tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post8361201533951166385..comments2023-12-11T08:10:41.077+00:00Comments on Mark Dredge - Beer: Are dimpled beer mugs cool?Mark Dredgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-42095769343964315952013-05-03T19:30:29.628+01:002013-05-03T19:30:29.628+01:00Excellent. Like you I remember campaigning to get ...Excellent. Like you I remember campaigning to get rid of the horrible thick rimmed taste destroying junk in the 70s. To see them come back just proves the folly of youth! What next Watneys Red?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636371075338833055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-88218773713932618692011-10-07T15:34:46.985+01:002011-10-07T15:34:46.985+01:00Short answer : No.Short answer : No.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-48325003719508646802011-10-06T22:10:44.793+01:002011-10-06T22:10:44.793+01:00I love them like I love string vests. I think they...I love them like I love string vests. I think they're proper cool but if I ever find the husband buys one of our house, I may have to have words...Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-91598479375788851592011-10-06T17:52:06.698+01:002011-10-06T17:52:06.698+01:00too late to add much but....
too heavy
too thick o...too late to add much but....<br />too heavy<br />too thick on the rim (like a mug v a china cup)<br />too wide to be comfortable to hold<br />and there's probably something deeply scientific about the shape affecting the way the liquid goes into the taste buds - wine glass shapes are pretty critical, and I reckon the beer taste is better from a straight/wellington boot glass.<br /><br />but each to their own, I just wouldn't.david mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-62998444742596629692011-10-05T22:34:20.870+01:002011-10-05T22:34:20.870+01:00Thirty-four comments on glassware preference. Well...Thirty-four comments on glassware preference. Well done, Sir, Well done.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129472719929268755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-28589910040375206372011-10-05T20:55:13.851+01:002011-10-05T20:55:13.851+01:00Big split opinions on this one! Perhaps I'm ju...Big split opinions on this one! Perhaps I'm just weak-wristed but I find them heavy and uncomfortable to drink from. <br /><br />One thing I didn't add in the post, but was said by a couple, was the use of mugs in Czech. There, for some reason, I don't mind them... I think it's probably to do with the thick, handsome head that comes on the beer. I'm fickle like that and drink with my eyes!Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-81267887754952533892011-10-05T15:43:19.397+01:002011-10-05T15:43:19.397+01:00I see this from a different angle living in the Cz...I see this from a different angle living in the Czech Republic which is that the weight and thickness of the glass used in a jug/tankard keeps your half litre of outstanding Czech lager colder longer which is only a good thing, aesthetically they are pretty ugly and fairly unweildy in the hand granted but they have a place and a purpose here in CZ.Mike Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-87364083765877856982011-10-05T09:32:26.178+01:002011-10-05T09:32:26.178+01:00They're heavy and a little awkward, but I do l...They're heavy and a little awkward, but I do like having a handle and there's something visually appealing about them.<br /><br />Horses for courses; if I'm just sinking pint or six with friends then the carrying-three-at-once straight sided ones are ideal, but a leisurely pint in a quiet pub at lunchtime is all the better for being in a 'proper' glass.Pete Favellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118087223604691014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-80936654615933758722011-10-05T04:56:03.402+01:002011-10-05T04:56:03.402+01:00Dimpled mugs are cool - but apparently so are bow ...Dimpled mugs are cool - but apparently so are bow ties and fez hats.........Timhttp://fromthepip.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-51729712114006484622011-10-04T22:41:11.937+01:002011-10-04T22:41:11.937+01:00When I started drinking in the '70s I associat...When I started drinking in the '70s I associated handle glasses with the middle class Whitbread Tankard types. I also disliked them because they were heavy and easily knocked off a bar or shelf. Working behind the bar we hated them because they couldn't be stacked when collecting empties and took up too much space on the draining board.Birkonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797631050700297107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-56801249614661559282011-10-04T22:10:16.345+01:002011-10-04T22:10:16.345+01:00I like them, it takes me back to my youth when the...I like them, it takes me back to my youth when they were on the way out but still fairly common down south.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-8640279711842405512011-10-04T19:52:51.716+01:002011-10-04T19:52:51.716+01:00I like them for a change, but I think they might w...I like them for a change, but I think they might wear thin after a while - well I suppose they did!Adamhttp://www.organicbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-15833073927886013812011-10-04T19:00:49.498+01:002011-10-04T19:00:49.498+01:00Don't think of it too often, but yet they do b...Don't think of it too often, but yet they do bring back fond memories of an English pub here in Philly and my drinking days there in the early-to-mid '90s. So, in that very personal sense, I find them coolBryan Kolesarhttp://thebrewlounge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-17817245938273724662011-10-04T18:49:47.248+01:002011-10-04T18:49:47.248+01:00Is it a legend that they're actually designed ...Is it a legend that they're actually designed for hand-washing, rather than flipping drinking out of? Thick for strength and dimpled for grip with wet hands? They're certainly shit in a glass-washer.StringersBeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573068197944669997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-21449876840532394342011-10-04T18:47:42.555+01:002011-10-04T18:47:42.555+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.StringersBeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573068197944669997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-30512000933226942892011-10-04T16:31:47.316+01:002011-10-04T16:31:47.316+01:00I don't mind them, but you often find that a p...I don't mind them, but you often find that a pub only has a few of them and if you are one of the chosen ones, it tends to be fresh from the glass washer and super-heats your beer. Not such a bad thing in the winter? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-59812106510664683842011-10-04T15:30:48.781+01:002011-10-04T15:30:48.781+01:00@PeteB
The pewter one's are nearly as bad - at...@PeteB<br />The pewter one's are nearly as bad - at least you can't see how cloudy the pongy ale is ;-)<br /><br />And - weight's and measure's act - are they legal measures for serving at beer festivals?!Fishterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196761190239992881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-77479536375111584612011-10-04T14:48:07.397+01:002011-10-04T14:48:07.397+01:00I bought one from a UK site as a birthday present ...I bought one from a UK site as a birthday present to myself, last year. It's honestly, my favorite piece of glassware.<br /><br />How geeky is it that I have a favorite piece of glassware?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129472719929268755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-14040519115690087362011-10-04T14:47:30.132+01:002011-10-04T14:47:30.132+01:00I like them. They have them in our local, though y...I like them. They have them in our local, though you get the option for a nonic.<br /><br />I always associate dimpled mugs with my dad and my uncle watching the FA cup final with a tin of Watneys Party Seven (dispensed via a Sparklets Beertap).TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-7087578215749567992011-10-04T14:17:40.065+01:002011-10-04T14:17:40.065+01:00I hate "big jugs" (which is my standard ...I hate "big jugs" (which is my standard ever so funny double entendre retort if it happens) and will ask for a straight glass to pour my beer into if I'm served like that without being asked. <br />Not because they look old fashioned which they do, but for all the above mentioned reasons, heavy, cumbersome shit etc..<br /><br />I even have to admit that it extends to some continental glassware too which is slightly embarrassing as I'm normally a stickler for the correct glass.<br /><br />They serve Budvar light and dark in my local and have matching glassware for both. Being a lover of the dark it was duly served the the Bud Czech version of the jug, lets just say the transfer to the alternative straight version was not as smooth is it is with a real ale.. (crazy foam party)<br /><br />Cheers PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-24025630795442053722011-10-04T13:59:12.920+01:002011-10-04T13:59:12.920+01:00The only thing worse than a dimple mug is the leat...The only thing worse than a dimple mug is the leather tankard often seen attached by a bit of string to the (oversized, elasticated) waistband of the more extreme end of beardy weirdyness spotted at beer festivals.<br /><br />I know they are 'old school', but so is cholera and we don't want that back do we now?Peter Brissendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137694728835849282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-25276160131449078082011-10-04T13:35:22.799+01:002011-10-04T13:35:22.799+01:00Last year I did a poll on preferred type of glass....Last year I did <a href="http://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2010/06/mines-pint.html" rel="nofollow">a poll</a> on preferred type of glass. Dimpled mug was second after conicals (which personally I don't like). One commenter said "The dimpled jug is the vessel of choice for the twat and the chinless wonder!"<br /><br />Is this fad for dimpled mugs very much a London thing, as I can't say I've noticed it at all oop in't grim north?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-78307431194232391612011-10-04T13:33:38.500+01:002011-10-04T13:33:38.500+01:00North Bar group serve up in glass tankards. Not su...North Bar group serve up in glass tankards. Not sure about those - even less so about jugs.Chris Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803075270046105597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-30037037190135330652011-10-04T13:33:31.573+01:002011-10-04T13:33:31.573+01:00Chris
I don't think that they are that lethal...Chris<br /><br />I don't think that they are that lethal these days, anyway. All the pub chains that have rolled out new stock of them-such as Nicholsons-use the safety glass version of them.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-47671159160867357142011-10-04T13:32:02.276+01:002011-10-04T13:32:02.276+01:00I own one, but it's a rare event that it gets ...I own one, but it's a rare event that it gets used at home (Pint of homebrewed mild in a jug? Marvellous!). <br /><br />I do have a mate who will ask for one whenever he goes to the pub - and surprisingly 6 out of the 7 pubs we both visited over the weekend had them. The other "only" had a non-dimpled jug, but that was OK - I think he just prefers the handle...Graemehttp://www.chromosphere.co.uknoreply@blogger.com