Why great glasses are shaped like ladies

[@tsotate]

I feel like ease of washing is another strong point of non-tapered glasses. I don't want to have to pull out a bottle brush every time I wash a glass.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Pint glasses are fine, and this video is mostly subjective bunk.

[@shawno8253]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 Its a proven fact that wine "pros" have a hard time telling the difference between a medium and high quality wine while blind.

[@bryanhumphreys940]

For beer, you really shouldn't need to bring out the bottle brush unless there is sediment or something. Really even soap is unnecessary unless you left it overnight and it has dried on the glass. Bars like this have glass dishmachines with super powerful sprayers that shoot sanitizer up into the glasses.

[@thats_odd]

@@shawno8253 its proven fact? where did you hear that i wanna know

[@shawno8253]

@@thats_odd I originally heard it from Adam ruins everything but I didn't believe it and went looking further. I found other articles that said the same thing. It basically boils down to them being inconsistent with their judgements.

[@cremewastaken]

The seamless jumpcut edit at 1:31 shouldn't go unnoticed. He started and finished that sentence in two completely different takes but I doubt many notice at all. As a relatively new viewer who has been binging his content for the past few weeks, it's been incredibly fun to notice different photography and editing skills he's picked up and improved on throughout the few years he's been doing this. One of the best channels on youtube in terms of content and quality.

[@uwirl4338]

Adam's got a pretty good editing style going for him, simple and utilitarian, matches him and his channel perfectly. His production style shares the spirit of his recipes in that it's straight forward and never crosses the line of diminishing returns in terms of effort. But that being said, it's SO far from being one of the best in youtube. Not even top 10 in terms of just the cooking channels I personally watch lol. I'm talking just about the editing and production of course, I'd say his recipes are some of the ones I'm most likely to make.

[@Salafessien]

Him saying "without dribbling all over yourself" while his hand is soaked in badly poured wine is the cherry on top. This must not go unnoticed people

[@ffc2632]

Damn nice observation skills. No way i'd have noticed that without this comment lol

[@te0pol159]

Small correction: photography is when taking photographs, videography/cinematography is when taking videos/film ;)

[@moutonso]

​@@te0pol159 I know you meant it nicely, but photography is definitely used as a synonym to cinematography. See the term "director of photography" for cinematographer, or the first sentence of the Wikipedia article on cinematography "Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, kìnema "movement" and γράφειν, gràphein "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. "

[@Ryan-wr8fx]

The shaker pints aren't even good for stacking, I've worked as a dishwasher enough to know stacking them is a good way to crack a glass. Also, plastic ones are perfectly shaped and form a seal when you stack them, so this makes unstacking them harder than it should be.

[@barneylaurance1865]

Hence the invention of the nonic glass to be better for stacking.

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

lol i've been a dishwasher too and when the bussers stack those glasses, it sure is a pain to get them free

[@FranciT98]

You're notbsupposed to use them for shaking, either, unless they're made of tempered glass.

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@barneylaurance1865 TIL the proper name for those. Always just been “pub pint glass” for me!

[@lorrie2878]

Plastic glasses are good for filling the single serve coffee maker or filling glasses for cats and dogs. I can't stand to drink out of them!

[@kolbitr]

One thing I've noticed when drinking tea out of a Turkish tulip glass is that the curve helps keep the bits of tea leaf on the bottom while the tea itself is poured out as you sip. I find it really annoying when drinking from a regular mug how either you end up accidentally drinking those bits and they feel weird in your throat or you have to leave them floating in a depressing puddle on the bottom of the cup. A tulip glass solves this problem.

[@adambier2415]

Oh! I had forgotten about that. Thanks for the reminder. 🥂

[@joshwilliams7692]

Why do you leave the tea leaves in your cup?

[@ianrodabaugh4674]

@@joshwilliams7692 gets stronger as you drink, also might be a culture thing idk

[@joshwilliams7692]

@@ianrodabaugh4674 That seems funny to me because I just make the entire cup to the strength I want. But I can see how it could just be one of those things you do for no particular reason, just because you always have, and you like that familiar experience.

[@erzsebetkovacs2527]

Strong Turkish tea with sugar, out of a tulip glass tastes magnificent.

[@liamtahaney713]

Belgians take this incredibly seriously. Every beer has its own glass. If you mess it up, they will deport you.

[@gmdille]

Love Belgian beers, love a good tulip glass!

[@MetallicReg]

Well same as your neighbors, Germans ;) But we wouldn’t allow him to enter the country, since he called such like the Kölsch glass to be horrible!

[@demianstohr2422]

​​@@MetallicReg also the Gerippte and Maß glasses, heresy

[@oni7488]

I get a bit peeved when I order a Kwak and they serve it in a different glass. They get a lot of spills when they do use it tho so i understand having to ask for it specifically. I guess some people won't realize the bottom is round and needs to be put back in its stand. Whoops!

[@ezrafriesner8370]

Whenever I’m back in Wallonia it is my tradition to buy another Chimay glass, just so I can give it to another friend back home so they can try the beer properly 😂

[@dabundis]

Hearing Adam say "make it clap" while pulling in real close was not the Thursday afternoon I was expecting, but I'm here for it

[@largefam3109]

I was in disbelief when I first heard it

[@XitwitchX]

Life changing moment

[@longlost00]

Thanks for commenting on this. Someone had to. I'm still processing.

[@averagecucumber]

Timestamp?

[@dabundis]

​@@averagecucumber 2:54

[@ex0stasis72]

I already went through a beer glass snobbery phase. I loved the different beer glasses. I didn't like how I acted around other people, though.

[@dirtysploof5890]

Whenever someone finds out the deeper elements of a subject they go through it. Imagine how I acted when I first got into experimental music and my friend would put on something from the radio LMAO

[@reeseruss]

@@dirtysploof5890 fav artists?

[@dirtysploof5890]

@@reeseruss The Residents, Death Grips, Boredoms/Hantarash, 100 Gecs, and Melt Banana come to mind but ahh i could never pick

[@Dutchie1899]

Being correct doesn't help in a social environment

[@abyssaljam441]

One added advantage of the normal tumbler is it's far easier to clean. Also the ver cold glass would also work for mulled beer.

[@jakedesnake97]

One of the first real things I was taught in wine school: "Champagne flutes and coupes are the worst vessels to drink sparkling wine out off for opposite reasons. The flute doesn't allow you to smell the wine, the coupe makes all of the carbonation dissipate too quickly". In hindsight, it makes a ton of sense. Proper glassware really enhances the experience, especially if you're drinking something a bit more special than Two Buck Chuck. The first time I tasted pinot in a real pinot glass was incredible.

[@AllTheArtsy]

Coupes are perfect for single-serve desserts though! lol

[@graefx]

The glasses, the glass tap handles. This feels like a fever dream from college during the hipster days. That name is perfect. This is now my logic for why scifi bars look like they do. No need for stacking glass, every beverage has a bespoke container as intrinsic to the cocktail as any other ingredient.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I did once buy a set of cylindrical vases, to drink my Romulan Ale from. Erm, I mean Creme de Menth syrup.

[@anon_y_mousse]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 What about your Klingon blood wine?

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

@@anon_y_mousse I've never purchased any such thing. Don't be silly.

[@anon_y_mousse]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 Then you make your own from Targ blood?

[@daniel-wood]

I like that last line, Adam basically saying "For the love of God, go outside every once in a while"

[@OmegaSMG]

Touch grass is unironically some of the best advice you can give someone

[@juanma9868]

"Pls Touch grass"

[@LoveEatingBricks]

@@OmegaSMG *touch glass

[@NonTwinBrothers]

pls blow grass

[@ER-ns3pg]

0:30 I'm honestly surprised to see what "normal" beer glasses (the pint glasses) in the us look like. If you order beer in a restaurant in Austria, you get different types of glasses, depending on the type of beer, but never those pint glasses

[@CallMeShuri]

It depends a lot on the bar, I find. For sure, a basic everyday bar that serves ice-cold Bud Light by the pitcher will just use the most space-efficient and indestructible glasses it can find. Glasses get more 'proper' in microbreweries, though some of them, I think, purposely use a pint glass as a way to indicate "don't worry about it too much" or "we're not here to be snobby" - a sort of response to the admittedly real problem of beer snobbery that can happen sometimes.

[@charleslambert3368]

Prost!

[@TheScarvig]

@@CallMeShuri in germany its litterally the breweries supplying the bars and restaurants with glasses for beer. each establishment pretty much has one "main sponsor" and you will see that most beers on the menu will be from this brewery and be served in the proper branded glassware for the beer. sometimes bars will have a couple of brands for their glasses and use the ones matching the beer

[@CallMeShuri]

@@TheScarvig It happens for mid-sized breweries over here - the ones on the bigger end of the "microbrewery" legal term, most often. For the macro-breweries such as Molson, Coors, Bud, and the like, there may or may not be logo'd glasses depending on the establishment. But overall, it's "common", and not a hard-and-fast rule. Micro-breweries, very case by case basis. They either have glasses with their own logo, or they use generic glasses. It's pretty much all over the place.

[@unit--ns8jh]

This may be true for restaurants but in a craft beer pub you may see these glasses quite a lot.

[@ComradeTerra]

I'd add that the shaker pint is good for another thing: they're very easy to clean in a home dishwasher.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

The idea that a pint glass sucks is ridiculous.

[@svn5994]

It's not they're horrible at every job they do. @@hxhdfjifzirstc894

[@Corazair]

I feel like Pretentious is one of the breweries that made others in Knoxville really step up their game. And let's be honest - their tap handles are gorgeous.

[@greasergaming156]

Love these kind of videos; I live for Adam going out and interviewing people!

[@brandonboyd8252]

I feel we got so much quality out of this one. Loved seeing someone so passionate about the art of it

[@erzsebetkovacs2527]

Will you do a Part Two to this, another episode covering the history of those glasses traditionally used for different styles of beer (English ale, German lager etc)?

[@Richard_Jones]

In Yorkshire, England (despite their 'frugal' reputation) they might appreciate that stacked head. I, on the other hand, believe you can put some actual beer in my glass and stop trying to rip me off.

[@profeseurchemical]

even in the north thats faar too much foam. literally worse pull ive even seen in my life.

[@KyrieFortune]

yeah, all this talk about aromas, temperature, maybe learn how to serve the thing you're supposedly an expert of, lmao

[@ElijsDima]

Side-question - do beer afficionados actually like beer foam on top? Like... so many videos tell to pour at an angle to *minimize* the foamy bit. I kinda assumed that a large amount of foam was unwanted.

[@slipperynickels]

you just wait while it collapses. you’re _supposed_ to off gas excess carbonation. it also cuts down own burping by a lot.

[@ElijsDima]

@@slipperynickels ah ok. Thanks!

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Different countries, different froth.

[@dumbidiot3869]

It will depend on the style. Many styles work as you say, foam should be minimized. But some especially in Bavaria, Czech republic use the foamy head to do fun things with your taste buds/mouthfeel.

[@MaxRevengeMusic]

As said, it differs by a country. In Czechia and Slovakia we love to have the top 50 - 100 ml of the standard pilsner beer as a foam slowly changing to liquid over time. If the foam forms visible rings on the glass after each sip, that means the beer was tapped in the correct manner. Personally I taste the foam as a first thing and sometimes it's better than the beer itself, I try to taste it also in styles like IPA or stouts which don't have much foam at all. There is also a special tap version of Pilsner Urquell which is basically only foam, but that's kinda extreme :D

[@krazykilper]

Nothing beats a frosty shaker pint that has been chilling in the freezer after a hard day in the hot sun.

[@Moewenfels]

I feel like calling yourself pretentious doesnt exempt yourself from being actually pretentious.

[@presmadagascar]

It encourages people to be more creative than the insult you're handing them.

[@minebrosfinest]

I just like drinking out of fancy glasses makes whatever I’m drinking tastes better

[@Touchfuzzy_YT]

and

[@stonezhang4617]

It doesn’t exempt pretentiousness, but it does notify everyone not interested in the relevant brand of pretentiousness to avoid engagement.

[@thomasrogers8239]

It is truth in advertising however

[@mistermarch533]

not just stackable, also easier to clean

[@PaulaBean]

and easier to drink out of.

[@introvertedrobot3681]

@@PaulaBean A wide opening is inherently harder to drink out of. Because the liquid is not being condensed to flow directly into your mouth. Its why trying to pour from one shaker pint to another you very often get spilling and "dribble" down the bottom. That's why basically any pitcher-type vessel that is meant to pour liquids into smaller containers, has a tapper and or a spout.

[@icecold5707]

@@introvertedrobot3681 Sure, if your mouth is an anus. What, do you eat out of a tube? Never seen a dumber first-world problem than this.

[@erzsebetkovacs2527]

True that.

[@olsfsodgnb]

@@introvertedrobot3681 yes. Though, your wrong. Thankfully we have lips, mouths and faces to attach to said glass. Negating any dribble. Unless you forget to attach your face to said beer.

[@heroprotagonist7499]

This title is why I insist on only drinking liquids from a Mrs. Buttersworth bottle.

[@sheldoniusRex]

Based and syrup pilled.

[@Ingu.z]

The more flavorful the beer, the more noticeable a curved glass will be (in my experience). My favorite type of beer is dark lager (lager, a bit different from stout or dark ale), and pouring it into a curved glass and letting it sit for 10-15 minutes is just incredible. As it gets warmer all the flavors comes through in a different way. It's more intense, but the intensity of a dark lager is more like a good dark roast coffee; all the nice beer-y and caramelized tones to balance the bitterness of the hops. If it has been left to sit much of the sharpness of the CO2 gas dissolved in the beer will have dissipated and it's really pleasant. I prefer dark lager to be cooler than room temperature, but it doesn't have to be by a lot. Kind of like red wine I guess. (Budvar dark is my favorite atm, both because it's super good in its own rights, and only costs about 1.70 € for 50cl where I live.) Bars where I live have adopted curved glasses with a straight lip, but with the foot of a wine glass where I live. It's used for more flavorful beers (anything that isn't on the blander side of lager). Seems they find it convenient since they can be hung above the bar just like the wine glasses as a compromise of not being stackable. Though, for bland lagers drinking out of the can or bottle will make whatever flavor there is to get a similar benefit to a curved glass. If you drink e.g. the American Budweisser cold and directly after being opened in the can or bottle it's a lot better than letting what little aromatics there are escape as you pour it. Also, my working theory is that the spicier the food a geographical area has traditionally, the blander the beer. They seem to be noticeably correlated. If you go to the British Isles the traditional food isn't spicy, but if you go to e.g. Southeastern Asia the food is spicy but the beer not so much.

[@Hao-hi3yb]

Tbh I think the local heat and humidity within southeast Asia which contributes to wanting our beer just to be alittle focused on being cold and on some level 'cleaner'/refreshing? That and it kind of pairs better with spicy food too? It's like the cold to balance the hot

[@ph0sgene967]

Spent all of March in South Korea. Can confirm that somaek (soju and light lager) is the most popular choice for drinking

[@Ingu.z]

@@Hao-hi3yb I think so, and the beers lighter in flavor sure are preferable when I'm on the beach

[@LOUISVILLEgoCARDS]

I’ve been to this exact place before. The beer was equally delicious at home in a normal glass as it was in their glasses.

[@kaitlyn__L]

That’s why the classic British pub pint glass bulges outward towards the top. It stays stackable but also narrows for the top just like the mason jar. It’s pretty much exactly a midway compromise, which is of course very British. But the much tighter-topped glasses you’re showing in this video are quite similar to traditional whisky glasses. They’re smaller than beer ones of course, which is probably why pubs over here tend to keep some in stock even though they don’t stack.

[@AlexanderNash]

It's more compromised towards the stackable shape than the "ideal" shape. "Midway" is too generous lol

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@AlexanderNash of course it’s far from ideal, I called it a compromise :p

[@HeinzeC1]

I love shaker pints to drink out of. I hate mason jars. The threading gets in the way and breaks any sort of seal my mouth can make while drinking leading to lots of dribbling.

[@uniktbrukernavn]

2:51 that's a lot of head, don't think I've ever gotten that much head before, not even in the darkest pub in Austria. I think glasses have been purposely designed over hundreds of years and they all have different uses; notice how champagne glasses tapers a lot less and are much thinner than wine glasses. It's not all about max taper and keeping the flavors in, sometimes (always) it's about getting buzzed and having fun. If you drink a lot of Bud Light then maybe you need glasses that keep every bit of flavor in - yes that's low hanging fruit :)

[@christopherdeguilio6375]

Love it! That kind of craft is impractical in most situations...but that's what makes it craft! How much better can you get than a place that brews its own beer and hand makes the glass ware they think it should be drank out of? So cool

[@MjuMeli]

Watching glassblowing while drinking a beer out of a glass that was made by the same glassblowers sounds so cool

[@owencollins5258]

Make it clap

[@colinhendry6116]

Mr. Ragusea caught lackin

[@cdntl]

I have been an Adam fan since the "Is marinading worth it" days and I think this is your coolest video so far. Awesome job :)

[@PredictableEnigma]

I personally don't desire a lot of foam on my beer, but wavy shaped glasses are prettier and prevent big dribbles. I might not buy into all this but I'm glad that dude gets to do what he loves every day. Blow glass and make/drink beer. The life.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I consider this video to be mainly bunk because so many subjective opinions were put forward as fact. And none of the differences mentioned will be more important than what beer, fresh or stale, temperature, etc.

[@Corrodias]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 The idea of trying to control the temperature based on how much the drinker grips it is... bizarre, honestly. It might matter if you're draining each glass within 10 minutes, I suppose. It really doesn't make any sense if you're taking 30-60 minutes to savor it.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

@@Corrodias Yeah, it's like he's taken the idea from a Cognac snifter and tried to apply it to beer. There might be some beers that taste 'better' when warm, but I AIN'T DRINKIN' 'EM.

[@Haitch_Kay]

Meanwhile I drink out of the can or the bottle because it tastes just fine that way too. I think for the most part, the average person can't even really notice the small subtle changes in flavor and perceived flavor notes in most beers. It's the same with coffee, a lot of people really just don't pick up on the subtle flavors.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I agree that cans or bottles can be fine. Pint glasses are fine. And I agree that the differences are subtle. Subtle enough to be basically the last thing one should worry about. But I do think you would notice a difference from pouring that bottle/can of beer into a cold pint glass. Not necessarily better, just different. And convenience is likely to be more important, because relaxing is part of drinking beer.

[@sophie9419]

Plus, as you get more intoxicated your sense of taste kind of.. dies.

[@Haitch_Kay]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 Oh yea, a cold glass is more important than anything else.

[@EnigmaticLucas]

A lot of taste differences between things are “in your head” (for the lack of a better phrase) rather than being inherent qualities of the two things

[@cjstephens99]

Hey Adam, for more on the science of bubble formation (or any other phase transformation within a medium) look into Classical Nucleation Theory. The same theory also explains why you can do that neat trick where you can over-cool a liquid in your freezer which freezes when you pour it out. I'm working on my doctorate in materials science and we use this theory to explain lots about transformations in solid systems, but it can also be applied to liquid-solid (freezing/melting) and liquid-gas systems (bubbling or evaporating). Cheers!

[@radikal8485]

I started the day watching cavitation bubbles in submarine propellers and am about the end on this. LOL. (Yes, I'm watching too much KZbin. Don't judge.)

[@leonliu5614]

why should he learn about the La Mer model if he just wants to enjoy beverages and food😭

[@gabagoolenjoyer]

Here before the title is changed

[@kralevic3297]

The "stack pour" segment is pretty funny to me, especially how enthusiastic he is about the springy, marshmallowy head. Here in Czechia, in recent years, this style of pouring beer (we call it "double pour") is coming really out of style. The dry head is seen as unnecessarry (you can't really drink it, after all) and the modern style is to draft the whole beer in one go (with the end of the tap actually submerged in the beer; this might be against hygiene policies in some countries) and end up with a very wet, creamy, level head that is actually very enjoyable to drink. But the stack pour has definitely been the most popular here for decades and you can still see it in smaller towns or from old-school bartenders. Also, it might be a difference of what style of beer you're drinking; we mostly drink very straightforward pilsner style lagers. A typical 50 year old Czech has drunk more lager than you could swim across and has never heard about top-fermented ales.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

If you're from Czechia, instead of America... I hope you understand how most people in America don't listen to anything people like this bartender say. We call them 'hipsters' and they are universally mocked. They are known to have terrible taste in beer, and drink only IPA.

[@jakejones8225]

Hey adam, I was going to do my engineering dissertation on the design flaws on various glasses, thanks for this, I will start it next year but this is a great video to help me start :)

[@jakejones8225]

I might try and design a glass like this that can also stack? I'm thinking via alternating the direction of the glasses, one face up, one face down, to stack. I'm sure there's some geometry that allows that. Officially creating a glass with all the benefit of these and pint glasses. We'll see though

[@sgtrosmarin5464]

@@jakejones8225 Interessting, I could imagine the weight point of glasses to be bottom heavy, which if i did understand you correctly would make face up/down stacking complicated.

[@OmegaSMG]

@@jakejones8225 I'd be very interested in this, subbing to your channel. If you ever get something going, please update us!

[@elkinmontoya9640]

Yes! Please link us to your thesis, if you manage to get it digital. I for one would like to read it

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Please include the bota bag, pottery whiskey jug, stainless flask, camelbak, and sippy cup in your research.

[@ThatFuzz]

I agree that general shape is important, but I still feel like a lot of glassware is needlessly complicated.... until I saw that glass with the mountain inside, that is both functional and beautiful. Very cool.

[@ThatFuzz]

@@twothirdsanexplosive Damn! They have 2 glasses with my local mountain on it. Very tempting. Thanks for sharing.

[@ThreeRunHomer]

Going in and watching the glassblowing is fascinating and fun. Highly recommend it. The workers are very friendly and happily explain what they’re doing. 👍🏼

[@Ice_Karma]

The glassblowers I know don't make drinking vessels, but the "wholesale" price of their production works out to roughly C$1 per minute it takes to make a piece, and that's been oddly consistent for about the last 20 years around here.

[@drewhomeyer2889]

I can’t think of anything more spectacular than having a drink while I’m watching glass being made!

[@seeking.eternity]

2:58 "Make it clap" - Adam Ragusea c. 2023

[@baddayoverdosed]

Always appreciate to see my fellow glass makers get some love

[@Raven1024]

Man that bar owner is really good at marketing to suckers...

[@blakewilliams1478]

Do NOT think I missed you telling him to "make it clap"

[@fazzitron]

All I can think of in that ProZD skit about Vertis and Horis, lol

[@PurpleNoir]

If you’re not drinking out of a mug shaped like Mickey mouse: you are doing it wrong

[@jacobwiley9873]

This was really cool, and I need to check that place out next time that I'm in Knoxville. There's such a cool craft beer market there, I was surprised how many basically just sold growlers or on site. Best brewery I went to last time and my current favorite anywhere is Crafty Bastards.

[@uselesscommon7761]

They say that Diogenes only owned two possessions: a barrel he lived in and a cup he drank out of. One day, they say, when he was already of a very senior age, he saw a boy cup his hands to drink water out of a stream. "What an old fool I am!", Diogenes screamed as he threw his cup away.

[@karlokidd]

You give me all this new cool beer knowledge and end the video on a life lesson. Not sure if to feel thankful or personally attacked. Great vid!

[@sdspivey]

Narrow openings also prevent you from properly cleaning the glass. Spraying a sanitizing solution does not clean, only kills the germs that are in there at that time, not germs that will grow on the residues. Anyplace serving me in glasses like those will never have me as a customer again.

[@cptmacmillan1111]

1:29 Well that was a smooth transition to a different shot/recording. Even the audio mixing was good until you took a second hearing. Love the vid!

[@Florkl]

The best beer is your favorite beer in the glass you like.

[@Rassalcon]

In my opinion something that is much more important than what kind of glass you drink out of is that you are drinking out of a glass and not, say, a can.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Yes, and what beer you have, whether it's fresh or stale, and what temperature. Which glass is so far down the list that it's practically irrelevant.

[@docbaduck]

I drink whisky to get drunk in style. I drink wine while eating to savour it. I drink beer to get pissed...

[@adamplace1414]

So all those times I spilled beer and drool down my front, it's not because I was a sloppy drunk - it's because I had the wrong glass? Hang on.. "Alexa, order me a new beer glass with a tapered opening, and two gallons of bathtub gin, stat!" These kinds of deep dives are probably my favorite on Adam's channel. Great work.

[@boartank]

I think it's the "2 gallons" part

[@bcubed72]

^That's why I drink my gin from a sippy cup.

[@alan2here]

So mason jars have a good tip over to spill while drinking ratio, they're the best of both.

[@connoragnewmusic]

3:02 if you served a beer with a head like that in the UK you’d have the glass lobbed right back into your face

[@pausebreakreviews]

Right? Pretentious is DEFINITELY the word for his whole style.

[@connoragnewmusic]

@pausebreakreviews I mean you like what you like but I’d not be happy with half my pint being head. Ideally it should be 10%. Speaking as a former barman, people don’t take kindly to a massive head. I suppose it’s different when you’ve paid £15 for half a glass of locally grown organic hemp hops with notes of hazelnut and chocolate on the posh end of town. To me a good beer is cold, fresh, poured through clean lines, clean glass and some class banter with the barman if you fancy it.

[@nisnast]

8:27 that laugh tells me that Adam had a lot of fun recording this :)

[@realkingofantarctica]

I'd be Cummings too if I sculpted glasses that look like those.

[@ASilentS]

I'll drink out of whatever glass I want, thanks Mr. Overly Intense Glassblower.

[@Bedfordshireman]

Is that the default pint glass in the US Our pint glasses in the UK tend to start quite narrow, bulge out, then taper back in.

[@playgroundchooser]

The "British Pint" or "Imperial Pint" or "Queens Pint Glass" does show up on this side of the pond for sure (sign of a good bar/brewery). It's the far superior glass to the "shaker pint" that he talked about. But, when *most* people talk about a pint glass; they are indeed talking about the shaker pint. Even though they suck at their one job, I own about 100 of them from different breweries.

[@marcotrolo3134]

0:13 me (mouth full of food): *pauses to stare at pint glass next to me*

[@faclubedodiogoleblon3392]

"Friends are cool to talk to online, but try them in another context like a bar sometime and you might see a whole other side of them" that's one of the best shades i've ever seen, Adam

[@poolpaws]

wow theres chemistry in everything!!

[@scoe5908]

Here in the UK, we have a variety of beer glasses, but the traditional dimpled mugs have a slight taper in them. They were quite unpopular until a few years ago.

[@Bedfordshireman]

Unpopular because they didn't shatter, and coupled with the handle made for an excellent impromptu weapon.

[@tomwood5896]

I think they were popular when pubs didn't have glasswasher machines and had to wash glasses by hand (the dimples help you grip the glass in the sink and the thick glass makes it durable). They were replaced with straight glasses as pubs got glasswashers and so the concerns about handwashing didn't apply and straight glasses are cheaper. They have reappeared in recent years thanks to hipsters...

[@erinhowett3630]

I love the Pretentious Glass Co, and their beer!

[@nuke7777]

0:04 im a mature adult 💀

[@frankomisko]

I found it interesting to learn how the shape of a beer glass can impact our drinking experience. Personally, I feel that having a manageable diameter opening and a smooth transition to it might be more crucial than the taper of the glass, as it helps avoid waiting for the bubbles to settle. Regarding hand warming, since most people tend to leave their glass on the table for the majority of the time, it might not be as significant a factor as we think. Plus, a taller glass could potentially warm the beer faster due to its higher outer surface area to volume ratio. I'm curious to know what everyone else thinks about this. Cheers!

[@JYT256]

Can't believe you told us to try talking to people sometime LOL

[@DeviousLong]

Me looking at my voluptuous shaped water pitcher 😰

[@firenter]

As a Belgian, gotta say if a beer doesn't have a dedicated glass you're not being pretentious enough xD Seriously, just about every brand of beer has it's own glass and it's considered a sort of heresy to not match your beer to it's respective glass if it's available

[@PaulaBean]

And Pauwel Kwak made up some fantasy glass in the 80's for marketing purposes.

[@firenter]

@@PaulaBean And it's still the "right" glass according to unwritten law

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

This is why we don't take Belgium seriously. And why the Brits BREXITED.

[@anon_y_mousse]

Those tap handles are really cool. Gives me some ideas for some crazy stuff.

[@OptimusPhillip]

I did not realize that head was something desirable in beer. In fact, I've always heard head described as a bad thing. I guess that's why I'm not a beer drinker.

[@cormacmckinstry2195]

Like generally I think people like a little head, but no more than a centimetre definitely. These beer pours look genuinely terrible, if I was handed those heads at a bar I would ask where the other half of my drink is

[@littlecutie7523]

@@cormacmckinstry2195 I can agree but remember those had very bulbous bases instead of a narrow base and a wide top so a there is way more alcohol in the base of that glass then the standard one thats probable why he has pretentions in the name of his bar because the average bar person doesnt think about this stuff because its not that important (in my opinion)

[@jacobdean1858]

Pretentious is great. Easily one of our favorite dives.

[@ijustwantpeopletogetalong]

I am unconvinced by the reasoning given in regards to the temperature of the beer - water (or beer, being mostly water) is pretty hard to heat up, especially through a thick glass (glass doesn't conduct heat all that well), and I just don't think it would heat up that much from your hand while you drink it versus just staying on a counter. Could you do an experiment with a thermometer and a glass or two and see if that is true?

[@ijustwantpeopletogetalong]

Taking out a calculator and googling some numbers, I get about 30 seconds to heat up a glass of beer through heat conductance from your hand by one degree, if you hold it tightly. I assumed 5mm thick glass, 1.38 glass heat conductance coefficient, 150 square centimeters hand+fingers area (seems about average based on googling), 30 celsius hand temperature, 13 celsius beer temperature, half a liter of beer in the glass. So, maybe it makes a difference? Still, seems worth testing.

[@playgroundchooser]

Speaking from only experience (completely unscientifically of course) I've spent some might say too much time drinking pretentious beer with pretentious brewers (myself being one). And you can absolutely heat up a beer just by holding it. My guess is because it's conductive heating opposed to convective. (direct heat vs. through the air in case I mixed those up)

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

You don't need to do math, you simply need to drink a beer to know it's true. If you want to do math, I suggest focusing on the diminishing carbonation level over time, as exposed surface area (dependent on vessel shape) to volumetric ratio is increased. This is why the dregs are the dregs... by that time they're much warmer and have lost almost all carbonation.

[@ecpgieicg]

I also find wine glass works better if it has a fat bottom and taper narrower towards the top. Would love an explanation for the why. (I lost my glass though. I actually broke its stand right when I bought it but used it for like a year nonetheless by letting it lie flat when I dont use it. Wine definitely taste and smell better with it! Presumably, the taper controls the oxidization.)

[@mattb4640]

I like my beer in a pint class with minimal head. Drinking foam out of a lightbulb just ain't for me.

[@XsomeoneXelseX]

once Tennessee makes weed legal this guy's gonna open a bong shop and win at main street tictactoe

[@HSLSENG]

Imagine waiting over 5 minutes to get a beer that’s half foam, I’m avoiding this bar

[@PaulaBean]

Looks like the trick Heineken tried to pull in the Netherlands. More foam than beer.

[@StoneE4]

This video kind of had that 'vinyl-sounds-better-than-digital'-guy vibe to it.

[@MaeLSTRoM1997]

I don't think the claims discussed in the video warrants statements like "Don't drink out of pint glass" because the benefits of using different glassware seems marginal at best and are entirely speculative to begin with unless this 'pretentious' guy can whip out data to back up his claims. I much prefer your usual style of "I like so and so better based on personal experience, I'm sharing it because maybe you will like it too" when communicating suggestions that are not substantiated by solid evidence (which to be fair you did yourself by stating there is no wrong glass at the end).

[@profeseurchemical]

the guys pint glasses look uncomfortable to hold

[@andregois7926]

Pint glass shape isn't good just for stacking, it also makes it harder to drop, having a larger diameter on the top reduces the probability of it slipping through your fingers. Probably not the best drinking experience, but more storage and less broken glasses :)

[@vignesham4030]

Tall glass container with narrow neck/head to "funnel" the aroma and liquid to your nose and mouth respectively, hmmm 🤔 a bottle sounds perfect doesn't it.

[@mackysplace]

So I'm British and work as a professional brewer in Canada in a craft brewery, and I only started brewing a year or so ago. The attitude of many bartenders here is to just fill the 18oz glass to the brim with beer. More beer = better? No (depending on type)! The head serves a purpose. It's why then you go to Czechia and get a proper Pilsner, it comes with a big foamy head. I get having standard glassware, its cheaper and more unique glassware gets stolen and is more expensive. But it does serve a purpose. These guys are lucky to have a glass blowers next door!

[@traplover6357]

I thought the title was going to socially imply why glasses were shaped like that, but no? Idk why the title is like that if it has no relevance to the content.

[@tobykassulke2385]

Im gonna start drinking from a vase now

[@aSinkingShip]

I don't agree with the way he pours the beer.

[@2u3c1l]

As a german i am ofended by his „Beer“ with 50% foam

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Yeah, he's an idiot.

[@derDooFi]

good sparkling wine glasses will come with a slightly textured inside surface, so that you get those columns of bubbles rising in the glass. if you bought cheaper flutes that don’t bubble properly, you can take a knife or fork and bang it around inside the glass a little.

[@MeepMeep88]

Lol pretentious is indeed the word that fits if you know what glasses makes what beer taste good haha

[@tylerduncan5908]

I learned recently from smarter every day that the way they get the bubble is by blowing a tiny bit of air into the tube, and then they plug the end. As the glass heats up the air, it expands, and causes the bubble to inflate. You can see at 7:18 that the bubble keeps getting bigger after he takes his mouth away. That's the same trick.

[@mtranchi]

1:21 I've gotten shit-faced out of pint glasses innumerable times over 3 decades. Not once do i remember ever having a problem with dribbling booze all over myself. Other than that, very cool vid.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Agreed... this video is mainly bunk.

[@mtranchi]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 Dunno if i'd go that far. It's Adam trying to help a local establishment, which i consider cool. as far as the claims, maybe you're right, however, if i were in that neck of the woods, i would go to the joint to check out the fancy foam and whatnot. Though i definitely wouldn't be interested in buying more than one beer where the glass was 50% head, lol. i'd definitely use that little sample glass to taste every beer the guy makes too. These days i drink vodka because at least around here, there is no way to get a beer that tastes good. when i was a kid, i used to like Guinness Stout, then Anheuser-Busch bought it and now it's basically Budweiser with brown food coloring. Garbage. And, since i drink for the brain-feel, not the mouth-feel, yeah, beer is out. Not gonna spend tons ordering real beer online.

[@drunkhas]

The PSA at the very end is the true value of this video, also all those glasses look awesome!

[@docseamonster3491]

3:00 I sure do love a glass of beer that gets served to me half empty and warmed up on the counter for five minutes.

[@Steelhart69420]

There's an argument to be made for having a large initial foam head, allowing some of the excess carbonation to escape from the beer won't make you feel as bloated if you only have a few brews. That being said, I think what's shown in the video is outrageous, and if you drink enough beers you're going to get gassy anyway

[@nhgh1756]

probably costs $14 too

[@ismaelfigueroa5277]

Nissan Skyline at 4:55. Great vid! Thank you Mr. Ragusea.

[@lamprospitsillou6325]

Great video as always! Hey can we get a pressure cooker research type video?

[@user-bz3kd2mt3u]

The video has been out for 5 minutes

[@mailleweaver]

I prefer mixer tumblers over all other glasses because I can get my hand into them to wash them. And I generally don't drink aromatic things. I don't drink beer at all. I prefer taste over flavor, so the most common enhancer I use for my ice water is lemon juice for a nice sour kick. The most aromatic cold thing I drink is iced tea, and most of the flavor of that comes from exhaling since I don't sip it. I actually prefer to drink that from a lidded thermos cup, though, because it keeps it very cold. I like the tea already on the edge of freezing when I pour it so it partly slushes when it hits the ice. That gives a very nice texture component to the experience of drinking it. It also coats the ice cubes in tea ice, so that as it very slowly melts it's not watering down the tea before I get it all drank (drunk?). Now I think I'll brew a pitcher of tea this weekend.

[@kh_trendy]

Adam, keep this up! Love the content, as usual! I'm a huge fan of beer, would love to see some more beer content!

[@kh_trendy]

To elaborate, it would be cool if 2-3 times a year you went to a brewery and detail what makes their beer awesome through the brewing process. Just a thought, you keep doing you!

[@rohiogerv22]

I like pint glasses because the tactile experience is really nice when they're cold.