Our Favourite Options of 2022

Like Riddley, I really feel all types of improper highlighting my very own work as my favourite characteristic of the yr, however this piece was simply so enjoyable to analysis and write—particularly since I bought to speak with my husband’s beer-world hero! What with the rise of craft beer (and the following beer ingesting snobbery), it was enjoyable to dive into whether or not or not a beer glass will make or break that $25 bottle of spontaneously fermented beer aged for 2 years on Montmorency cherries (hand-picked, in season, in fact). The brief reply is: the glass isn’t an enormous deal (until you’re utilizing a shaker pint glass, by which case, we gently advise you to make use of a wine glass or put money into a set of tulip glasses; it’s for the most effective). I beloved the historical past and lore behind varied beer glass kinds, but in addition that, in the long run, it is best to simply drink from no matter makes you cheerful. And in my case, it’s a bierstiefel, a.ok.a. a 1-liter boot-shaped glass that, if sipped from incorrectly, will depart you drenched in beer. Whereas I am solely being barely critical, it truly is a enjoyable glass to drink from, and definitely will earn you a couple of disapproving (or approving, relying in your crowd) glances. —Grace Kelly, affiliate commerce editor