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What is the recommended serving glass style for Apfelwein?

I've served in American style pint, Guinness Imperial pint, glass mug, and pilsner glass. I found the the pilsner glass allows for the bubbles to effervesce like champagne or a good pilsner sans head. The other three options seemed to hold the gas in solution allowing for burp factor, but held back on that bubble bite.

What say you HBT?
 
What is the recommended serving glass style for Apfelwein?

I've served in American style pint, Guinness Imperial pint, glass mug, and pilsner glass. I found the the pilsner glass allows for the bubbles to effervesce like champagne or a good pilsner sans head. The other three options seemed to hold the gas in solution allowing for burp factor, but held back on that bubble bite.

What say you HBT?

SWMBO = Champagne Flute.
Me = Pint Glass.
 
Dixie??:D:D:D

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Usually an empty one!! :D

I believe in Germany they use smaller glasses. Something like a kolsch glass or try using a highball glass.

I like to use any stemmed glass. If all are dirty, then I use a pint glass.
 
My favorite vessel for holding apfelwein is my belly :ban:

Seriously though, I typically use either a pint glass or champagne flute depending on my mood.
 
I used a pilsner for my first glass last night. Even though it wasn't very carbed up, I still got little bubbles running up the length of it.
 
was having fun with this, but for real, I do love those thick glasses with the diamond pattern on them. Unfortunately, I can not find any 8 oz versions. The ones I have are all 16 ox.
 
Check the wiki for the official serving vessel. (Greppeite? for a glass, Brembel? for pitcher) sorry about the spelling. If you want to drink it in the traditional style, its basically a nice chilled clay pitcher and a american pint glass. Hard to find here. Do a google search for Possman's Apfelwein.

I drink mine out of a nonic pint.
 
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