German Beer Glasses -for German Beer LoversDoes your recipient love german beer? Then german beer glasses make a great gift idea. As all german beers usually have their special glass type it’s good to know his/her favorite german beer brew. The purpose of that special glass design is to increase the aroma, apperciation and appearence of your beer. Hefeweizen GlassesTall and delicate glasses, with a close bottom opening in top direction before then narrowing a bit again are typical for Hefeweizen glasses. This is true also for Kristallweizen and Dunkles Hefeweizen.Pils PokalsWhen you wish a pils in germany then you’ll get it usually in a "pokal" (german for cup) - similar to an elegant, long champagne flute.Kölsch Glasses - Kölsch-StangeKölsch is usually offered in a straight and simple 200ml glass with a cylindrical form("Kölsch-Stange").AltbierAltbier is sold in a "Becher" - this is a cylindrical, simple and straight glass, (200 ml) broader and shorter than a Kölsch glass mentionned above.Berliner Weisse GobletsIn a rounded cup/goblet with a stem Berliner Weisse is served. It tends to come sometimes also in a heavy tumbler.German Beer KrugA beer mug of stoneware including a handle is also called krug. The litre mug you get on a german oktoberfest is named a Mass Krug. The glass versions you see in beer gardens especially in Munich is called a Seidel.German Beer StoneSome people call the Seidel and the Mass Krug wrongly "steins". A German "Steinzeugkrug" or beer stein is in fact a stoneware beer mug with a hinged pewter lid. Such German Beer Steins could also be a perfect gift idea. Steins come often with relief decorations and have in the meantime worldwide a huge collector community. Check here for more informations on german beer steins.Return from "this" page to German Beer Gifts
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