Specialty Beer Glasses

Unique Craft Beer Glasses: What You Need to Know

While there's nothing wrong with serving beer in a standard pint glass, these specialty beer glasses give operators a unique way to display their favorite pours. Not only can you find interesting shapes and styles of glass here, but also you can experiment with cider glasses. A visually striking display piece helps guests to better appreciate their drinks and can entice other customers to order the same thing. Just like a carefully plated entrée or colorful display platter, a unique craft beer glass draws attention to your best items – which are also likely to be your most profitable ones.

Cider-specific glasses also are slightly different than standard beer glasses. While any glass can be used to serve any drink, glasses intentionally chosen to suit each purpose can distinguish your bar service from your competitors'.

Common Questions About Specialty Beer Glasses

What benefit would unique craft beer glasses bring me?

People eat with their eyes before they eat with their mouths – this saying holds true for drinks as well as food. If your guests order a unique beverage, such as a limited run of cider, you can bolster their perception of the drink by improving its presentation. Our collection of uniquely shaped glasses gives you various means to achieve this – narrow-bottomed cider glasses offer eye-catching contrast between the top and base, while can-shaped glasses are fun and lighthearted. Browse our selection and see if any specific style catches your eye. Remember, visual appeal is subjective; choose the ones that fit your style.

What makes a cider glass different?

Cider frequently is served alongside beer, often considered in the same genre by customers and operators alike. However, because cider is made of fruit, it can help to categorize it with wine at times. Cider needs aeration just as wine does, and a large, open container helps to that end. Many cider glasses are narrow at the bottom and much wider at the top for this exact reason. Wide openings enable the drinker to swirl the cider, activating all its aromatics while exposing it to air. These benefits, as well as the ones discussed above, help unique glasses contribute to a unique drink, and a cider served in the proper glass may well provide a better experience than one served in a standard pint glass.

What else should I consider before buying specialty beer glasses?

Before purchasing a dozen of these unique glasses, you should ensure you have enough room to store them. Unlike standard pint glasses, many of these options cannot be stacked one inside the other, meaning you'll need standing or racking room for each glass in storage. Beyond that, choosing the right number of glasses can be tricky as well. If you only use them for a few key menu items, you won't need nearly the same number of these unique glasses as you do standard glasses. Consider which ciders or beers you'd want to serve in these glasses, then calculate how many you serve daily. You'll want to have a bit of a buffer in case several are ordered at the same time; after all, the goal is to have customers enjoy their drinks from unique glasses, prompting others to order likewise.