Etching on the bottom of a beer glass

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Message LinusStick beers 3741 º places 66 º 09:17 Wed 8/8/2012 Im hearing that etched glass on he bottom of a beer glass keeps the bubbles going through the beer longer. Sounds ridiculous to me but I wanted to see if that’s accurate before I call this guy an idiot. He’s saying it’s science, I’m saying he’s a hillbilly
Message Cletus beers 6349 º places 233 º 09:21 Wed 8/8/2012 The person making the claim is not an idiot. He is correct.
Message b3shine P beers 12185 º places 372 º 09:22 Wed 8/8/2012 Sam Adams claims it does. http://www.samueladams.com/company/view-news.aspx?id=c619b7ab-2d33-480e-ba6b-523e0065dedc I bought some Budweiser laser-etched glasses (the Sam Adams were sold out), and while it might do something trivial, I think it’s more novelty than anything.
Message Cletus beers 6349 º places 233 º 09:23 Wed 8/8/2012 Originally posted by b3shine Sam Adams claims it does. http://www.samueladams.com/company/view-news.aspx?id=c619b7ab-2d33-480e-ba6b-523e0065dedc I bought some Budweiser laser-etched glasses (the Sam Adams were sold out), and while it might do something trivial, I think it’s more novelty than anything. Pours a Duvel into a Duvel tulip and watch what happens.

Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 09:23 Wed 8/8/2012 The glasses I have with etching definitely help make my beer go flat faster.
Message Cletus beers 6349 º places 233 º 09:24 Wed 8/8/2012 http://www.micromatic.com/bubbles-beer-glass-aid-364.html
Message smith4498 beers 4285 º places 20 º 09:34 Wed 8/8/2012 Originally posted by pepsiedcan The glasses I have with etching definitely help make my beer go flat faster. You’re not drinking it fast enough then!
Message BelgBeerGeek beers 1307 º places 38 º 09:34 Wed 8/8/2012 Originally posted by Cletus Originally posted by b3shine Sam Adams claims it does. http://www.samueladams.com/company/view-news.aspx?id=c619b7ab-2d33-480e-ba6b-523e0065dedc I bought some Budweiser laser-etched glasses (the Sam Adams were sold out), and while it might do something trivial, I think it’s more novelty than anything. Pours a Duvel into a Duvel tulip and watch what happens. Typical for Duvel and it really helps. Put Duvel into a nog etched glass like a common lager glass or standard wine tulip. And you’ll notice it doens’t bubble that much ..

Message SPDickerman beers 1239 º places 95 º 09:41 Wed 8/8/2012 yeah, sorry man, that guy is right.
Message NobleSquirrel beers 3437 º places 209 º 09:44 Wed 8/8/2012 Originally posted by LinusStick Im hearing that etched glass on he bottom of a beer glass keeps the bubbles going through the beer longer. Sounds ridiculous to me but I wanted to see if that’s accurate before I call this guy an idiot. He’s saying it’s science, I’m saying he’s a hillbilly It is science. By etching the bottom of the glass, they provide tiny nucleation points for the CO2 to escape solution.
Message b3shine P beers 12185 º places 372 º 09:45 Wed 8/8/2012 Originally posted by Cletus Originally posted by b3shine Sam Adams claims it does. http://www.samueladams.com/company/view-news.aspx?id=c619b7ab-2d33-480e-ba6b-523e0065dedc I bought some Budweiser laser-etched glasses (the Sam Adams were sold out), and while it might do something trivial, I think it’s more novelty than anything. Pours a Duvel into a Duvel tulip and watch what happens. Yeah, After typing this I thought that I should have added that the effect the glass has on the beer is probably dependent on the type of beer/initial carbonation level. Heavier carbonated beers like lagers, sours, and other Belgiums (such as Duvel) react more favorably to etched glasses than a big stout, barleywine, or even DIPA. That being said, I haven’t ever had a problem with Duvel losing it’s carbonation before I finish it. Which is part of the reason I consider it more of a novelty, at least in my experience.