If a beer culture is so advanced that it has a different glass for every beer it stands to reason they would have perfected a technique of transfering beer from bottle to glass. Simply getting it in is not enough, when the glass is ready to be served it must look perfect. Presentation is important, you would keep a new Porsche clean and a beautiful head or hair brushed (I'd settle for either!). To be perfect something must look perfect. The key to this in beer is in creating a head that is fluffy and even.
- The perfect beer has a well developed head. This cannot be achieved by tilting the glass and pouring slowly. When the glass is about 2/3 filled, lift the bottle and back off on the angle so the beer comes out in a thin stream. Fill the glass until the head has pushed passed the crown, reserving the last bit of beer in the bottle.
- Step 2 was observed in a Bruggian pub, it is my understanding that this is not necessarily an intrigal part of the process thoughout Belgium. Looks nice though. Anyway, here's where the bar towel will come in handy. Take a knife with a blade that is not curved and longer than the diameter of the glass and slide it along top of the glass to slice off the head. This will leave the head even with the glass's rim.
- Pour the last bit of beer into the glass using the same "thin stream" method described in step #1. This will once again push up the head, but it will be symmetrical and that fluffy kinda head you get in the old country!
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