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The classic glass (with the shape found at every pub and bar of bartenders across the country as these booze books should be) is made with a DuraTuff heat-treated rim, designed to resist thermal and mechanical shock. Libbey’s standard fare pint glass is built to last, whether enjoying Spruce Beer or bourbon. “So pour your beer into a glass and realize its full potential!” “You're robbing yourself of all these subconscious enhancements that truly make a beer enjoyable when you drink out of a bottle or can,” says Bisch. Simply put, you can keep sipping your low-cost lagers out of a can, but for craft beers, do the brews justice and drink them out of a glass. "To wax poetic a little bit, it's like the blossoming of a flower, but a blossoming of your sensors: carbonation is released, and that releases gas that further enhances the aromas of the beer." He continues, "The sight of the beer, no longer covered up by the brown glass or aluminum can, shows off its color and clarity.” "Whether you realize it or not, many things happen when you pour a beer into a glass,” says Patrick Bisch, certified cicerone at Illinois' The Open Bottle.

Glass selections today range far beyond your standard pint glass-there are snifters for bold barley wines, whisper-thin stemware, and cicerone-beloved Teku glasses.

Craft beer has stormed the nation, and with it, the rise of specialty beer glasses. Whether you're a working bartender-in-training or wanting to generally learn more about spirits to finally put your whiskey books to good use for hosting weekend parties, a dependable glass is vital.