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It is unclear when the brewery first used a glass style specifically for this beer. The shape of the glass also concentrates the aroma at the top, much like a wine glass, making drinking Pilsner a multi-sensory experience. The stem of the glass gives the drinker a place to put his or her hand without warming up the beer. The long slender taper of the classic Pilsner glass maximises the amount of light that shines through the beer, showing off its golden clarity. While they produce a variety of drinking vessels for their beer (see below), their website indicates the Pilsner glass is most appropriate: Pilsner was created in 1842 when the Bavarian brewer Josef Groll first made it for the Bohemian brewery Pilsner Urquell (called Burghers’ Brewery at the time).
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This mug evolved from an earlier form associated with an academic association, or fraternity, called the Hedgehog Academic Student Association ( Akademischen Studentenverbindung Igel) at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in the mid to late 1800s.
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These days, some identify this glass as a stout, dimpled mug, most associated with Czech lager, and holding up to 0.5 liters with room for foam, of course (more on this below). The glass is discussed further at this post from Boak and Bailey.Īnother mug is the Tübinger. This was a narrow and tall footed glass that slightly tapers out. One example is the passglas, dating from the late 16th century. The Pilsner glassware types that we are familiar with today have historic precedent predating the creation of the beer style. What was meant to be a brief and lighthearted post about glassware trends, has turned into a brief and incomplete history of Pilsner drinking vessels. Turns out there’s little information readily available on the subject, and I got a little carried away doing research. I also threw it out on social media.īefore getting to the topic at hand, I wanted to have a deeper historical understanding of the various glass styles. I decided to do a quick poll of some of Pilsner brewers to find out their recommended glassware, and to try and determine if the Pilsner glass is fading in popularity. The Willi Becher glass is one that I use most often at home, and an increasing number of breweries in the US are using them as well. I thought about this while recently looking at my glassware, which includes several styles that are used for Pilsner. Perhaps this is why Pilsner is served in a variety of vessels, not just the one that bears its name. The excitement over all these may have led to the creation of a stately glass for a beer style now seen as humble. Advances in glassmaking, electricity and filtration were happening as the Pilsner beer style was created in the mid-1800s.