Good head is hard to find...lol.

[snow_white]

So u know when you order a pint of beer that it's supposed to produce a solid head (I actually learned something in College). However, I have noticed that some places seem to have bigger heads than others.

Obviously, glasses that are only meant for beer use will bring abouts a large head...and those that are multi used or not cleaned properly produce little/no head at all. Has anyone noticed this..and which establishments serve attractive pint of beer?

BTW..what do u all drink???

Gulping down a Stella/Keiths/Heineken always brings good times...and NO beer bellies...lol.

[nfnx]

i have no idea what you are talking about so i think its safe to say...


in before the lock!!!







jkz, the only part i got was what beer do u drink and i drink buds.

[boonjaca]

Isn't head the amout of bubbles fizzing ontop of the beer?

[NDman]

Isn't head the amout of bubbles fizzing ontop of the beer?
Yes. Pouring beer is an lost art now for a lot of places. It really depends on the skills of the bartender.

[snow_white]

NFNX,

HAHA..that's cute ..but also makes me wonder what u thought I was saying...lol!

BTW... it's the white bubbles/foam that forms on the top of the glass when you pour beer..always best when u tilt the cup at 45 degrees.[

[felixdd]

Head quality is also reduced if there is detergent residue remaining in the mug. The soap phospholipid molecules destablize the bubble stability, causing a drastic reduction in the quality of head you receive. (;)) So lack of head can also indicate a poor rinsing job. They did a short on it on the Discovery Channel.



Incidentally, soap detergent is can cause long-term health problems in men in sperm production. So head quality really affects your sperm count (and not the other way around, as some might think ;))

[snow_white]

Head quality is also reduced if there is detergent residue remaining in the mug. The soap phospholipid molecules destablize the bubble stability, causing a drastic reduction in the quality of head you receive. (;)) So lack of head can also indicate a poor rinsing job. They did a short on it on the Discovery Channel.



Incidentally, soap detergent is can cause long-term health problems in men in sperm production. So head quality really affects your sperm count (and not the other way around, as some might think ;))

Wow..u know your stuff!
So I take it that you really look hard to find good head???

[mlc2000]

I drink for effect, so no head means i drink it faster.

[FastFokker]

In my experience, Guinness gave me the best head. :razz:

[CSR]

Id like some good head... let me know if you find some(one)/

[UrbanPoet]

Yes. Pouring beer is an lost art now for a lot of places. It really depends on the skills of the bartender.

thats true ! the fizz on teh top sucks when theres too much...
My technique for pouring my beer is to tip the glass and have it tipped until you cant tip it no more.. then you straighten it out and there should be a perfect amount of HEAD :lol: :D :D :D

[epiphony]

If the head is too large, could mean that the beer was just poured too fast, or at too sharp of an angle - aka, what I call "the college student pour" - nobody drinks beer for the head. Nobody says "mmmm, that's some good tasting head".

If there is no head, then the beer was poured too slowly, and at too shallow of an angle. Or, it could mean that there was detergent or other residues left behind in the beer. Or, some beers are just more carbonated than others - more carbonation = more head. But, not always! Guinness will almost always have a head because of the artificial thickeners used in it and it's as flat as pea soup.

The whole point of head is 1) it adds to it's visual attractiveness, and 2) it "seals" in the flavour and carbonation of the beer. Most beer snobs will analyze to death a beer's head, and the "lacing" left behind as the beer is drunk and reminants of the head is left behind on the sides of the glass. I will agree with #1, but I can't prove #2. It could just be beer companies talking out of their arse again - the same way they try to build up histories of their brews like "since 1300" - meanwhile the brewery could have been demolished 10 times since then, the recipe sold numerous times to different families/companies, and is now brewed in different tanks. Not to mention that yeast wasn't even discovered until the 1800s meaning the beer created back in 1300 would have tasted completely different from the beer today. And then there are companies like Interbrew, Heineken and Becks who push their European Budweiser equivilents on the North American markets and sell them as a "premium" beer.... but that's another rant.

[Rembrandt100]

I should resist this ............BUT I CAN"T........



Went here once and found a place that had great head. We went to a local place and the bartender yadda..........yadda............yadda...

Guess this could get me banned if moderator has no sense of humor.

Dave

[suki_c25]

also, when there is too much head, that can mean that u have 'wild beer' where the presseure is too high causing all the foam to come out instead of the beer . and when there is too much head, it doesnt mean that its a good thing anyways cuz thats not the good part of the beer and generally its not supposed to have more than say an inch if it at the top.

[deep]

Guinness will almost always have a head because of the artificial thickeners used in it and it's as flat as pea soup.

Guinness' head is a mixture of CO2 and N2, which provides the tiny bubbles necessary for the smooth head. So it's not really flat, although it sure feels that way.