Sam Adams Ultimate Beer Glass

[Aleforge]

My wife got me a set for Christmas, full price. Which to me is overpriced but what they heck. My biggest issue is keeping the kids from snatching them for other things besides beer. My wife even tried to use one for ice water and the ice maker dropped cubes on it and it shattered. So now i have 3, and then of course my oldest daughter shoved one she found on my desk in the dishwasher (another no no) and it took the logo and striping off it. So I have 2 fully non ruined ones. However I still like them, have no noticed anything different. I for some reason had hopes it would take Budweiser and make it enjoyable. LOL I really need some good drink ware.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

I'm a 'form follows function' type of person...and the Sam Adams glasses DO function extremely well imo. They do look kind of weird...they do have a big honkin' Sam Adams logo on them...but I don't care. They function as a beer glass better than just about any other I've ever tried.

I have one. It doesn't make the beer taste better.

I beg to differ. Glassware influences the perception of the aroma and flavor of beer and these glasses are no exception.

What can I say...I love 'em. I don't think I've used another glass since I got mine. They really do enhance the beer to me but this is a taste thing and everybody's tastes are different.

EDIT: And they are extremely comfortable to hold.

Even Stout!

 

[fastricky]

I got a few of the SA glasses thru beeradvocate as some giveaway. I never use them.

I like THICK glass and a 20oz capacity personally.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

What can I say...I love 'em. I don't think I've used another glass since I got mine. They really do enhance the beer to me but this is a taste thing and everybody's tastes are different.

But.....If you are using those glasses exclusively, then you are probably tweaking your recipes to suit your tastes while using that particular glass. If you are using, say, a nonic all the time, maybe your recipes would be very slightly different to be in tune with that glass? If that were the case, then it would be the beer that makes the real difference, and not the glass.

 

[Icewalker]

I'm a simple beer drinker ... nothing fru fru for me. I have two pewter tankards that I bought with me from the UK. One courtesy of Wadworths brewery in Wiltshire and the other a present .... these work fine for my drinking habit. And if they are in the wash ... well I've got a few pub mugs to go on with.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I'm a simple beer drinker ... nothing fru fru for me. I have two pewter tankards that I bought with me from the UK. One courtesy of Wadworths brewery in Wiltshire and the other a present .... these work fine for my drinking habit. And if they are in the wash ... well I've got a few pub mugs to go on with.

Dead on!!! Beer drinking is all about a good experience. A tiny difference in taste/head/aroma should not over ride the satisfaction of drinking from whatever vessel makes you feel like a king.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

But.....If you are using those glasses exclusively, then you are probably tweaking your recipes to suit your tastes while using that particular glass. If you using, say, a nonic all the time, maybe your recipes would be very slightly different to be in tune with that glass? If that were the case, then it would be the beer that makes the real difference, and not the glass.

I've only had them a couple of weeks.

I have a ton of nonics but rarely use them. For me, nonics are better than most glassware but I still usually prefer something else. But as I said...this is a taste issue and everybody's tastes are different.

I'm a simple beer drinker ... nothing fru fru for me.

Simple beer drinkers run down to the store to buy cheap beer. If you make your own beer you are anything BUT a simple beer drinker imo. Making your own beer is about as fru fru as it gets.

 

[SumnerH]

I find nonics really ugly. I usually just go with regular pint glasses (American and Imperial sizes), except for the obvious exceptions (weizens, and some Belgians and other big beers in goblets or tulips). I do like skinny straight-sided pilsener glasses, I'll probably pick some up eventually.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Detailed opinion/tasting thread from almost two years ago:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/beauty-bunk-lets-put-new-sam-adams-glass-task-34559/

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

Detailed opinion/tasting thread from almost two years ago:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/beauty-bunk-lets-put-new-sam-adams-glass-task-34559/

Good info. For those that haven't tried them...the bubbles from the etching on the bottom of the SA glasses I have are nowhere near the size of the bubbles from a typical weizen glass. And even typ weizen glasses don't noticeably make a beer go flat...not even .5 L ones that I may not kill that fast. The etching in these SA glasses I have is very light and the bubbles are very tiny.

 

[dutch101st]

Well, before I do the Beauty or Bunk on the SA glasses, I will post.

Yea, I am Sam Adams fan...their beer and their history (ok, what they schpiel on TV and on Modern Marvels on the History Channel) is what got me into homebrewing. So I am, admittedly, a bit baised.

Having said that, I also understand marketing and all of that stuff too. I have been looking at getting those glasses for a while and had been pondering getting a set from their site.

Until I checked E-Bay.

I have a set of 4 that I paid $15 for..with shipping came out to just under $21. Nice glasses, overpriced for what they are, but I like em. If I were to complain, it would be that they dont hold enough.

Now on to the Beauty or Bunk...