Beer glass cleaner question

[Robertestein05_gmail.com (Robert)]

@BrewBama

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the bartenders in Amsterdam pour their Heineken and take a theatric knife pass across the top to create a line of a dozen or so perfect beers for the ladies to deliver. Beer tastes better when the atmosphere is awesome. Good times. Worth every penny.

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I remember in Germany in the 80s, the “7 minute pour” was the fad with Pils.  Just like the Guinness routine.  But you’re on to something, it built atmosphere that enhanced the experience,  although in truth aroma, flavor and texture were surely lost.  The perfect beer and the perfect beer drinking experience aren’t necessarily mutually dependent.  Still, at home, I’ll optimize my beer.

[BrewBama (Dwain)]

@BrewBama

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the bartenders in Amsterdam pour their Heineken and take a theatric knife pass across the top to create a line of a dozen or so perfect beers for the ladies to deliver. Beer tastes better when the atmosphere is awesome. Good times. Worth every penny.

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I remember in Germany in the 80s, the “7 minute pour” was the fad with Pils.  Just like the Guinness routine.  But you’re on to something, it built atmosphere that enhanced the experience,  although in truth aroma, flavor and texture were surely lost.  The perfect beer and the perfect beer drinking experience aren’t necessarily mutually dependent.  Still, at home, I’ll optimize my beer.

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Ah yes, Germany in the 80(s)… I was in Mannheim ‘87-‘90. The wall fell while I was there. Trabants everwhere!  LOL. We had our favorite Sportplatz, Gasthouses and Hausbrauerie from Mannheim to Heidelberg. I fell in love with the Export style in general, Woinemer Hausbrauerie Dunkel, and Schmucker bier.

[goose]

Dishwasher for the “general use” glasses, all logo/etched/painted glasses get hand washed.

Nothing I’ve every tried on the hand wash glasses ever cleans as reliably as the dishwasher. Always end up with bubbles somewhere.

Another point on using the dishwasher for beer glasses.  I had some old Bud Light shaker pints that a distributor gave us at a restaurant one evening (before I stopped drinking the stuff).  We used to put them in the dishwasher and in addition to becoming etched, they picked up a lasting odor from the dishwasher detergent that would not go away.  It most likely became entrenched in the etching in  the glass.  I could always smell it whenever I used the glasses to get a beer out of the tap.  That cured me from using the dishwasher for beer glasses.  And oh yes, I threw those glasses away!

Note to Rob on using cold water to rinse the glass before pouring a beer.  The water coats the sides of the glass preventing nucleation points that rob carbonation out of the beer thus reducing head retention. That’s why a lot of breweries and tap rooms rinse their glasses before filling them.

[TechBrew (Richard)]

@goose

Note to Rob on using cold water to rinse the glass before pouring a beer.  The water coats the sides of the glass preventing nucleation points that rob carbonation out of the beer thus reducing head retention. That’s why a lot of breweries and tap rooms rinse their glasses before filling them.

Yes, and whether you need this and how well it works depends on your water.

[Robertestein05_gmail.com (Robert)]

@richard

@goose

Note to Rob on using cold water to rinse the glass before pouring a beer.  The water coats the sides of the glass preventing nucleation points that rob carbonation out of the beer thus reducing head retention. That’s why a lot of breweries and tap rooms rinse their glasses before filling them.

Yes, and whether you need this and how well it works depends on your water.

And again, it seemed to have the opposite effect for me.  Probably a lot of variables, including the human one.  Since I get ideal results from dish liquid, a good rinse and drip dry, and a dry glass, I’ll stick with it,  and serve as an example that this can be a viable method.  As always, everyone’s best practices will be determined empirically.

[pmorrissette (Phil_M)]

@goose

Dishwasher for the “general use” glasses, all logo/etched/painted glasses get hand washed.

Nothing I’ve every tried on the hand wash glasses ever cleans as reliably as the dishwasher. Always end up with bubbles somewhere.

Another point on using the dishwasher for beer glasses.  I had some old Bud Light shaker pints that a distributor gave us at a restaurant one evening (before I stopped drinking the stuff).  We used to put them in the dishwasher and in addition to becoming etched, they picked up a lasting odor from the dishwasher detergent that would not go away.  It most likely became entrenched in the etching in  the glass.  I could always smell it whenever I used the glasses to get a beer out of the tap.  That cured me from using the dishwasher for beer glasses.  And oh yes, I threw those glasses away!

I have noticed this sometimes, but it’s not a usual issue. Typically it can be attributed to the detergent and the amount of it used, rinse aid, how the glass was dried, and so on.

Even if it was a consistent issue, it still wouldn’t keep me from running my everyday glasses through the dishwasher. I’m not running each beer I drink through a full sensory analysis, and I don’t usually notice any residual aromas/flavors in my drink ware anyway. Maybe a good yardstick would be to put filtered tap water in a drinking glass that’s been through the wash, and see what you notice in that.