Deal: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Beer Glasses

[terrapinj]

i saw a number of listings on ebay and a couple other websites advirtising that they were made in Slovenia. It's not really a poor country that I would think of for getting cheap goods made. I sent SA an email inquiring where their Sensory glasses are manufactured just out of curiosity.

 

[BGates14]

I got mine today, so far I've only drank out of one. The lip of the glass definitely has some small imperfections as far as small lumps go. The laser etching seems to work correctly and all of them stood flat when I took them all out to remove the stickers. For a fourth of the price you really cant complain; especially for me starting my glass collection!

 

[bovineblitz]

Great deal. I just paid 8 bucks at the Boston brewery on Saturday. Of course I got to drink a lot of free beer that day. Just ordered a set. Thanks again OP.

Too bad, you coulda gone to the bar down the street and gotten a free glass with an order of a Sam beer there.

 

[Lilrascal]

Wow. I feel bad for originally posting the deal. Mine too all have some slight imperfections. Mostly in the logo printing. I too think they are QC rejects. Guess I should have known the price was too good to be true. I wonder if all the stuff this website sells is 2nds that they pass off as original. Sorry guys.

 

[63belair]

Too bad, you coulda gone to the bar down the street and gotten a free glass with an order of a Sam beer there.

What bar is that?

Also, I got a perfect pint glass when they first came out and it had imperfections in the lip (almost like a chip). I brought it back to the brewery and they happily exchanged it even without the receipt. I recently got 2 free perfect pint glasses at a local bar and they are both ok (although they have made slight changes to the logos (now larger) on the glass)

 

[IffyG]

Wow. I feel bad for originally posting the deal. Mine too all have some slight imperfections.

Don't feel bad, it isn't your fault that the vendor didn't accurately list the product that was being sold.

I wonder if all the stuff this website sells is 2nds that they pass off as original. Sorry guys.

I wouldn't be surprised...

 

[corwin6654]

Yeah, I got mine in the mail yesterday. Imperfections such as bubbles and small cracks in some of the glasses, and I didn't see any laser etching on the bottom of ANY of mine. I emailed them and asked for my money back. We'll see.

 

[Gduck]

From some of the horror stories I guess I got pretty lucky with my order. A couple have a small bump in the lip. A few have little air bubbles in the glass, but nothing major that keeps them from being perfectly useable beer glasses. Even if they are knock offs, or rejects, or whatever it turns out they are I'm happy enough with them at the price.

Yeah, their website certainly was misleading about what they were selling. I guess I'm not really shocked by all the issues. Hopefully for those who got some really bad glassware they are refunding you properly and promptly for it!

 

[Vector]

I got mine delivered yesterday and mine have some of the small imperfections that others have listed.
They aint fine crystal, they are beer glasses. They look good to anyone drinking beer. I expect them to get broken. I put two in the kitchen and the rest into storage.

 

[jiggs_casey]

I'm all stoked... Got two today as swag, just for buying a four pack of Double Bock. Couldn't help myself! There was an SA rep at the local grocery store giving tastings of the Imperial Wit, Double Bock and the Wee Heavy.

 

[DoubleAught]

Apparently I am being ignored by customer service, two days and no reply.

 

[IffyG]

Don't feel bad, they didn't get back to me either. I'm gonna see if I can dig up a phone number on Monday...

 

[DoubleAught]

CS got back to me today and I also got a full refund, and don't have to send the glasses back.

 

[scrambledegg81]

Slightly off-topic, but I've been enjoying an IPA from my one authentic SA glass, and I noticed the lip has a slightly raised notch on one end...maybe 1/64" at most, but it's visibly noticeable.

Just out of curiosity's sake, anyone else notice this if they have an original Sam Adams glass? (Owned mine for over a year...you'd think I'd notice it by now...)

 

[BGates14]

After you posted that, I went downstairs and checked the authentic one we have in the cabinet, mine too has that.

After checking that, I went to further inspect my glasses received; 6 of them are perfect lips, all with laser etching; 6 of them have minor raised notches, like you said, and all with laser etching.

I didn't know how to check for the laser etching, I just knew it was working in the only one I've drank out of so far. After looking at the authentic one I saw it visibly and went to check my other ones. I'm not sure if you guys just got a bad shipment but half of mine are flawless and half just have the slight raised notch on the lip, which really isn't that big of an imperfection in my opinion... Still ended up with 6 perfect ones for around $25!

 

[LKABrewer]

None of mine had the raised etching on the bottom. I received a full refund as well.

 

[IffyG]

It took 2 emails and 2 phone calls, but they finally refunded my payment.

 

[terrapinj]

so far reg strength diluted star san isn't removing the printing - one "E" wiped off but that's it - im gonna try a stronger dilution and see how that works

 

[wildwest450]

Meh, for a little over $2 apiece shipped, they're not that bad. The laser etching is just a faint circle on the bottom, just the same as the originals. I had 2 bad ones out of the 12, I picked out the 4 best ones and gave them away. They look very close to the originals I have.

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[brian74]

I too got a full refund without having to send the glasses back. I got two that are ok. I'll give the others away that are able to be used.

 

[IffyG]

Meh, for a little over $2 apiece shipped, they're not that bad. The laser etching is just a faint circle on the bottom, just the same as the originals. I had 2 bad ones out of the 12, I picked out the 4 best ones and gave them away. They look very close to the originals I have.

Call me old fashioned, but if I order 12 glasses, I want to get 12 glasses that are exactly as described and functional when they arrive. I ended up with 6 glasses that were in a condition I would consider safe to use...

Fortunately I got a full refund after expressing my disappointment in the lack of packaging and horrible condition of the glassware I received and will be using that to buy legit sensory glasses.