Dealing with an addiction

[King Ruddager]

I no longer have room to store all the different kinds of glasses I keep buying These are just the unique ones, many belong to sets:

 

[BlackSands]

I have a similar collection, but there's only a select few that I commonly use. The rest are for those big wild beer parties that I never actually have, so really I guess they're just repositories for cupboard dust.

[ChristinaS1]

So how are you dealing with your addiction? Beer Glass Collectors Anonymous?

[King Ruddager]

[Graculus]

I have quite a collection. Usually picked up in charity shops.

It has been suggested I have too many beer glasses, but what would she know.

[headmaster]

I also have a similar collection. I often use the thin glass pils and cognac glasses when I don't want the glass to steal too much chill from the beer in summer, but finding myself choosing thicker ones, like the good ole Headmasters for winter stouts and english beer.

[Otto Von Blotto]

I've got a fair collection as well, randomly stored in different cupboards wherever they'll fit, but I only use one or two of them regularly.

[Wotto]

Nice collection! I bought a 6 pack of Pilsner glasses from K Mart to take to a work christmas party one year, something I wouldn't care if they broke... I still have every one! I cant believe the kids break everything else except these to give me an excuse to buy something decent.

[Scottie]

 

You've gotta spend your time and money doing something. The whole brewing obsession is about collecting and building, equipment, beer & utensils.

 

Cheers

[Johanssen]

It's so funny. I also have dozens of beer glasses but only usually drink out of 1 or 2 of them (the favourites)

Drives my wife nuts because they never fit neatly in the cupboard

[Mark D Pirate]

Not an addiction ...just a hobby !

I mostly drink from souvenired headmaster glasses if I'm drinking off the taps , bought a few proper pint glasses for drinking the grolsch bottled beers since they're perfect size

[Otto Von Blotto]

I mainly use one glass, it's the same as the two to the left of the page on this forum with the dark and light beer in them. I have 3 or 4 different pint glasses that I usually use for stout/porter but sometimes I feel like more than a schooner but not quite two of them so they're handy for that too. I also have a couple of litre steins that usually only come out on my birthday, but occasionally I use them on brew days as well so I don't have to refill as often, better in winter though ... in summer they go warm well before I finish them

[Johanssen]

What's peoples thoughts on cleaning them?

I never use detergent, usually just a solid rinse with warm water straight after I've finished drinking. A few times they've accidentally gone into the dish washer...

 

And I store them in the cupboard, but know a few people that keep them in the fridge.

[Otto Von Blotto]

I soak mine in sodium percarbonate then hot water rinse. I don't bother pre-chilling my glasses though because the beer is kept so cold in the kegs that the room temp glass helps bring it up to a more normal serving/drinking temp.

[mort1525230173]

wow & here i am just using an old enamel tin mug ;-)

 

[Fergy1987]

Feel free to send them to me so I can remove more cups from my cupboards to fill with glasses for alcohol