Have you consumed beer from a mason jar mug?

Not beer, but I've had iced tea served in jars at an Irish pub in South Bend called the Fiddler's Hearth :)
 
Yes...but only samples of my own beer taken during the brewing process or while force carbonating a keg.

<beer dork mode on>
I will say that mason jars are not acceptable for properly experiencing a good beer...they do not present the aroma or foam properly and the screw top is not the best design for drinking from.
<beer dork mode off>

Seriously, check this out

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/glassware
 
2manband said:
^ :facepalm: If you believe that, I have some $2,500 speaker cables you may be interested in.
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Have you ever tired sampling a beer from two vastly different glasses? Don't knock it till you try it.

Try something like a Belgian strong dark from a steamed tulip or snifter then try a mug. Some designs will concentrate aromas so when you bring the glass to your nose, you get more of the esters and phenols or other aromatic elements. Drinking that same beer from a will present a different experience with a much more subtle aroma as one example.

..course if your just swilling PBR, this is all probably lost on you.
 
k4df4l said:
Yes...but only samples of my own beer taken during the brewing process or while force carbonating a keg.

<beer dork mode on>
I will say that mason jars are not acceptable for properly experiencing a good beer...they do not present the aroma or foam properly and the screw top is not the best design for drinking from.
<beer dork mode off>

Seriously, check this out

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/glassware
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I'm all about using the right glass shape to taste a beverage - snifters for whiskey and pilsner glasses for light beers, yada yada... if you are taking your time and trying to taste every detail.

But if you're just drinking socially in a bar, especially a smoky bar, all that effort is just wasted IMO. I have thoroughly enjoyed many a beer from a mason jar and didn't think twice about it. Sometimes it's ok to use the salad fork for your entree.
 
jaxn slim said:
I'm all about using the right glass shape to taste a beverage - snifters for whiskey and pilsner glasses for light beers, yada yada... if you are taking your time and trying to taste every detail.

But if you're just drinking socially in a bar, especially a smoky bar, all that effort is just wasted IMO. I have thoroughly enjoyed many a beer from a mason jar and didn't think twice about it. Sometimes it's ok to use the salad fork for your entree.
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I'm right there with you; drinking and tasting/experiencing aren't always the same thing. That's what my qualification about properly experiencing a good beer was about. I suppose it wasn't explicit enough....

Srsly, if anyone doubts the difference glassware design can have just try it for yourself w/ something that has expressive aromas and flavors.
 
k4df4l said:
Have you ever tired sampling a beer from two vastly different glasses? Don't knock it till you try it.

Try something like a Belgian strong dark from a steamed tulip or snifter then try a mug. Some designs will concentrate aromas so when you bring the glass to your nose, you get more of the esters and phenols or other aromatic elements. Drinking that same beer from a will present a different experience with a much more subtle aroma as one example.

..course if your just swilling PBR, this is all probably lost on you.
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I can see we haven't met before. I'm 2manband. I think beer snobbery is foolish. I love all beers, including cheap swill, piss water, or any other diminutive terms you may care to throw at America's fine lineage of mass produced domestic brews, and will continue to enjoy all of them with reckless abandon from all manner of vessels and a blatent disregard for their esters, phenols, and other aromatic elements. This is my way.
 
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Ahhh yes. The old "Anyone who distinguishes different styles and ways of drinking of beer is a snob and is foolish" bit. :facepalm:
 
jaxn slim said:
Ahhh yes. The old "Anyone who distinguishes different styles and ways of drinking of beer is a snob and is foolish" bit. :facepalm:
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Investing $5/glass on anything other than mason jars is comparable to buying a length of speaker cable for $2,500. Hadn't you heard?
 
jaxn slim said:
Ahhh yes. The old "Anyone who distinguishes different styles and ways of drinking of beer is a snob and is foolish" bit. :facepalm:
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Ah yes, the old "feeling threatened by anybody who doesn't care to participate in our hobby" bit.

Let me draw you an analogy:

One of my hobbies is restoring old woodworking machines. I pride myself on owning some very high quality equipment that I put a lot of my own work into bringing back from the dead. Doesn't mean I'm not a douche if I come by while you're building something and tell you that your lightweight off brand table saw is a POS, and that if you want a real woodcutting experience you should come by and make a few rips on my restored Rockwell Unisaw. I'd do you that favor - I'm a helper.

Of course that would be douchey. The woodworking machine thing is my hobby. I get that not everybody's into it. And at the end of the day - for most of the people who don't share my hobby, it's all about what you make with the tools, not about why I chose to use shielded bearings instead of sealed ones. Just as having a few beers is really, to most people who don't share the hobby, about what you're having a good time doing while you drink them, not especially about their organic chemistry.


Agree to disagree, I guess.

Sorry for sidetracking the thread and rehashing an old argument. I intended this to be more about a regional preferences thing - I should've known that any thread that mentions the word beer will turn into the all too familiar argument
 
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2manband said:
Ah yes, the old "feeling threatened by anybody who doesn't care to participate in our hobby" bit.

Let me draw you an analogy:

One of my hobbies is restoring old woodworking machines. I pride myself on owning some very high quality equipment that I put a lot of my own work into bringing back from the dead. Doesn't mean I'm not a douche if I come by while you're building something and tell you that your lightweight off brand table saw is a POS, and that if you want a real woodcutting experience you should come by and make a few rips on my restored Rockwell Unisaw. I'd do you that favor - I'm a helper.

Of course that would be douchey. The woodworking machine thing is my hobby. I get that not everybody's into it. And at the end of the day - for most of the people who don't share my hobby, it's all about what you make with the tools, not about why I chose to use shielded bearings instead of sealed ones. Just as having a few beers is really, to most people who don't share the hobby, about what you're having a good time doing while you drink them, not especially about their organic chemistry.


Agree to disagree, I guess.
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I didn't realize that giving some general advice on a public forum was as douchey as going to someone's house and telling them that their tools are POS. If we're ever talking about tools and you mention your personal taste, I'll try to remember to get offended and call you a foolish snob.
 
jaxn slim said:
I didn't realize that giving some general advice on a public forum was as douchey as going to someone's house and telling them that their tools are POS. If we're ever talking about tools and you mention your personal taste, I'll try to remember to get offended and call you a foolish snob.
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I don't recall asking for beer advice, just as you haven't asked for power tool advice. If you had, I'd be happy to offer some, and if I had asked for beer advice, I'd be happy to receive your input. That's exactly what makes the whole beer snobbery thing so impolite - the constant offering of unsolicited advice, usually with a healthy dash of condescension.
 
2manband said:
I don't recall asking for beer advice, just as you haven't asked for power tool advice. If you had, I'd be happy to offer some, and if I had asked for beer advice, I'd be happy to receive your input. That's exactly what makes the whole beer snobbery thing so impolite - the constant offering of unsolicited advice, usually with a healthy dash of condescension.
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Nobody pressed advice on anyone. The thread is asking forumites whether they have or haven't consumed beer from mason jars. If someone has a specific reason for doing so or for not doing so, then it's perfectly on-topic for them to state it.

If the thread had been more along the lines of "I just bought some new mason jug mugs, I can't wait to pour a beer later!" and someone had posted something like that, then yeah, different story.

:shrug:
 
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