Does beer glassware actually matter?

Your trusty craft beer guru, Tony Rehagen, here. At Top Shelf, we spend most of our time talking about what’s in your glass. This month, I want to take a step back and look at the glass itself: tulips and Tekus; pilsners and imperial pints; and snifters, stanges and steins. If you’ve peeked behind the bar of your favorite taproom, you may have noticed almost as many types of glasses as there are tap handles.

For Mangesh Sawant, bar manager at Laurel Brasserie and Bar in Salt Lake City, the ideal example boils down to pairing potential. “I love Sugar House Single Malt because it goes great with s’mores around the campfire,” he says of the locally produced liquid. Read the full article here.