Dual
Beer
Glass
As we get into winter there is nothing I like better than a pint of ‘Motherin-Law’ which those of you that already enjoy Harveys will know is a half a
pint of Old Ale with half a pint of Best Bitter (old & bitter = mother-in-law).
On doing some research for this issue
I think I may have stumbled upon the
perfect receptacle for mixed drinks like
my winter favourite – the Dual Beer
Glass. This is the first specialty glass
released by the Pretentious Beer Glass
Company. It is a cylindrical beer glass
with two separate chambers inside that
combine into one towards the lip.
This unique looking glass is the
brainchild of Matthew Cummings, an
artist/designer working primarily with
glass. He lives (and drinks) in Louisville,
KY, a place where craft beer flourishes.
“I first began working on this design
after having a bartender incorrectly
pour a Half and Half, blending the two
beers together. This glass is not just the
solution to the problem of using a jig
to properly pour those types of beers,
but it allows you to mix any two beers,
even ones that have similar specific
gravities. A wonderful secondary benefit
to this glass is that you can smell the
bouquet of both beers simultaneously,
where normally you only smell the
beer that settles on top. Dimensions
vary more on this glass than the others
due to production techniques, and are
approximately 5-6” tall and 3” wide,
holding 10-12 oz [roughly half a pint].
hot, I take each glass to my coldshop
where I engrave and/or grind the
bottoms flat. Once finished, I personally
hand-sign each glass and package
them in branded gift boxes. Despite the
volume and breadth of distribution of
these products, it is all still a one-man
operation with the help of a few friends. I
hope that you enjoy drinking out of these
glasses as much as I have enjoyed
making them for you.” Said Matthew
Cummings.
Each glass is packaged in a branded
gift box with a description card featuring
recommended beer pairings and
information about each specific design.
So if you are buying this as a gift, it is
ready to go!
You can order these online from
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/
PretentiousBeerGlass where a set of
four will cost you £79.65 but you can
also buy them in singles.
The Dual Beer Glass is not the only
unique glass that the Pretentious Beer
Glass Company produces and it is well
worth a visit online to check out the
range.
By Jason Edge
“I make all the glasses by hand. I use
techniques that haven’t really changed in
several hundred years (except for a few
safety features). Molten glass is collected
on a hollow blowpipe, and shaped
with the use of wet newspaper pads or
wooden tools. No machines touch your
beer glass. After the glasses are finished
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