tasting glasses

[forestdruid]

So I was thinking that there may be a few people out there who lack nice beer-sampling glasses for events like DLD or thirst firsday at goose island.

I wandered around on-line and found two options that might work well - cheap, low in volume and able to be hung from one's neck when drunk (the wearer that is)

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/libbey-5003-frankfurt-4-oz-beer-sampler-24-cs/5515003.html

This option has two advantages and one disadvantage.
1) Good = it is 2 inches across which is the perfect diameter for assessing color, turbidity and other visual aspects of a beer.
2) Good = it is not top-heavy and would hang upright if it were attached to a lanyard.
3) Bad = the shape is terrible for assessing aroma

http://www.inkhead.com/drinkware/custom-glassware-stemware/brandy-snifters/libbey-brandy-snifter-6oz_pv-14473-0.html

This option has one advantage and two disadvantages.
1) Good = The shape is perfect for assessing aroma (and best for Belgians)
2) Bad = It is top-heavy and will have a tendency to hang sideways or upside-down when attached to a lanyard.
3) It is somewhat more breakable than the frankfort mug (although not too bad).

The frankfort mug is somewhat cheaper per unit than the snifter. Both can be silk-screened with our logo. I could not find the ones that were given out at the Belgian Beer Festival, but I'm sure they are out there somewhere. Feel free to look around for other options.

I also found this, which could be useful and offer work for an enterprising sewer. Might I suggest fewer flowers though?

http://www.handmade-by-julia.com/tasting_glass_neck_holder