When I pour a beer, I pour it into a pint glass so I can examine it's color, clarity and if it's my own, I want to see what kind of head retention the beer has.
I have a buddy who worked in an Irish Pub (in Seattle) and he was saying if a bar tender poured a beer that had an inch of head the patron (customer) would send it back. my friend was saying (with his limited knowledge of beer) that no one wants a head in there beer..
I honestly think I've only started caring when I started brewing.
How about you, do you like a good head (in your glass). would you be offended if you ordered a pint and it was served w/ a decent head on it?
does the head tell you anything about the beer?