People are only just realising the reason why pint glasses have had a bump on them since 1913 and it makes so much sense

The Sun

01-05-2025

EVER wondered why pint glasses have a curved bump on the top of them as your enjoying a cold one?
Well, it turns out it's not just for looks, the bump is there for a very good reason, and has been for more than a century.
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This comes after drinks pro Mandy Naglich took to social media to share the truth behind the glassware, leaving some pint fanatics stunned.
She explained that the bump feature was actually patented way back in 1913 and transformed the standard pint glass into something called the No-nic Pint.
The bump isn't just there to look pretty, it's purpose, Many revealed, is to stop the top off the glass from chipping if it falls over.
"This was a huge deal to bar owners in the early 1900s when broken glassware was hugely expensive," she explained.
Not only that, but the bulge also "makes glasses easier to stack and unstack, and gives tipsy patrons something to hold on to," she added.
After sharing the interesting fact on social media people were amazed they didn't know it sooner.
One said: "Wow I learned something new today! Thought it was just cause it looked cool."
"God I love learning about hidden intentionality in good design," a second said.
And someone else chimed in: "This may be the most useful explanation I've ever heard on Instagram."
But not everyone was so amazed, one wrote: "Seems like a crazy thing to put out a patent on. Like 'oh you have to give me money if you want glasses that are slightly different'."
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Meanwhile, beer fans on Reddit shared some other reason pint glasses can be different shapes.
"The shape of the glass can do A LOT to help accentuate certain parts of the beer," one user explained.
"Certain glasses help perpetuate the aroma of the beer depending on who narrow the glass is at certain points, they added.
Not only that, but certain glasses are designed to help diffuse the heat from your hand as you hold it.
"That's why in Germany they serve pilsner beers in a stemmed glass, it looks like a stubby wine glasses," the drinks fan pointed out.
Some beer glasses are also designed to enhance to look of the drink.
For example, the 'Sam Adams' glass is "laser etched a circle at the bottom that give a beer a more effervescent look," they noted.
NHS guidelines on drinking alcohol
According to the NHS, regularly drinking more than 14 units of alcohol a week risks damaging your health.
To keep health risks from alcohol to a low level if you drink most weeks:
men and women are advised not to drink more than 14 units a week on a regular basis
spread your drinking over 3 or more days if you regularly drink as much as 14 units a week
if you want to cut down, try to have several drink-free days each week
If you're pregnant or think you could become pregnant, the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all to keep risks to your baby to a minimum.
You read more on the NHS website.