Dating from the early 20th century, beer glasses have been produced in as many styles as there are brands of beers. Prior to glass, beer was consumed from pottery or pewter; these containers served to mask the appearance of beer brewed in the early 20th century which was usually cloudy in appearance with sediment floating around in it.http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/13/history-of-the-british-beer-glass
With the advent of improved refining processes and better lighting in pubs, glass became an acceptable material out of which to drink beer.http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/13/history-of-the-british-beer-glass Today beer glasses are produced to match a brand or type of beer, and some breweries, especially in Belguim, have even been known to create the glass itself before brewing the beer which it will accompany.http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/glassware.php
Beer Glass Collection
The presenter walks us through the cabinet which contains his collection of beer glasses. He has them sectioned onto shelves sorted by their country of origin, going from Germany on the top shelf, Belgium beneath these and further down he displays both English and American glasses together.
We are stepped through the various styles of beer glasses and indicates which are appropriate for the type of beer you are drinking. For example a warsteiner glass which is tall and and shows the effervescence of the beer. The glass displayed has a 0.3 liter mark on it and he explains that the area above the mark and below the gold is for the head of the beer.
A glass boot is displayed with a brief supposed history of its origins and he shows us steins and various mugs including a pewter tankard which he describes as revolutionary was era.
References
Fast Facts
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Dating from
Early 20th century
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Superceded
Pewter and pottery
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Country with largest variety
Germany and Belgium
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Countries of manufacture
Any beer producing nation
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Collectible category
Breweriana
