Comments on: Getting your glasses ‘beer clean’ http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/ Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Boak http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-39420 Boak Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:50:14 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/#comment-39420 Lemon juice works well too. I squeeze a few drops into the glass and rub the lemon round the rim, then rinse. Lemon juice works well too. I squeeze a few drops into the glass and rub the lemon round the rim, then rinse.

]]> By: Steve http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-38601 Steve Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:32:10 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/#comment-38601 What I've noticed works the best is to just keep rinsing with only water after you've had a beer. I'll at least keep it like that for a few times before I really wash it back out with soap and use the baking soda. I really only do that on glasses i'm using for myself though. What I’ve noticed works the best is to just keep rinsing with only water after you’ve had a beer. I’ll at least keep it like that for a few times before I really wash it back out with soap and use the baking soda. I really only do that on glasses i’m using for myself though.

]]> By: SteveH http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-38512 SteveH Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:11:43 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/#comment-38512 Okay, so it's design moreso than glass formula. Makes sense. Okay, so it’s design moreso than glass formula. Makes sense.

]]> By: Stephen Beaumont http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-38491 Stephen Beaumont Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:37:00 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/#comment-38491 Beaumont's recipe for beer clean glasses (others may vary): Clean new glass thoroughly with soap, rinse. Coat glass on the inside with salt and scrub, either with (clean) hands or bottle brush. Rinse very thoroughly with warm, not hot, water and air dry. Never let detergent or fats touch inside or lip of glass. If that happens, repeat from step one. As for the Riedel glasses, Steve, you need to take a look at them on the company's website. Basically, they're designed to funnel aromas in a way that is harmonious with the characteristics of the spirit in question. The tequila glass, for instance, gave the most nuance and complexity to the reposado that was served, but was brutal when filled with Talisker, delivering pretty much peat and only peat to the nose. All this, of course, translated directly to the taste. Beaumont’s recipe for beer clean glasses (others may vary): Clean new glass thoroughly with soap, rinse. Coat glass on the inside with salt and scrub, either with (clean) hands or bottle brush. Rinse very thoroughly with warm, not hot, water and air dry. Never let detergent or fats touch inside or lip of glass. If that happens, repeat from step one.

As for the Riedel glasses, Steve, you need to take a look at them on the company’s website. Basically, they’re designed to funnel aromas in a way that is harmonious with the characteristics of the spirit in question. The tequila glass, for instance, gave the most nuance and complexity to the reposado that was served, but was brutal when filled with Talisker, delivering pretty much peat and only peat to the nose. All this, of course, translated directly to the taste.

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-38490 Stan Hieronymus Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:36:02 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/#comment-38490 Matt - Many would find the detail above already excruciating, but basically: - Spend a few thousand dollars on restaurant quality equipment to wash glasses, or - Wash your glass in really hot water using baking soda. - Let it air dry on a dish rack. Look for spots. Matt – Many would find the detail above already excruciating, but basically:

- Spend a few thousand dollars on restaurant quality equipment to wash glasses, or
- Wash your glass in really hot water using baking soda.
- Let it air dry on a dish rack. Look for spots.

]]> By: SteveH http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-38478 SteveH Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:43:57 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/#comment-38478 Stephen - what makes Riedel's glasses different from others? Stephen – what makes Riedel’s glasses different from others?

]]> By: Matt http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-38477 Matt Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:35:15 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/#comment-38477 Okay. I have always wanted to know an easy and surefire way to get my glasses "beer clean." Can someone please lay it out in what may seem like excruciating detail? Okay. I have always wanted to know an easy and surefire way to get my glasses “beer clean.” Can someone please lay it out in what may seem like excruciating detail?

]]> By: Stephen Beaumont http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-38471 Stephen Beaumont Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:20:28 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/getting-your-glasses-beer-clean/#comment-38471 I have a stiff bristled bottle brush I use for hard-to-clean glasses like the Sam Adams glass. It works wonderfully and I recommend one to everyone who cares about the glassware they use for beer. On a not entirely unrelated note, I attended a spirits glass seminar with George Riedel over the weekend (at the Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans) and can say conclusively that his specialty spirits glasses really do work wonders. We tried the tequila, cognac and single malt glasses and each performed magnificently for their specified beverage. I arrived a skeptic, but left a believer. I have a stiff bristled bottle brush I use for hard-to-clean glasses like the Sam Adams glass. It works wonderfully and I recommend one to everyone who cares about the glassware they use for beer.

On a not entirely unrelated note, I attended a spirits glass seminar with George Riedel over the weekend (at the Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans) and can say conclusively that his specialty spirits glasses really do work wonders. We tried the tequila, cognac and single malt glasses and each performed magnificently for their specified beverage. I arrived a skeptic, but left a believer.

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