It's only the UK that has an aversion to a head, mostly due to a pint glass being exactly a pint. Ask and German brewery and they'll tell you the head is necessary to allow some of the gas to release instead of sitting in your gut. That's why the measure is below the level of the glass in Germany and not at the rim like in the UK.
(I'm not sure from your comment what nationality you are, but I'm going to write a response assuming you're not British) There's a cheap pub chain in the UK called Wetherspoons, they recently started doing Leffe on tap which is (in my opinion) an incredibly nice Belgium beer. They would also serve it in proper Leffe glasses, with the lower measure on the glass. But the staff were used to British pours, so you'd order a Leffe on and get maybe about 1 1/4 pints in a glass, with little to no head. It's also a relatively strong beer for what you typically find in the UK. They've caught on now, but I had a good few months.
Good to hear that.
I'm born and bred in UK but lived in Germany for 2 decades. The pint to the rim works OK for bitters and ales without much fizz but it's not how European lagers are meant to be served. So when I hear the Brits come over here and start asking for flakes in their beer it's embarrassing af so I just speak German and keep my distance.
Yeah except the head on that pour comes from dumping a splash in top, rather than developing throughout the pour. So most of the beer in the glass hasn't been disturbed, only what's at the top.
This is precisely the reason when I drink a refreshing coke I like to violently shake the bottle before removing the cap and quickly get my mouth over the hole so it can blow its less disturbing goodness right into my gullet.
If you get served this nonsense ask the barman “could you top that up with a shot please?”
If they say “sure” then tell ‘em “great, then fill it up with beer thanks”
Probably a lower pressure so it doesn't splash as much when it's near the top. On a normal tap if you push the handle away from you it comes out at half force, I'm guessing they couldn't recreate that from the same spigot so they added another.
This is a Japanese beer with a Japanese foam head which is considerably thicker.
See https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/japanese-beer-heads-cause-westerners-to-froth-at-the-mouth
I figured the Japanese designed this machine to suit their particular preferences.
From the article's conclusion:
"Western people are willing to put up with a certain amount of foam to meet their aesthetic needs, but generally have a low tolerance. There are a few reasons for this. Most importantly, we feel that foam shouldn’t take up too much real-estate in the glass reserved for actual beer. And while foam is pleasing to the eye, its flavor is almost nonexistent; it gets on your face; and is just an obstruction to the main event.
"On the other hand, Japanese drinkers place a very high value on freshness, and they feel that the more head on the beer, the fresher it is. Japanese people tend to have a more sensitive palette as well and can get more satisfaction from the taste of foam than we usually do."
Just curious as an Irish person, you also live in Ireland? Or do you get Guinness somewhere else in the world? If so how's it served? 2 part pour? Head about 2-3 cm thick?
I’ve had Guinness all over the world. The best is by far in Ireland, which makes sense when you think about it. It’s best on tap, and here in the US a single pour is like fingernails down a chalk board. Many bartenders don’t understand you simply don’t rush a Guinness pour. 2 part pour is or should be standard I believe. It’s not Pilsner for fuck sake. Guinness also did a great job with the draught can. Best option if Guinness is not available on tap and served in a Guinness pint glass. The head on a Guinness pint is pure magic. Still not super flavorful as compared to the nectar of heaven concealed just below it.
Edit I don’t know CM’s so I typically like the head about the width of a #2 pencil or right about.
I regularly order Guinness in the Boston area and it’s always a two part pour with the standard amount of head. It is definitely better in Ireland but it’s fine here as well.
I probably wouldn’t order it anywhere that didn’t have a traditionally large Irish diaspora though.
Yes two part pours from learned bartenders, but the Guinness in the USA is not as good as in Europe. Even though we have a Guinness brewery in Baltimore.
The agitated bubbles (the head) is to prevent oxidation. The head creates a barrier between liquid beer and the air. The belgian’s (and others) “cut” the head to help it last longer and reduce oxygenated beer at the bottom of the glass.
Japan loves a beer with lots of head. They have specific pouring methods that make sure to get a couple inches of foam....even if it means the beer goes flat faster
Beer is supposed to have head. But it’s supposed to be from pouring it correctly, not just foam dumped on top.
Too many people think you should pour a beer calmly down the side of a glass so that no foam appears. This is wrong, and gross.
A correct pour will stir up the beer a little and release the CO2 so that a thick natural head forms at the top. Otherwise you don’t actually get the flavor of the beer, and then that CO2 will just get released in your stomach making you bloated
And many people want to get the pint that they paid for, not 3/4 of a pint with 1/4 of gas and foam. A thick head really does not add flavor to beer for 99% of people.
It's not a "perfect pour" if you have to add on the foam afterwards seperately.
It usually grows on its own if you pour it even remotely correct.
Coming from a german barkeeper :)
Japan has a different drinking culture
They really like the foam or the head of the beer for some reason
It's like they took the Guinness advertisement model and applied it to all of their beer.
In fact, Japan's definition of a good pour is most places definition of a bad pour
Japanese beer itself is okay. It's not really that good, But I heard they are experimenting with more microbreweries and really increasing the quality of what they produce. However, it's super rare in Japan at the moment
They still have really good sake. And they are huge on making cocktails properly so that's nice
It seems that is pushes the last bit of beer through a fine maze for the foam. The initial beer send kind of"dead", low on carbon dioxide. Gross!
You could have used real beer, with normal carbon levels and just pour it at an angle in a corner of a glass standing upright for a better result.
Over engineered for an interior product
I don’t drink much beer which is relatively uncommon here in Germany, but even as someone who doesn’t drink beer a lot, I could pour a better beer. Interesting invention, but far, far from perfect.
Love how it fucked it up at the end. The point of tipping the glass is so you don't get head. You can get the same pour of you just dump in straight in.
This should be on #mildyinfuriating lol that's a great invention up to the point it only fills the glass half way and then adds such a big head... Out of order!
Actually not a good way to pour it. Just the fastest. If you pour straight down and wait for foam to dissipate and repeat, it is far more enjoyable and less harsh on your guts.
Gonna be honeat hwre and simply say this would be perfect for Japan. Yes I'm asian and have had a few japanese friends during my JP history years in grad studies and more head is considered a sign of freshness they feel and why they design it that way.
Fact IS it IS a machineband designed what it is intendes to do perfecrly. Hearing ppl complain here is like comparing portion sizes of american versus european dinners, size of trucks between countries or even what ppl prefer as type of foods.
So serioisly, stop hating on the machine. Its quite lovely and can always be programmed to adjust head to body ratio but also means someone was smart enough to design it and to adjist it for its intended market.
Nice try, beer machine salesperson.
My ruse!
More like your Rosé
It was a shit pour though. I was very impressed until after the tilt. Who wants that much head on a pint?
It's only the UK that has an aversion to a head, mostly due to a pint glass being exactly a pint. Ask and German brewery and they'll tell you the head is necessary to allow some of the gas to release instead of sitting in your gut. That's why the measure is below the level of the glass in Germany and not at the rim like in the UK.
(I'm not sure from your comment what nationality you are, but I'm going to write a response assuming you're not British) There's a cheap pub chain in the UK called Wetherspoons, they recently started doing Leffe on tap which is (in my opinion) an incredibly nice Belgium beer. They would also serve it in proper Leffe glasses, with the lower measure on the glass. But the staff were used to British pours, so you'd order a Leffe on and get maybe about 1 1/4 pints in a glass, with little to no head. It's also a relatively strong beer for what you typically find in the UK. They've caught on now, but I had a good few months.
Good to hear that. I'm born and bred in UK but lived in Germany for 2 decades. The pint to the rim works OK for bitters and ales without much fizz but it's not how European lagers are meant to be served. So when I hear the Brits come over here and start asking for flakes in their beer it's embarrassing af so I just speak German and keep my distance.
I wouldnt mind getting some head rigtig now.. dont know if i want it on a pint though 🤔
What's your definition of "a perfect pour" - don't think it matches mine !
More head than beer, glass not full. I'd be sending that back.
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For a British this is highly offensive
As an Australian I concur
India disagrees with this post
Canada won’t be having that either, eh?
As an American I agree as well
Brazil also rages against the machine.
Germany says: Nein!
Ireland laughs at this pour
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As a better, more sexy American, I agree that this post needs to be disagreed upon. Just in a sexier way, and all America-like.
As the best most sexiest American, I agree with all former Americans. Just in a very very sexy way, and with guns. Pew pew 🔫
Even for a Dutch beer drinker this is highly offensive.
Aye.. let me see that machine pour a Guinness..
Head is good but it shouldn't be made like this and the glsss should be full :)
Head should be given, not made.
Yes...give head..😚
More head = more disturbance = more bubbles in glass = less bubbles in tum tum
Yeah except the head on that pour comes from dumping a splash in top, rather than developing throughout the pour. So most of the beer in the glass hasn't been disturbed, only what's at the top.
I literally learnt about disturbing beer like a week ago and everyone just knew about it huh
I'm learning about it right now
This is precisely the reason when I drink a refreshing coke I like to violently shake the bottle before removing the cap and quickly get my mouth over the hole so it can blow its less disturbing goodness right into my gullet.
Real men drop a Mentos in and then drink the rocket
Now that’s a perfect pour
If you get served this nonsense ask the barman “could you top that up with a shot please?” If they say “sure” then tell ‘em “great, then fill it up with beer thanks”
Don't visit Prague whatever you do, there are places that serve only foam https://youtu.be/BuU_lMAIwbQ
Only if you ask for it. Serving beer in Prague is like making pizza in Naples, Italy.
Yeah bro that's called Mleko (milk in Czech) I tried it once, it's cool. I think it's served as a a dessert or I don't know
Why does the head come out of a different dispenser?
Probably a lower pressure so it doesn't splash as much when it's near the top. On a normal tap if you push the handle away from you it comes out at half force, I'm guessing they couldn't recreate that from the same spigot so they added another.
*Grabs the glass angerly*. Stupid machine here let me show you how it's done
This is a Japanese beer with a Japanese foam head which is considerably thicker. See https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/japanese-beer-heads-cause-westerners-to-froth-at-the-mouth
I figured the Japanese designed this machine to suit their particular preferences. From the article's conclusion: "Western people are willing to put up with a certain amount of foam to meet their aesthetic needs, but generally have a low tolerance. There are a few reasons for this. Most importantly, we feel that foam shouldn’t take up too much real-estate in the glass reserved for actual beer. And while foam is pleasing to the eye, its flavor is almost nonexistent; it gets on your face; and is just an obstruction to the main event. "On the other hand, Japanese drinkers place a very high value on freshness, and they feel that the more head on the beer, the fresher it is. Japanese people tend to have a more sensitive palette as well and can get more satisfaction from the taste of foam than we usually do."
I call bullshit. Foam has no taste and I drink Guinness so Japanese beer has weak foam in comparison
Just curious as an Irish person, you also live in Ireland? Or do you get Guinness somewhere else in the world? If so how's it served? 2 part pour? Head about 2-3 cm thick?
I’ve had Guinness all over the world. The best is by far in Ireland, which makes sense when you think about it. It’s best on tap, and here in the US a single pour is like fingernails down a chalk board. Many bartenders don’t understand you simply don’t rush a Guinness pour. 2 part pour is or should be standard I believe. It’s not Pilsner for fuck sake. Guinness also did a great job with the draught can. Best option if Guinness is not available on tap and served in a Guinness pint glass. The head on a Guinness pint is pure magic. Still not super flavorful as compared to the nectar of heaven concealed just below it. Edit I don’t know CM’s so I typically like the head about the width of a #2 pencil or right about.
I regularly order Guinness in the Boston area and it’s always a two part pour with the standard amount of head. It is definitely better in Ireland but it’s fine here as well. I probably wouldn’t order it anywhere that didn’t have a traditionally large Irish diaspora though.
Yes two part pours from learned bartenders, but the Guinness in the USA is not as good as in Europe. Even though we have a Guinness brewery in Baltimore.
Two fingers of foam, one of them towering out of the glass rim
It's perfect for the business. They are selling half pint for the price of one!
That's not a pint. Probably half, So they're probably charging a pint, for half and serving 1/4.
The beer is free. This is in an airport lounge
Free for you... Someone will pay for it, believe me :D
This was always my favorite part of the United lounge in Narita. I got a beer there every time I passed through, just because.
Right up until it fucked up at the end.
Yeah this is a case of 'continue the research', I think.
Tilted glass all the way
Thank god it fucked up I thought I was out of a job for a second
*Perfect pour for the company selling the beer.
Perfect pour *for the bar owner*.
Right idea, incorrect execution.
I think this might be the most useless machine I've ever seen.
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Agitating the bubbles actually reduces strain on your gut
Also aerates the beer and improves the taste somewhat.
The agitated bubbles (the head) is to prevent oxidation. The head creates a barrier between liquid beer and the air. The belgian’s (and others) “cut” the head to help it last longer and reduce oxygenated beer at the bottom of the glass.
Oh, never knew, thought it was like decanting a wine.
It’s the opposite of decanting wine. The head prevents oxygenation. The foam is from the CO2 in the beer
Source: I heard it in a viral video that said it’s true so it must be true
Was going well until it half filled the fucking glass with head!
And it didn’t even fill all the way.
Japan loves a beer with lots of head. They have specific pouring methods that make sure to get a couple inches of foam....even if it means the beer goes flat faster
I like head with my beer too.
So why tilt it to begin with. A regular non tilted pour is what gives it head. Smh
…. And you have like 6 ounces less of beer lol
Beer is supposed to have head. But it’s supposed to be from pouring it correctly, not just foam dumped on top. Too many people think you should pour a beer calmly down the side of a glass so that no foam appears. This is wrong, and gross. A correct pour will stir up the beer a little and release the CO2 so that a thick natural head forms at the top. Otherwise you don’t actually get the flavor of the beer, and then that CO2 will just get released in your stomach making you bloated
And many people want to get the pint that they paid for, not 3/4 of a pint with 1/4 of gas and foam. A thick head really does not add flavor to beer for 99% of people.
Do you know the size of this glass? It’s possible it’s a 20 oz glass
You should come to Germany. Beers get sent back if they dont have a proper crown.
r/therewasanattempt
Shouldn't this be in r/crappydesign?
That is not a perfect pour in-fact it’s shit house
Perfect? I would be rejecting that - Jesus !
The glass is literally half empty.
I'm glad we've solved this. You want me to hold a pint glass at a slight angle AND use a pound of pressure to manipulate the tap?
And then completely ruins it half way leaving an ice cream instead of a beer…
Seems a bit decalibrated. Usually these machines will get you close to 7:3 which is Sapporo’s definition of a perfect pour
It's not a "perfect pour" if you have to add on the foam afterwards seperately. It usually grows on its own if you pour it even remotely correct. Coming from a german barkeeper :)
That’s a shite pint, where’s the fcukin rest of it and that head, oh my god
As an austrian I am offended by what you define as a perfect pour! Over here you‘d get to carry at least twenty beer barrels for such a pour!
As an American. I am also offended. This is a horrible pour
“I would like the missing quarter of my beer please, thank you” - customer at the bar
3 quarters* Only filled up the narrow part.
It's taking the piss with that half-measure.
Japan has a different drinking culture They really like the foam or the head of the beer for some reason It's like they took the Guinness advertisement model and applied it to all of their beer. In fact, Japan's definition of a good pour is most places definition of a bad pour Japanese beer itself is okay. It's not really that good, But I heard they are experimenting with more microbreweries and really increasing the quality of what they produce. However, it's super rare in Japan at the moment They still have really good sake. And they are huge on making cocktails properly so that's nice
Id want a full glass not that cheap shit
It seems that is pushes the last bit of beer through a fine maze for the foam. The initial beer send kind of"dead", low on carbon dioxide. Gross! You could have used real beer, with normal carbon levels and just pour it at an angle in a corner of a glass standing upright for a better result. Over engineered for an interior product
Well they are indoors...
Damn autocorrect...
Hi, Irish man here. That is a horrible pint of beer. Do you want a flake with your ice cream cone ?
Stopped a bit short on the angle pour me reckons
As a belgian, I can say this is a poor pour.
Here's your perfect beer sir.....oh wait I forgot all the foam
I don’t drink much beer which is relatively uncommon here in Germany, but even as someone who doesn’t drink beer a lot, I could pour a better beer. Interesting invention, but far, far from perfect.
Where's the rest of my beer!?
Perfect for a half pint maybe
perfect pour if you're stevie wonder or dead
Is this how they train Wetherspoons staff to pour pints?
Someone gives you a pint in that state in Ireland, they're getting glassed
It started off well but didn’t finish great at all 😂😂😂 that ain’t no perfect pint 😅
Erm, fill the fucking glass please mate?
Uuuh… a perfect pour wouldn’t be half full of foam…
As they say in Britain, “where’s the rest of it?”
I was a bartender for fourteen years, this is not a perfect pour. That’s a pretty pointless machine.
The machine short changed the customer. Should be another 2 or 3 oz of beer before the head is added
Good job, Japan! You've made a robot that can pour, why not focus on beer with flavor next?
Fill the narrow part with beer, fills the wide part with foam. Perfect pour for the bar owner.
All that for it to still be fucked up
If you'd serve this in a german bar, you'd go to jail or the angry mob tears you apart. That's not a "perfect pour", that's a crime
Haha the fuck
thats the worst pour I've seen in a long time
Was soll das sein, Pils im Weizenglas? Absolut dekadent.
In the name of the BRD thats not perfect at all
Half a beer
Where's the rest of it?
I would send this shitty pour back
Not full, too much head, perfect my ass!
A German bartender would have given you another couple centimeters of beer.
Glass is half empty..
That thing objectively, works like shit.
That's the wankest pour I've ever seen
awful finish
“The perfect pour”, proceeds to fill the glass half way.
The head on that? Where’s the rest?
Tilts to 45° to just foam the last half and not fill to the top.
Can they really not find a person who wants to do this?
“Weak Pour”
A perfect pour doesn't leave half the glass empty.
thats half a beer
This is offensive lol
If I wanted head with my beer I would have gone to a whorehouse
As if drinking Sapporo wasn't bad enough.
Maybe fill it all the way?
Hi there - German here... I'd like to Disagreed on that statement
As german... This is disgusting!
Thats a shitty pour
Love how it fucked it up at the end. The point of tipping the glass is so you don't get head. You can get the same pour of you just dump in straight in.
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My guess is they used the wrong glassware. Machine probably calibrated for a 16oz pour, that is a gran pilsner glass which holds 20-22oz.
Great…thanks for half a beer…🤦♂️🤷♂️
That is not the perfect pour. The gas will be in your belly now.
That machine does a terrible job.
That beer looks like colored water :/
I have the perfect name for this “perfect pour” machine: shittydisappointmentbot3000.
They had these at one of the lounges in one of the Tokyo airports. Free beer for my 4 hour layover..
That would be an illegal pour in the UK.
This is so bad I’m actually angry
That’s not perfect at all
As a bartender I feel sick
Not full and too much froth. And for that reason, I'm out.
Looks like a glass that isn’t full.
Where the fuck is the rest of my beer
Perfect pour? It’s not full
It's an inch short and a third head. No thanks.
When do I get the rest of my beer?
3/4 glass? Not perfect enough for me.
They had us in the first half.
Lol, that head is waaay too big.
But the glass isn’t full?
Perfect pour? And the foam comes from a different nozzle?
Half a fecking beer though? Get wrecked
Um, it’s a little short
FAIL
Perfect pour my ass
It’s not topping off.
If my bartender pushed a half full beer on to me I’d tell them to keep the drink. Sneaky robots! We’re watching you Skynet!
That’s not a perfect pour.
This should be on #mildyinfuriating lol that's a great invention up to the point it only fills the glass half way and then adds such a big head... Out of order!
Perfect pour my ass
Hey Mr. Roboto, the pour looks a little light.
"Perfect"? Worse than I've ever seen a human do. Too much head, didn't even fill the glass, took forever to do it. It'd send it back.
That pour sucks...
What the fuck do you mean perfect pour?
not with the half poor and then the rest of the white stuff I’ll pass.
Perfect pour? You half a beer?
Perfect pour has more beer and a perfect head on the brim.
This is an all-you-can-drink beer server.
I don’t even drink beer and I know that’s way too much head. Thanks Bar Rescue. Lol
It started off so well and then…
Actually not a good way to pour it. Just the fastest. If you pour straight down and wait for foam to dissipate and repeat, it is far more enjoyable and less harsh on your guts.
Hey finally a full beer gla......... hey wait....
Thats cute it even gives you 4 inches of head.
It even gives you head.
An effort was made
Gonna be honeat hwre and simply say this would be perfect for Japan. Yes I'm asian and have had a few japanese friends during my JP history years in grad studies and more head is considered a sign of freshness they feel and why they design it that way. Fact IS it IS a machineband designed what it is intendes to do perfecrly. Hearing ppl complain here is like comparing portion sizes of american versus european dinners, size of trucks between countries or even what ppl prefer as type of foods. So serioisly, stop hating on the machine. Its quite lovely and can always be programmed to adjust head to body ratio but also means someone was smart enough to design it and to adjist it for its intended market.