New Standard Glass for IPAs (by DFH)

ercousin · Post by **ercousin** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:29 pm

Seems DFH just released a new glass that they want to become the new standard for IPAs, collaborated with Sierra Nevada.

http://www.dogfish.com/store/glassware/ ... -glass.htm

I think it's kinda cool looking, what do you guys think?

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:48 pm

I think it looks like the opposite of cool. I would never buy that glass.

Falls in line with DFH's mantra though - gimmicky.

Kel Varnsen · Post by **Kel Varnsen** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:02 pm

It looks like it took a a lot of the design points from the Sam Adams perfect pint glass. I mean other than the fact that the SA glass has the outward turned lip it looks like a very similar design.

ercousin · Post by **ercousin** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:06 pm

How could thinner walls maintain beer temperature (assuming colder than room temperature)?

The only thing I can think of is if they think the starting temperature of the glass will warm up the beer, and by having thinner walls (less glass) there will be less kinetic energy to transfer into the beer? This could just as easily be mitigated by rinsing the glass in cold water first lol....

If anything the thicker walls would insulate the beer from the warmth of your hands...

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:41 pm

It looks impractical to me. If you want a glass to become a 'standard' it has to be more than a gimmick and 'look cool'. Thin glass, unstable looking base - seems a recipe for breakage.

liamt07 · Post by **liamt07** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:53 pm

Still my standard serving style, not going to change anytime soon.[/img]

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:15 pm

I would really need to try it, probably enjoyable glass, but it looks a bit top heavy with a tippy base.
At least they are trying an innovation.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:24 pm

ercousin wrote:How could thinner walls maintain beer temperature (assuming colder than room temperature)?

Not knowing the physics, I would surmise less overall mass of warm glass to transfer its heat to the freshly poured cold beer initially than if you used a thick-walled glass.

Whether thinner walls could actually slow heat exchange I don't know (transferred how, the heat from the room air through the glass, or from the drinker's hand, or from the place the glass is resting?) Does a greater mass of glass suck away the coldness faster in some voodoo kind of way?

I just know finer glassware is usually not chunky, for aromas and for pleasure of drinking.

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:50 pm

I'd be far more likely to buy their other two glasses, both of which look great and are ostensibly designed for IPAs and DIPAs. Not sure why they felt the need to make a new one.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:51 pm

cratez wrote:I'd be far more likely to buy their other two glasses, both of which look great and are ostensibly designed for IPAs and DIPAs. Not sure why they felt the need to make a new one.

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Kel Varnsen · Post by **Kel Varnsen** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:53 pm

Belgian wrote:
ercousin wrote:How could thinner walls maintain beer temperature (assuming colder than room temperature)?
Not knowing the physics, I would surmise less overall mass of warm glass to transfer its heat to the freshly poured cold beer initially than if you used a thick-walled glass.

Whether thinner walls could actually slow heat exchange I don't know (transferred how, the heat from the room air through the glass, or from the drinker's hand, or from the place the glass is resting?) Does a greater mass of glass suck away the coldness faster in some voodoo kind of way?

I just know finer glassware is usually not chunky, for aromas and for pleasure of drinking.

It seems backwards to me. Glass is a very poor conductor of heat so it would seem to me that when you are holding a glass in your hand the thinner it is the faster the heat from your hand transfers to the beer in the glass. The same way as if you use thinner insulation in your house the heat from inside your house transfers to the outside faster.

Steve Beaumont · Post by **Steve Beaumont** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:57 pm

Why is is that when breweries attempt to design purpose specific glassware things always seem to go terribly, terribly wrong? The exception being the New Belgium glass. http://worldofbeer.wordpress.com/2011/1 ... hat-gives/

*I would have just inserted the pic, but it appeared massive when I tested it.

boney · Post by **boney** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:58 pm

That glass is the opposit of sexy. Plus it would be a complete pain in the ass to wash. However, it's unique and I'm a sucker for glassware, so "want", damn it.

ercousin · Post by **ercousin** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:01 pm

Looks like it might come in handy in a bar fight too, with its molded hand-grip and all....

ercousin · Post by **ercousin** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:05 pm

it kinda looks like they took their inspiration from this guy: