Secondly, it makes the glasses incredibly easy to stack and un-stack - very ... When a nonic pint glass falls on its side on a hard bar top, the bulge hits the surface instead of the fragile ...

The tradition of making pint glasses to have a bulge near the rim ... Secondly, it helps bar staff stack and unstack the glasses without having to deal with them sticking together.

During the 1920s, when glassware was a significant expense for pub and restaurant ... Two, the bulge makes the glasses quicker and easier to stack and unstack, unlike standard pint glasses which ...

Bar staff must pour until they reach the top of the harp, then stop. Diageo said: 'A pint of Guinness should be poured slowly, with the glass tilted at a 45-degree angle and executed in a two-part ...

So says Pádraig Brady – and he should know, as the owner of Mulligans of Deansgate, Manchester; a pub with its own fully ... Guinness recommends filling the pint glass up halfway and letting ...

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has hit out at proposals that could see pub opening hours cut and pint glasses swapped for smaller servings. It comes as the chain reported a rise in sales, but issued a ...