Beer History Storyline
Beer Glassware and Service Culture
Explore how drinking vessels, pub equipment, branded glassware, and regional serving rituals shaped the sensory and social experience of beer.
Chronological milestones
Sources and further references are available on each individual event page.
October 31, 1797
Joseph Bramah Patents a Beer Engine
January 4, 1812
Bavaria Legalizes Public Beer Gardens
July 23, 1830
The Beerhouse Act Liberalizes Beer Sales in England
1840s
Industrialization Makes Clear Drinking Glasses More Accessible
August 10, 1872
The Licensing Act Tightens Pub Regulation
1892
Glass Beer Mugs Are Introduced at the Munich Oktoberfest
1913
Hugo Pick Patents the Nonik Drinking Glass
1959
Michael Edward Ash’s Nitrogen System Creates Guinness Draught
1960s
Duvel Introduces Its Distinctive Tulip Glass
1971
Founding of the Campaign for Real Ale
1977
The Great British Beer Festival Is First Held
June 25, 1985
Cologne Breweries Adopt the Kölsch Convention
October 2006
Teo Musso And Kuaska Develop The TeKu Glass