No. 007 · Beer
Black Velvet
Stout and Champagne in equal parts, served without ice. A Victorian-era London drink.
The Bar
Beer
Cask ale through a handpump, keg lager from the tap, the two-part stout pour and the wheat beer swirl: how to serve beer properly, from brewery and industry guidance.
7 entries · alcoholic drinks for adults aged 18+
No. 004 · Beer
Bottled or canned beer, poured
How to pour beer from a bottle or can for a good head, and how to leave yeast behind in bottle-conditioned beer.
No. 001 · Beer
A pint of cask ale
How a pint of cask-conditioned ale is pulled through a handpump, with or without a sparkler, at cellar temperature.
Photo: Jongleur100, Public domain
No. 002 · Beer
A pint of keg lager
Pouring draught lager from the tap: a beer-clean glass at 45°, the tap fully open and a neat head.
No. 003 · Beer
A pint of stout (two-part pour)
The two-part pour for draught stout: fill to three-quarters, let the surge settle, then top up.
No. 006 · Beer
Shandy
Beer mixed with lemonade: a lower-strength pub classic, ordered in the UK as a bitter or lager shandy.
Photo: RegionVisitor90, CC0
No. 005 · Beer
Wheat beer (Weissbier) pour
The German wheat beer pour: rinsed glass, slow tilted pour, then swirl the last of the bottle to add the yeast.
Photo: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0
Guides for this shelf
- How to pull the perfect pint Cask ale through a handpump, keg beer from the tap and stout's two-part pour: clean glasses, the right temperature and a proper head.
- How to pour bottled and canned beer Tilt, pour, straighten: how to pour a bottle or can for a good head, what to do with yeast sediment, and the German wheat beer pour.
- A guide to beer styles Mild, bitter, pale ale, IPA, stout, porter, lager and wheat beer: what each style tastes like, based on CAMRA's style notes.
- Drinking responsibly: the UK guidelines The UK Chief Medical Officers' low-risk drinking guidelines, what a unit is, alcohol and young people, and where to get help.
- Glassware: which glass for which drink Coupes, martini glasses, rocks, highballs and flutes; nonic pints, tulips and weizen glasses; Irish coffee glasses, and how to look after them.
Most-used kit
- Nonic pint glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Nonic pint glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Bottle opener Search Amazon.co.uk for Bottle opener (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Bar spoon Search Amazon.co.uk for Bar spoon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Champagne flute Search Amazon.co.uk for Champagne flute (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Tulip beer glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Tulip beer glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Weizen (wheat beer) glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Weizen (wheat beer) glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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