how do you hold a beer? (bottle)

[cageybee]

what a coinkydink Gary, beer drinking requires suction too!

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Revvy is right on - from a can, bottle, cask or keg put it in the proper glass. That said, when I'm outside and don't want to risk glassware and just want a cold one, I'll drink lower aroma/flavored beers so I don't "miss" as much.

As for the cans, a small brewery that started in our town has been canning for years and is a big cheerleader for it. This year they've introduced a can with a wide top so in effect you "pop" it and are drinking from a glass. You can check it out here. Cans are the wave of the future because they are lighter, light safe, result in less breakage and allow the brewery to do a lot more marketing on the packaging.

*edit* ... I also forgot to really answer the OP's question. I will hold it by the fat part because I have butter fingers and would drop too many if I held it by the neck. If I'm drinking from the container though, I usually won't hold it to keep the body heat transfer down - I'll take a sip and set it down.

 

[GASoline71]

what a coinkydink Gary, beer drinking requires suction too!

LOL!

Gary

 

[Revvy]

As for the cans, a small brewery that started in our town has been canning for years and is a big cheerleader for it. This year they've introduced a can with a wide top so in effect you "pop" it and are drinking from a glass. You can check it out here.

This is freaking cool.

 

[skeaterbait]

In the rare case I don't have access to a glass I always grab the bottle with my finger tips to minimize heat transfer. Neck or body just depends on what works out more handy at the moment.

 

[Jon73]

This is freaking cool.

Yes, that is the coolest idea I've seen in a long time.

 

[BigJack]

For those who don't want to click the link...

 

[dawalkertiger]

Cool. But if more craft brewers go to cans, it seems like it will get harder to find bottles for home brew.

Imma set up a kickstarter for my kegging equipment!

 

[Smooshieshawn]

Just like in golf... "Grip and Rip"... who gives hoot how you hold it.

Disclaimer: I suck at golf.

Gary

Thats just like in powerlifting (deadlifting, specifically). Grip it and rip it.

I too suck at golf, so I stick to picking heavy things up just because. Its significantly less technical.

 

[branCHEs]

I hold my beer in my hand. When raise the bottle/glass to my mouth my pinkie finger sticks out.

A symbol of royalty.

 

[cageybee]

either that or you're multi-tasking branches...

 

[branCHEs]

Lol!

This is most likely true.

No royalty runs in these veins.

 

[USMCBrewer]

Love the holding it in your left so you're ready to shake hands with your right.

I picked that up in my fraternity of all places... we called it the Bull Moose club. Once a member of the "club" if you got caught with a drink in your right hand by another "club member" you were required to slam whatever drink you were holding. You learned real quick to keep that cup in your left hand!!!

 

[GenIke]

I don't like getting my hands cold.

 

[Jon73]

I picked that up in my fraternity of all places... we called it the Bull Moose club. Once a member of the "club" if you got caught with a drink in your right hand by another "club member" you were required to slam whatever drink you were holding. You learned real quick to keep that cup in your left hand!!!

Unless you wanted to get caught. Kinda like the post with the ****y beer holder. I'd be drunk as a skunk in a hurry with that kind of cozy.