Hahaha, yeah, J is right. You're not really supposed to drink most of those beers out of the bottle. They're not your run-of-the-mill lagers or ales after all!

Almost every of those beers worth its pedigree has a glass design of its own that gives it the best taste (in some cases the effect is doubtful, but in others like Leffe and Duvel very noticeable).

Examples:











and so forth. In most cases you can substitute the glass for one in a similar shape, but if you visit a (mildly professional) bar in Belgium and they serve you your beer in a different glass than the 'real' one they better have a damn good reason. It's 'not done'.

(also, Duvel glasses are meant to be kept in the freezer and to get all 'misty' before pouring the beer. Not every bar does this though, and if it's busy and a lot of people order Duvel they sometimes run out of space in the freezer)

So yeah, we tend to take our beers seriously. A little too serious one might say.

I rarely use a glass...when I do it's almost always from in the freezer, but I use a variety... glass beer steins from oktoberfest, maybe a duvel glass (got a couple) or my fish-in-beer glasses.

Why the fuss? Beer comes in glass already.

To get the proper taste. You don't drink wine from the bottle either (well .. i hope you don't ) if you want to get the full flavour of a drink, it should be in the appropiate glass.
Just a small tip, i'm not a glass-nazi or something.

hah...so you're a beer connoisseur, but socially irresponsible. Don't worry, I didn't vote in the last local elections, though I did vote for president. I don't k now why I bother, though.... anything I vote for never passes. I guess there aren't enough smart people to vote with me.

Err, anyway, I like beer in a bottle...and usually out of the bottle. With wine there's a definite taste difference from drinking it in a glass vs the bottle, plus even letting it sit out a breathe makes a real difference in taste. With beer...meh...not so much. At least in my humble opinion.

There is a taste difference, but not enough for me to obsess over. If I have a bottle for the most part, I am happy. But there are some that a glass just makes it easier, like Delerium Tremens, etc.

Just don't give me beer in a can, unless I am tubing down the river, cause that tastes like swamp piss.

As for voting. I don't think everyone should vote or be forced to vote. I think that leads to a lot of people picking a person because of their name. I do vote BTW. But, with so few people who do vote it gives me a bit of happiness. In my city only about 10% of the people vote. Although, I must admit rarely what I want to happen happens. /Sigh. People just want to keep spending money the city does not have making my taxes higher.