This is how to pour a beer
After a long day at work, you’re craving that beer waiting for you at home in the fridge. You take a glass from the cupboard, open the beer (*tsssh*), pour it into the glass and then: foam. So. Much. Foam. Nightmare? With these tips, you’ll always pour that beer perfectly.
You start with the basics: the glass, which you rinse well. It may look clean, but there could still be some soap residue in it, and that won’t give you a beautiful head. The same applies when you want to pour your second beer; rinse out the beer residue, otherwise your new beer will taste a lot less delicious.
At an angle
While pouring, hold the glass at a 45° angle. In the video below, you can see how to do this. Make sure you don’t hold the bottle or can over the glass, but slightly away from it. That’s not only proper etiquette (you want to keep the glass as clean as possible, and there may be bacteria on the can or bottle), it also helps with the next step.
Pouring
Namely: pour the beer in a steady, controlled stream. If you’re too slow, you won’t get a head. If you pour too quickly, too much foam will rise too fast and spill over the rim.
Is the glass half full of beer? Then bring the glass back from 45° to upright while continuing to pour the beer. You can gradually hold the bottle or can higher above the glass so that foam can form without immediately spilling over the rim. And there it is: a beer with a perfect head. Cheers!
