What glass to serve barleywine?

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may have had a few the night I wrote my last post. Didnt mean to.

"I Think this started out as a decent thread but has then fallen to too many brews and too little grey matter. Hows your liver today."

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No problem Paul. I laughed when I read you account of a customer putting root beer into the Imperial Stout. I gave a bottle of mead to a friend, and they mixed it with 7-Up. Yikes! Tell us some more about your brewpub. I think that is every homebrewers dream to own a brewpub, or micro-brewery. Allan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Point taken Allan, Im sure there are lots of great guys/gals here. Im not an anal serious type at all, I have to deal with a brewpub and too often deal with people wanting barleywine in pints and weizen on all winter. They also wonder why i dont brew their favorite, a foo foo fruit beer, or tell me the green chili beer is the best beer I make. So have heard most all of it and may have had a few the night I wrote my last post. Although most my beers go in a standard pint the barley wine and imperial stout go in brandy snifters. Belgian tripple is being served from a stem tulip glass and saison and dopple bock goes in a stem pilsner style glass. My regulars order a barley wine and a pint at the same time to alow the bw to come to temp properly. We also have vintages of big beers as far back as 95 and they are also served properly. And for some a styrofoam cup will do. Had to even walk away from a couple who were mixing root beer and imperial stout, could have seen the blood running from my mouth as I bit my tongue on that one. So seen it done it, and appoligies if I stepped on toes. Didnt mean to. Sincerly Paul

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Given that this story included the following phrases: veterinarian clinic catheter tube down her throat If it’s not an urban legend, it should should qualify for a Darwin award.

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My first barleywine is a long ways off (I’m thinking maybe Christmas/ New Years 2003). But I may need to start preparing now if I need some new stemware. What is the appropriate glass to serve such a thing in? I was thinking maybe one of those Belgian-style goblets. I just can’t see chugging one of these things out of a bottle. – David Schmidt

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My choice for barley wines and Imperial Stouts is a brandy snifter…about 6oz or so. Mike

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Years ago while watching Lifestyles of the rich and shameless, Robin Leach asked the heir to the Chateu Lafytte Rothchild winery "how is the proper way to drink wine" He replied "anyway you like it with ice without, hot, cold, in a glass, in a bottle" — George Daher Katy, TX "Life is good, Beer is better, Prost!!!" www.geocities.com/sgdaher/brewery

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Point taken Allan, Im sure there are lots of great guys/gals here. Im not an anal serious type at all, I have to deal with a brewpub and too often deal with people wanting barleywine in pints and weizen on all winter. They also wonder why i dont brew their favorite, a foo foo fruit beer, or tell me the green chili beer is the best beer I make. So have heard most all of it and may have had a few the night I wrote my last post. Although most my beers go in a standard pint the barley wine and imperial stout go in brandy snifters. Belgian tripple is being served from a stem tulip glass and saison and dopple bock goes in a stem pilsner style glass. My regulars order a barley wine and a pint at the same time to alow the bw to come to temp properly. We also have vintages of big beers as far back as 95 and they are also served properly. And for some a styrofoam cup will do. Had to even walk away from a couple who were mixing root beer and imperial stout, could have seen the blood running from my mouth as I bit my tongue on that one. So seen it done it, and appoligies if I stepped on toes. Didnt mean to. Sincerly Paul – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Same way you drink fancy wine- from a mason jar. Flintstone jelly jars work real nice too. And I wonder why I dont frequent the newsgroups on beer. Guess I feed the habit being a pub brewer with 10 beers on tap but none of my lifes stories start with, "Man you should have seen how much I drank that night". Just my opinion and like my asshole you may not want either Paul PS I Think this started out as a decent thread but has then fallen to too many brews and too little grey matter. Hows your liver today.

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I think the respondents forgot to include the smiley face after their post. They were JOKING Paul. You won’t find a more responsible group of beer drinkers than the people on this newsgroup. The people here brew beer because they like the taste and challenge of brewing awesome beer. They don’t brew beer to get wasted. That’s what alt.beer newsgroup is for. Allan Dobler – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Same way you drink fancy wine- from a mason jar. Flintstone jelly jars work real nice too. And I wonder why I dont frequent the newsgroups on beer. Guess I feed the habit being a pub brewer with 10 beers on tap but none of my lifes stories start with, "Man you should have seen how much I drank that night". Just my opinion and like my asshole you may not want either Paul PS I Think this started out as a decent thread but has then fallen to too many brews and too little grey matter. Hows your liver today.

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Same way you drink fancy wine- from a mason jar. Flintstone jelly jars work real nice too.

And I wonder why I dont frequent the newsgroups on beer. Guess I feed the habit being a pub brewer with 10 beers on tap but none of my lifes stories start with, "Man you should have seen how much I drank that night". Just my opinion and like my asshole you may not want either Paul PS I Think this started out as a decent thread but has then fallen to too many brews and too little grey matter. Hows your liver today.

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While still in college and on a canoe trip about 11 am one day I bonged 3/4 of a fifth of George Dickel after having drank 8 or 9 beers that morning since about 7 am. I woke up about 6 pm after having passed out almost immediately. Not a shining day, nor an intelligent act. I did not get sick, but I felt very, very bad until the next day. I do not, repeat do not, suggest anyone else ever try that trick. I was lucky I didn’t die. I had a very fast metabolism, and I really think that is all that kept the reaper from having his way. Don’t try this at home, in a canoe, or ever!!! I cannot stand the sight of George to this day, and his buddy Jack while in the liquor cabinet, is strickly for guests. Another quick note, last night I saw a spring break show where the kids were bonging beers (Keystone Light IIRC). I was having one of my ESB’s at the time, and my thoughts at the time was I’d like to see one of you spring breakers try to bong this beer! You’d wake up, feel something cold on your shoulder, and realize it was the floor!!! Cheers, Mike

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Why do most horrible drinking stories usually start like this? :-) Allan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – While still in college … Cheers, Mike

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Same way you drink fancy wine- from a mason jar.

Flintstone jelly jars work real nice too.

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Why do most horrible drinking stories usually start like this? :-)

ALL my best stories start with: "And we was drinkin’ and…." Sometime I should tell the story about the time we went in search of a beer in a brown can…. Cheers, Mike

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Drank my last bottle of Jack Daniels (repeat: LAST) in about 20 minutes, near as I can tell (I certainly can’t remember anything after the first 20 oz glass). Jack and similar Sour Mash Whiskeys are permanently off the list. One should never drink to forget a woman – I could still remember her vividly for all five days of that hangover. Thankfully, I now know that she was a waste of time, and more importantly – I can cozy up to a quality bourbon, again. For a long time it was guilt by association. But NO more JD! I will get to delve into my ESB tonight for the first time. No beer bongs, just sipping and slipping into oblivion… – Chris

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – This is probably in the urban myth category, but I heard about an employee at a local veterinarian clinic who hooked up a catheter tube to a bottle of Jack Daniels, stuck the tube down her throat and then woke up a few days later…wonder what kind of burp you could get doing that with a beer? Kids, don’t try this at home… While still in college and on a canoe trip about 11 am one day I bonged 3/4 of a fifth of George Dickel after having drank 8 or 9 beers that morning since about 7 am. I woke up about 6 pm after having passed out almost immediately. Not a shining day, nor an intelligent act. I did not get sick, but I felt very, very bad until the next day. I do not, repeat do not, suggest anyone else ever try that trick. I was lucky I didn’t die. I had a very fast metabolism, and I really think that is all that kept the reaper from having his way. Don’t try this at home, in a canoe, or ever!!! I cannot stand the sight of George to this day, and his buddy Jack while in the liquor cabinet, is strickly for guests. Another quick note, last night I saw a spring break show where the kids were bonging beers (Keystone Light IIRC). I was having one of my ESB’s at the time, and my thoughts at the time was I’d like to see one of you spring breakers try to bong this beer! You’d wake up, feel something cold on your shoulder, and realize it was the floor!!! Cheers, Mike

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I bought a weisse bier glass a few years ago, having no idea what it was, just that it was a big-ass goblet looking thing. That’s a great glass for any aromatic beer, or any over-carbonated beer… I suppose the only wrong way to serve a barley wine would be with one of those baseball hats with the beer holder and straw attachment, but even that could be kind of fun. Scott

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I suppose the only wrong way to serve a barley wine would be with one of those baseball hats with the beer holder and straw attachment, but even that could be kind of fun.

That sounds like the Bloatarian Brewing League’s executive meeting. . . . — Dan Listermann Check out our E-tail site at http://www.listermann.com Take a look at the anti-telemarketer forum. It is my new hobby! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Scott

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This is probably in the urban myth category, but I heard about an employee at a local veterinarian clinic who hooked up a catheter tube to a bottle of Jack Daniels, stuck the tube down her throat and then woke up a few days later…wonder what kind of burp you could get doing that with a beer? Kids, don’t try this at home… Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I suppose the only wrong way to serve a barley wine would be with one of those baseball hats with the beer holder and straw attachment, but even that could be kind of fun. That sounds like the Bloatarian Brewing League’s executive meeting. . . . — Dan Listermann Check out our E-tail site at http://www.listermann.com Take a look at the anti-telemarketer forum. It is my new hobby! Scott

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That’s mine too. I like a really large snifter, though. I’m not sure how many ounces, but the one I usually use is filled maybe 1/3 (height, not volume) with a 12 oz. bottle. It really concentrates the aroma. Mark

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My choice for barley wines and Imperial Stouts is a brandy snifter…about 6oz or so. Mike

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Mmmmm. You guys have convinced me… brandy snifter it is. Time to hit the outlet stores… – David – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Since BW’s don’t hold the carbonation well, I like the brandy snifter as well in order to get a better nose from the beer. At the pub I brew at we sell the barley wine and Imperial Stout in a 10oz brandy snifter. It allows you to caress the glass with both hands and warm the brew if it a bit too cold yet. Very nice presentation.

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Same way you drink fancy wine- from a mason jar. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My first barleywine is a long ways off (I’m thinking maybe Christmas/ New Years 2003). But I may need to start preparing now if I need some new stemware. What is the appropriate glass to serve such a thing in? I was thinking maybe one of those Belgian-style goblets. I just can’t see chugging one of these things out of a bottle. – David Schmidt

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I’ve heard that putting it into your mouth and swallowing it was the ONLY proper way (from a monk in a German castle). — [Apparent Rennerian 567.7, 95.9] Al – rukbat at optonline dot net

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At the pub I brew at we sell the barley wine and Imperial Stout in a 10oz brandy snifter. It allows you to caress the glass with both hands and warm the brew if it a bit too cold yet. Very nice presentation. Proost (_)3 Paul

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Since BW’s don’t hold the carbonation well, I like the brandy snifter as well in order to get a better nose from the beer. Burp, -Dan

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My first barleywine is a long ways off (I’m thinking maybe Christmas/ New Years 2003). But I may need to start preparing now if I need some new stemware. What is the appropriate glass to serve such a thing in? I was thinking maybe one of those Belgian-style goblets. I just can’t see chugging one of these things out of a bottle. – David Schmidt At the pub I brew at we sell the barley wine and Imperial Stout in a 10oz brandy snifter. It allows you to caress the glass with both hands and warm the brew if it a bit too cold yet. Very nice presentation. Proost (_)3 Paul

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I was at Triple Rock in Berkeley several years ago. They served the barleywine in a pint glass. IMHO that is a fine glass. I had 4 pints and barley was able to ride my bike back to my apartment in El Cerrito. I suppose the ideal glass for a barleywine is a yard. It is the ideal glass for any good beer. Greg

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Michael Jackson’s Ultimate Beer book has pictures of different beers with their glassware. I would most likely look for a small goblet if I wanted to be PC. I usually use either a tasting glass, or an Imperial Pint glass… Cheers, Mike

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