When the time for beer strikes do you reach for a favourite glass, take whatever drinking vessel is closest, or make your decision depending on the style of beer about to be enjoyed? Popular novelty beer glasses include sexy beer glasses and skull beer glasses, which make great gifts for beer lovers.

Using units is a simpler way of representing a drink's alcohol content – usually expressed by the standard measure alcohol by volume (ABV). If you're hosting a large event or own a bar, we offer a range of toughened and tempered beer glasses suitable for commercial establishments, such as pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants. As with all our bottled beers, each beer glass features information on the size, the brewery, the style and a photo. One unit equals 10ml or 8g of pure alcohol, which is around the amount of alcohol the average adult can process in an hour. A mass is a German measurement equal to 1 litre, so a masskrug is literally translated as a 1 litre beer mug.Each mug comes with a presentation box and beer mats, but if you’re going to drink from it, rather than collect it, you’ll need to provide the beer. Characterised as being tall and thin, a stange glass traditionally hoods around 200ml of beer, however the glass is so similar to a tom collins glass or a mojito glass that any tall highball glass will have the same visual effect. This solid glass tankard is worthy of joining the favourites line-up: it’s an artful piece with natural, smooth edges and a thick base for extra sturdiness to prevent unwanted spillage.

Half-pint glasses also make a great tasting glass for these styles as they’re the perfect size to share a 330ml bottle of beer and leave plenty of room for the head. A favourite pastime for many, enjoying a good pint of beer is helped all the more by the type of glass you use.

If there’s space in your kitchen cabinet for a new glass then you might want to consider what shape best matches the style of beer you drink most often – from those traditional pint glasses for honest British bitters, to tall, slender pieces that showcase the doughy head of German weissbiers. Pauliner’s beers are an Oktoberfest attraction and its mighty one litre glass is built to withstand the most raucous clinking. Very similar to brandy snifters, a beer snifter glass can likewise be used to swirl your drink to help release the hidden aromas, in fact a large brandy snifter is an ideal substitute to a beer snifter. We use specially designed packaging that has proven its effectiveness both for our extensive range of glasses for beer, and for the many bottles delivered each day across Europe in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Italy and Spain.

Often, these beers are presented in their own dedicated beer glass proudly bearing the name of the brewery. You can find the ABV on the labels of cans and bottles, sometimes written as "vol" or "alcohol volume", or you can ask bar staff about particular drinks. This means that within an hour there should be, in theory, little or no alcohol left in the blood of an adult, although this will vary from person to person. Very similar to a standard highball beer glass, the stange glass is famed for serving Kolsch in Germany.Of course, with the variety of beer glasses on the market it is not surprising that beers, lagers and ales could be served in all manner of drinking vessels. A similar style to the Pilsner glass is the Weizen beer glass, specially designed to complement wheat beer. Chosen for their looks rather than their tasting benefits, Tulip glasses are often made from toughened glass which makes them a practical choice for serving pints. For those that love beer, the right glass is essential, which is why we have a great selection of beer tankards, beer mugs, novelty beer glasses, cool beer glasses, stemmed beer glasses, pint glasses and half pint glasses. It’s a great way to serve your German and Czech Lagers and Pilsners, as well as English and American ales.

Just like wine glasses, beer glasses come in a variety of shapes and sizes to complement your chosen beer, lager or ale. For good beers that need to be appreciated, a nice wine glass makes a perfect drinking vessel; red wine glasses will usually have a rounded bowl and narrow rim, similar to a beer snifter, while white wine glasses have a wide rimmed bowl, like a beer goblet.A required stamp for draught beer service, the CE mark replaced the crown government stamp on pint glasses and half pint glasses to confirm the glass adheres to UK licencing laws. Particularly useful for brewing competitions and beer tasting sessions, a beer sample cup can be almost any shape and style, however because of its effective throw-away use a simple conical glass is common.