Anywhere you can buy a pint of Guinness in an old fashioned glass with a handle?

5rtytry56 · 21-07-2015 11:54am #1

Just thought I'd throw this out. You know, the pint glass with the handle you see on the Guinness Signs above the Pub door. Especially since Dagieo want to enforce as nicely as possible the use of the new Guinness Pint glass only.
Or do I have too much of a phobia against the new glass? Or would I have better luck posting this thread is Oul' wans and Oul fellas?

BeerNut · 21-07-2015 12:10pm

That style of glass is used in the Galway Bay pubs for their cask beers. They don't sell Guinness though.

irish_goat · 21-07-2015 12:38pm

Spotted these Guinness glasses the other day in spoons up here.

P_Cash · 21-07-2015 12:40pm

irish_goat wrote: »

Spotted these Guinness glasses the other day in spoons up here.

Looks camp

Losty Dublin · 21-07-2015 6:53pm

I have a couple of those old Guinness tankards here in the house. However, they are of an era when glasses really were made of glass and thus very very brittle and delicate; I'd not chance them in a steam washer given their age.

You can get modern versions in the tourist shops which will be more robust and shatterproof than the older one. Ask your local if they'll serve up a pint in one of your own.

quadrifoglio verde · 21-07-2015 8:02pm

And of the non craft bars stocking franciscan well beers would have franciscan well glasses which are like that

penev10 · 21-07-2015 8:04pm

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

And of the non craft bars stocking franciscan well beers would have franciscan well glasses which are like that

The Palace in Dublin city centre has those FW glasses and serves a decent pint of Guinness.

BeerNut · 21-07-2015 10:19pm

The FW glasses are taller and thinner than the Guinness mug, with a thick base.

rubadub · 23-07-2015 8:43am

Some pubs will have tankards which you could ask for. I know a guy who used to have "his" hanging up over the bar and would get all his pints in it. I remember seeing that going on in UK soaps, but its the only time I saw it in pubs here.

If you want one for home that Oirish souvenir shop, carrolls do a nice one with a pewter logo, but €12.99, its not rounded like I think the one the OP wants though

http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com/guinness-glass-tankard-with-pewter-logo.html

Mesrine65 · 23-07-2015 10:48am

I've noticed a lot of lads going to motorcycle rallies bring their own tankards.

lk67 · 23-07-2015 10:59am

Mesrine65 wrote: »

I've noticed a lot of lads going to motorcycle rallies bring their own tankards.

Easier to grip at 120 kmph I'd imagine...

Anywhere you can buy a pint of Guinness in an old fashioned glass with a handle?

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