Love Craft Beer? Need A Wall Covering? Check Out These Very Cool Posters.
Glass class: Each type of glassware features a description, fluid ounce measurement and a list of beers to drink with it. So what goes in a snifter? Belgian ales, IPAs and barley wines are ideal.[/caption]
While "beer school" does have an alluring ring to it, here are two much easier ways to glean some know-how about your favorite brews: infographic posters that teach you something, while also adding style and décor to your home.
Figuring out which beer goes in a pilsner glass might be a no-brainer, but what about a stange? Or a tulip? Trust us, the glassware designated for various styles of beers makes a difference. Likewise, you need not be an expert in single-hop varieties, but some proficiency will only enhance your drinking experience. Stuff About Beer's collection of beer glass prints includes six different posters, each illustrating 12 different beer glasses from around the world — with brief descriptions highlighting which types of beers to serve in them. You can choose between colored graphics or striking black and white.
While hops are an elemental component in beer-brewing, they remain a somewhat mysterious ingredient to the average drinker, especially when it comes to all the hops varieties. The DC-based Committee on Opprobiations' offers a creatively designed educational display in the form of its Single Hop Project, a collection of graphic prints each dedicated to an individual hop, its country of origin, as well as other beer geek data like the alpha, beta and cohumulone acid percentages as well as its commercial release date. Whether taste and eye for design and wall art tends to gravitate toward retro, sleek, geometric, colorful or discreet there's literally hundreds to choose — and learn — from.
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