Spiegelau Beer Glasses

[Classic Brewing Co]

Hi All,

Trust you had a good Xmas, I have been travelling around Oz expanding my Stubby Cooler business, so no home brew for a while, this weekend I am back into it with a Czech Pilsner.

I collected my first set of Spiegelau Beer Glasses from Coles yesterday with the Flybuys promo - not bad, $30 odd value for FREE !! I want to try & squeeze another set in before the promo ends.

All the best for the new year & happy brewing.

Cheers Phil 

 

 

 

 

[PaddyBrew2]

I got mine as well as the highball ones. Not bad for free. I have the craft set as well from Spiegelau which are a lovely glass

[Classic Brewing Co]

The whole range is excellent, some of the different styles of Beer Glasses are awesome as the wine glass range, but I have enough wine glasses to open a Hotel !

[Gullys Brewing]

Good to see ya back on Classic. Good luck with the Czech Pilsner.

[Gullys Brewing]

Tip, use the softest water (think that's the right term) tried out those cask water and made it so much delishousness!!!

[kmar92]

I cant imagine a free giveaway from Coles (actually not free, requires a big spend in store) is good quality, then again I may be surprised!

[Classic Brewing Co]

2 hours ago, Gully85 said:

Tip, use the softest water (think that's the right term) tried out those cask water and made it so much delishousness!!!

Hi Gully,

Thanks for the tip, Cheers.

[Classic Brewing Co]

1 hour ago, kmar92 said:

I cant imagine a free giveaway from Coles (actually not free, requires a big spend in store) is good quality, then again I may be surprised!

Well all you are doing is swiping your Flybuys Card at the Checkout each spend, when there is a promo on, you win.

[PaddyBrew2]

2 hours ago, kmar92 said:

I cant imagine a free giveaway from Coles (actually not free, requires a big spend in store) is good quality, then again I may be surprised!

You’re shopping in there anyway. You just need to swipe your card. And Spiegelau are well known for their quality glassware.  But good on ya for posting all the same 

[Malter White]

I picked up a few Spiegelau glasses also. While they might be a quality item, I'm not that fond of them. They feel very thin to me, like they might break in your hand if you picked them up too robustly. I guess it's because I'm so used to pub-like beer glasses that are thicker eg. Headmaster.

[Classic Brewing Co]

I agree, they are very thin - need to be handled with care, but still hold a good head & look pretty swish. 

[Lab Cat]

15 hours ago, MUZZY said:

I picked up a few Spiegelau glasses also. While they might be a quality item, I'm not that fond of them. They feel very thin to me, like they might break in your hand if you picked them up too robustly. I guess it's because I'm so used to pub-like beer glasses that are thicker eg. Headmaster.

Pub glasses are made for safety and longevity, but beer tastes better from a good glass, as I found out when doing comparisons at a tasting to show off glassware. The Speigelau might be thin but don't break or crack easily.

[Hairy]

9 hours ago, Lab Rat said:

Pub glasses are made for safety and longevity, but beer tastes better from a good glass, as I found out when doing comparisons at a tasting to show off glassware. The Speigelau might be thin but don't break or crack easily.

I can confirm that they do break when your wife whacks them against the edge of the sink.

They are great to drink from but unfortunately I only have a couple left (refer above).

I did pick up some in the Coles promotion but not beer glasses, just some low-ball and high-ball glasses.

[Mark D Pirate]

I think ive found a more expensive way to get nice glassware ...my favourite little pub "gives" you a nice glass when you spend more than a pineapple on takeaways ... once i counted mine up i worked out my spending habits needed adjustment .

So far it's been Teku and speiglau IPA like glasses but slightly thicker 

[Classic Brewing Co]

2 hours ago, Hairy said:

I can confirm that they do break when your wife whacks them against the edge of the sink.

They are great to drink from but unfortunately I only have a couple left (refer above).

I did pick up some in the Coles promotion but not beer glasses, just some low-ball and high-ball glasses.

A few years ago I bought a few of cartons of assorted Beer & Wine Glasses from a pub that was closing down & there is literally every type imaginable, SA Butcher, Schooner, Pint, Handle ( even Pony's

for those not familiar with SA Glass Sizes refer below )

http://www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/

There were so many Wine Glasses of different shapes, but I have learnt over the years when sharing a drink with mates in using your prized Beer Glasses - it pays to study there drinking habits before risking breakages, although accidents do happen. I still have many behind my bar in shelves, cabinets & fridges so a lot more Cheers to go. 

[Lab Cat]

3 hours ago, Hairy said:

I can confirm that they do break when your wife whacks them against the edge of the sink.

They are great to drink from but unfortunately I only have a couple left (refer above).

Try not to make her angry, they might last longer?

[Otto Von Blotto]

They are good glasses but I've also broken a few that may not have happened if the glass was thicker. The most recent one I was trying to load it into the dishwasher and it cracked. I think there's only one of them left now of the original 6, and that's at the olds place.

[Classic Brewing Co]

I am single so I spose it's up to me to be careful when using/cleaning them - I reckon if you are going to break a glass, make sure it's empty first !

[Malter White]

5 minutes ago, CLASSIC said:

I am single so I spose it's up to me to be careful when using/cleaning them - I reckon if you are going to break a glass, make sure it's empty first !

Very sound advice, Classic. A bit like, "Don't get your d*ck caught in your fly," is one of my favourite sayings.

[Classic Brewing Co]

That too Muzzy, according to the BOM Weather app on my phone it's 40.4 at South Plympton - just thinking about carefully pouring some of that amber liquid into one of my glasses 

[Malter White]

22 minutes ago, CLASSIC said:

That too Muzzy, according to the BOM Weather app on my phone it's 40.4 at South Plympton - just thinking about carefully pouring some of that amber liquid into one of my glasses 

I'm also keenly watching the BoM website from Newton and urging the cool change to arrive. Our air conditioning packed it in 2 days ago. I bought 2 cheap evaporative coolers yesterday to help us get through the heat until a fridgie can repair or replace our ducted system. They have proven to be quite inadequate but better than nothing.
For want of a better word, I feel guilty whinging about not having aircon when people's houses not so far away have gone up in flames.
In summation, I'm hot and bothered but there's always somebody worse off. Cheers.

[Classic Brewing Co]

I agree, I have ducted Air Con but only using a large fan at the moment, I am surrounded by large trees & there is a bit of a gully breeze happening, I hope it doesn't flare up the fires.

But, keep hydrated - beer contains water doesn't it ? 

[Malter White]

1 hour ago, CLASSIC said:

 

But, keep hydrated - beer contains water doesn't it ? 

Probably more than 90%.

Edited December 30, 2019 by MUZZY

[Otto Von Blotto]

That's gotta suck in those temps. It's been pretty mild here since about a week ago, we haven't really used the AC even when it gets to about 30 inside. There's always a good afternoon breeze comes through about 3:30/4 or so which cools things down, and since I put the roof vents in it doesn't stay hot for hours after sunset anymore. 

[Classic Brewing Co]

Hi Otto,

You are right after 5-6 days of 40+ it gives you the …… but I am a travelling salesman ( work for myself ) I as in Bourke NSW about a week ago & the temp was about 45-48 everyday, I travelled across to Tiboobuura - 6 hours of the worst dirt roads imaginable ended up 54kms from the QLD border, but saving that for a trip in the new year, even a trip to Broken Hill 3.5 hours still around 40 degrees - back to Adelaide another 6 hours & glad to get home for a quiet beer & bed. So really the hot weather doesn't bother me that much, but it's nice to be cool.

Cheers.