Glasses
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Our beers are a bit out of the ordinary.
For that extra dash of authenticity it should be served in its
proper glass. After all, you wouldn't serve champagne in a Paris
goblet, so why serve beers which in their native land have their own
appropriate glassware in a cheap looking half pint tumbler? |
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The right glass enhances the presentation
of the beer enormously. A balloon type glass enhances the aroma of a
rich beer whilst a flute preserves the fizz of something spritzy.
Hence a Belgian trappist beer has a chalice shaped glass and German
wheat beer has a tall vase like glass. |
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Studies undertaken at the University of
Leuven on how the shape of the glass affect the flavour came up with
some not very surprising results. Trained tasters (what a great
job!) and sensory analysis linked flavours with the amount of foam
and the shapes of glasses. |



