Etching on the bottom of a beer glass

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Message keanex beers 1802 º places 65 º 11:41 Tue 1/22/2013 The etching is a nucleation point, it’s designed to keep carbonation pushed to the top to keep the aroma fresh. Nothing more and nothing less.
Message PhillyBeer2112 beers 3500 º places 102 º 13:15 Tue 1/22/2013 Its pronounced nuculation
Message Coyler beers 112 º places 1 º 17:27 Tue 1/22/2013 Originally posted by RojoRhino I have a couple of glasses like that, I’m not sure if it’s best for every beer, but it’s perfect for the kind of beer I love (double IPA’s mostly). It keeps a small head going the whole time you’re drinking it, and I think it really pulls out more flavor +1

Message Martinus beers 5018 º places 224 º 18:00 Tue 1/22/2013 Originally posted by GT2 What if the glass was etched EVERYWHERE inside? Would the head erupt all over the place? I’ll have to try it out on some Angel’s Share. Yes. Exactly the reason a mentos in a coke bottle works so well. Crazy amount of nucleus points on that small mint. The etching does work, during my studies (chemistry) we used it all the time to create nucleus points for boiling. In case of beer I would think it creates a steady stream of bubbles to the surface, giving a more lasting head, but if you wait long enough, also getting all CO2 out of solution earlier. But I’d think that in normal conditions one would drink fast enough not to really be bothered with that side effect.
Message 17thfloor beers 2444 º places 19 º 19:07 Tue 1/22/2013 there’s ’X’ amount of CO2 in solution in a beer. add a nucleation site on the bottom and watch those pretty bubbles go, well now have (X)- ’those pretty bubbles you are watching’ of CO2 in your beer... it’s a minute amount anyway... it’s just for asethetics
Message 17thfloor beers 2444 º places 19 º 19:08 Tue 1/22/2013 Originally posted by keanex The etching is a nucleation point, it’s designed to keep carbonation pushed to the top to keep the aroma fresh. Nothing more and nothing less. oh =p yea I suppose there can be an argument made for that also
Message beerinmeear places 1 º 13:08 Thu 1/24/2013 it’s so you can ask your date if she’d like to come up and see your etchings

Message fly P beers 1490 º places 271 º 13:32 Thu 1/24/2013 If you drink from an etched glas you will die.
Message BBB63 beers 6567 º places 146 º 16:59 Thu 1/24/2013 Originally posted by 17thfloor Originally posted by keanex The etching is a nucleation point, it’s designed to keep carbonation pushed to the top to keep the aroma fresh. Nothing more and nothing less. oh =p yea I suppose there can be an argument made for that also Very much a valid point Gerrit, the aroma is more pronounced when I serve my Duval in its glass versus a non etched glass.
Message BBB63 beers 6567 º places 146 º 17:02 Thu 1/24/2013 Originally posted by xscottypx Use etched glasses for dark beers and the etches turn dark from simple hand washing. I stopped using mine. I have a decade plus old Duvel glass and never had this problem. Just like I said on 8/8/2012