About Beer Glasses

Beer Expertly crafted, tested and approved, the unique shape of each Spiegelau Craft Beer Glass has been developed in collaboration with master brewers from leading American Craft Beer Breweries, including Sierra Nevada, Left Hand Brewing, and Rogue Ales. Each glass is specialized to bring out the complex aromas and flavor profiles that continually redefine the Craft Beer category.

“We craft beers that we’re proud of, and we want people to enjoy them to their fullest flavor. This glass really allows them to do that.”

– Laura Bell, Bell's Brewery

The Secret to a Great Beer Glass: Passion & Science

The Spiegelau Craft Beer Glasses have been approved by an expert tasting panel of master brewers and industry professionals. Through workshops focusing on beer enjoyment, the experts agreed that the custom-shaped glasses deliver complex aromas to the nose while demonstrating the optimum beer texture, balance, and flavor intensity on the palate.

The shape of the glass pulls the hop upward, releasing the natural aroma and heightening the tasting experience.”

Sam Callagione, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

INDIA PALE ALE GLASS

American IPAs stand out because of their bold, hops-driven flavor. A common woe for the IPA drinker is head retention and loss of fizz. Spiegelau's IPA glass addresses both with a series of ridges, which re-carbonates the beer as you sip and promotes better head.

STANDOUT FEATURE: Ridges that assist with head retention by re-carbonating as you sip. DEVELOPED WITH: Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada

STOUT GLASS

Stouts have a lot going on. Their flavor profiles are deep and complex, spanning notes like cocoa, espresso, cherries, prunes, and even tar. Spiegelau complements stouts' richness with a carefully angled rim, which focuses the beer's aroma to heighten appreciation of its flavor. It's a simple, but crucial design choice that puts the smallest distance possible between you and the stout.

STANDOUT FEATURE: Angle of the rim consolidates aroma to maximize the enjoyment of a stout's complex flavor profile. DEVELOPED WITH: Left Hand Brewing Company, Rogue Ales

AMERICAN WHEAT GLASS

American wheat beers are a well-known gateway brew: they're light and refreshing, which makes them accessible to a wide range of palates. But sometimes, the delicate aromas of wheat beer can be lost altogether. Spiegelau's American wheat beer glass has a wide bowl that preserves the beer's fragrances, while its smooth interior and angled lip delivers those fragrances straight to the nostrils.

STANDOUT FEATURE: Capacious bowl retains wheat beer aromas. DEVELOPED WITH: Bell's Brewery

“... it’s almost impossible to go back to a more standard pint glass.”

Developed in collaboration with master brewers from leading American Craft Beer Breweries

Anatomy of a

Craft Beer Glass

LASER CUT RIM

allows crisp, clean delivery in every sip.

WIDE MOUTH OPENING

delivers beer evenly across your palate. This enhances mouthfeel and offers a harmony of sweetness and acidity.

THIN WALLS

maintain proper beer temperature longer. Thick walls can transfer more heat into the beer, and lose fizz faster.

BOWL

amplifies aroma through slender, bowed shape.

REFRESHER

aerates beer in and out of the glass with wave-like ridges to balance flavors as you drink.

CRYSTALLINE CONSTRUCTION

offers purity and clarity. Thinner than glass, crystal allows for greater flexibility in shape.