass (the ancient mariner)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:35:59 GMT

Nothing should be drunk from a can.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Davydd)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:59:48 GMT

SuperDave70

For good beer, proper glassware is a must! For swill, (Bud-Miller-Coors products), it really doesn't matter. Pouring that stuff into a glass isn't going to help it any.

Re: Bud-Miller-Coors. So, best drank from a can, no?

Re:Bottle, can or glass (SuperDave70)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:05:28 GMT

For good beer, proper glassware is a must! For swill, (Bud-Miller-Coors products), it really doesn't matter. Pouring that stuff into a glass isn't going to help it any.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (chewingthefat)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:55:25 GMT

Al-The Mayor-Bowen

Gregg and Others.

If you are ever with me when we get our "first" Tall frosted Mug (24 oz or so) of a brew, you would understand my claim that the frost would not dilute the beer!!! There just isn't time for that !

My feelings exactly, I like that cold throat burn brought on by a frosty 24 ouncer made to disappear in seconds flat!

Re:Bottle, can or glass (mayor al)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:58:50 GMT

Gregg and Others.

If you are ever with me when we get our "first" Tall frosted Mug (24 oz or so) of a brew, you would understand my claim that the frost would not dilute the beer!!! There just isn't time for that !

Re:Bottle, can or glass (tiki)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:24:11 GMT

Since i dont drink beers that come in cans---i guess it would be 50/50 with bottles and glasses--or mugs--depending on the beer---i LOVE beer from a keg so that is my usual drink AWAY from home-unless the only thing they have on tap is Bud or Coors--then i take a bottled beer---at home-it is usually Sierra Nevada out of the bottle.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (mbrookes)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:16:47 GMT

I prefer a slightly tulip shaped (like a red wine) glass for the same reasons you use that shape for wine. It collects the bouquet to be savored.

Frosting a glass can transfer the mineral tase of local water.

In spite of sounding awfully prissy (I know I do!) I generally drink from a bottle.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (wheregreggeats.com)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:34:08 GMT

Nothing is better than a well poured Guinness.

They dictate: 20 oz dry, room temperature, tulip shaped glass. Not frosted or chilled.

IMO, frosted glasses -- especially if there is frost on them -- water down the beer.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (the ancient mariner)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:15:50 GMT

I have a 6-pack and 2 mugs in the refrig at all times in case of emergency. The mugs don't get frosted but they are always cold enough not to warm up the beer. Lots of bars I have frequented frost their glasses, but it isn't important with Guinness---that is ambrosia in any glass, or mug, or whatever is handy !!!!!.

Just sit at the bar at Rory Dolan's in Yonkers and watch the Guinness pouring out of the tap non stop. Ah, it's a fine place to wet your whistle, lads. Drink up, The Ol' Mariner's buying.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Davydd)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:02:11 GMT

I always thought frosted mugs were for root beer not beer. I cannot recall ever being served in a bar that way and I definitely would not drink a Guinness that way. Besides I have no room in my freezer to frost a mug.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (RedJim64)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:50:32 GMT

Non-frosted glass.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (WarToad)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:45:02 GMT

Good beer, flavorful beer, real beer - a glass.
Cheap beer - bottle.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Fieldthistle)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:28:42 GMT

Hello All,
There is something about a frosted mug
that makes the experience more enjoyable for me.
If not frosted, always a glass, unless I'm roughing
it like camping, on a picnic, or at a cookout.
I hate plastic cups.
Take Care,
Fieldthistle

Re:Bottle, can or glass (Twinwillow)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:50:20 GMT

A glass, of course.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (leethebard)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:41:43 GMT

Glass or non frosted mug...ice cold beer is a turn off for me...I drink a quality brew and I want ti really taste it!!!!

Re:Bottle, can or glass (porkchopexpress)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:46:34 GMT

Frosty mug is my first choice, can would be 2nd and 3rd would be bottle.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (cavandre)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:27:57 GMT

Glass...non frosted. Pour the beer so that you get a nice head.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (MellowRoast)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:35:11 GMT

For me, in order of preference, it's:

1. Frosted mug
2. Bottle
3. Glass

(Notice the choice of a can doesn't appear!)

Re:Bottle, can or glass (flyseye)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:35:01 GMT

Non frosted glass.

Re:Bottle, can or glass (the ancient mariner)

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:49:27 GMT

Beer is food that comes in a glass-----and that's
the only way to drink it.

Don't know who said it, don't remember where I
I read it, but I do believe it and frosted or not
that's the way I enjoy it.

Especially when I hear the words---Drink up, I'm buying.
Fine stuff !!!!!!!