Glassware
Dimpled mug
The traditional handled British pint pot. The handle keeps a warm hand off the beer, which matters more for cask ale than most drinkers realise.
Shape
A heavy, thick-walled handled mug with a grid of dimples pressed into the glass.
Typical capacity 568 ml.
Drawn to scale against the other glasses BeerHQ lists, so heights and widths can be compared between pages.
What it does
- Legal measure. A stamped glass guarantees a defined measure — in the UK, a pint, which is a legal serving quantity, not a design decision.
- Handling. Handle, weight or grip for practical service, particularly at large volumes.
- Keeps temperature. A stem or handle keeps the hand off the bowl, so the beer warms more slowly than it would in a tumbler.
- Presentation. Shows colour, clarity and bead. Conventional rather than functional.
Styles served in it
- Czech pale lager
The Czech everyday lager: lower in strength than the premium version but keeping the soft bready malt and generous Saaz hopping.
- Czech premium pale lager
The original pale lager: rich bready malt, generous Saaz hopping and a rounded bitterness that soft Bohemian water makes possible.
- Czech amber lager
A Bohemian amber lager balancing caramel malt against Saaz hop character, sitting between the pale and dark Czech beers.
- Czech dark lager
A dark Bohemian lager richer and sweeter than its German counterparts, with caramel and light roast over a soft body.
- Ordinary bitter
The everyday British cask ale: low in strength, gently bitter, and built to be drunk in pints over a whole evening.
- Dark mild
A low-strength dark British ale, gently sweet and nutty, built for drinking in quantity after physical work.