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Pour the Perfect Beer
Beautiful.
Peanut butter and jelly. Strawberries and chocolate. Jagermeister and gelled, spiky hair.
Some things are just meant to be together.
Case in point: beer in a glass. If you want to actually taste the nuances of the beer and bring out the aromatics, it's critical that you pour your malted, hopped, yeasty beverage into a glass drinking vessel before imbibing. (Read: pour beer into a glass and drink it.)
But, as any guy who's ever watched a crafty bartender pour from the tap knows, there is an art to the pour.
I may not have it down perfectly, but I'm good about 95 percent of the time. (The other 5 percent is reserved for those moments when I pour too aggressively and have to lick beer off my countertop.)
In this short video I'll show you how I pour the perfect beer. Cheers!
Comments for This Entry
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That is a beautiful picture.
Thanks for the helpful article and video!
Chad -
Nothing like a good beer. Just picked up a bottle of my favorite, Allagash Curiex. I've had this several times and it is really special. It's a Belgian style Tripel aged in oak bourbon barrels... Nate, if this isn't right up your alley I'd be surprised.
Cheers
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Spelt it wrong, it's actually "Curieux"
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YEP, that's how it's done... now pour me one Nate! ha... I remember the days when beer out of a can was good enough for me. Of course back then I was drinking for quantity and not quality. BIG MISTAKE! ;)
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I still can't get that right with guiness then again guiness from a can or bottle is normally awful
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Don't fear the head! I shoot for 1.5 inches. There's nothing wrong with beer from a can, either. The problem is you usually can't find good beer in a can. Look for New Belgium's Fat Tire or Caldera's IPA. Just remember to pour it into a glass or you get that metallic taste.
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I enjoy my dark beers on glass as well the twist is that the glass in the freezer compartment before pouring and I very often add a scoop of Vanilla ice cream to my stouts. A man's float!
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Great Article! I love all beer, but am especially fond of the local stuff down here in Southern Oregon. You ever tried any of the beers from Southern Oregon Brewing Company?
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@G.M
I actually love some canned beers. New Belgium and Big Sky are two of my favorite breweries who use them. I also recently tried Old Chub Scotch Ale from Oskar Brewing.
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Drink a Rogue Chocolate Stout - it will make a man out of you!
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Does not matter how you pour, dump the beer in, can be fast or slow.
After foam is on top, because it will be, wipe your finger on your forehead & then swirl your oil dipped finger in a circular motion on the foam. Foam will fizzle away in secs.
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Dunno if you'll see this Nate, but how do you feel about porters and stouts? I highly recommend Black Boss Porter and Old Rasputin Imperial Stout. IPA's are awesome too. I'm a big fan of Sierra Nevada Torpedo.
Just added "Beer Wars" to my Netflix queue. It is a documentary about micro breweries. :D -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JbVQf-1i-s
Now that would be the right way to pour beer into a glass -
Thanks for the video, Nate. Gotta try that for my beer.
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Thanks for the helpful article and video!That is a beautiful picture.
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Drink a Rogue Chocolate Stout - it will make a man out of you!
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Chad 11:25am Jan 22, 2010