David Robley <robleyd@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message news:MPG.19c9980f6769d8ba9896d4@news.spiderweb.com.au...[color=blue]
> Rod Speed [email]rod_speed@yahoo.com[/email] says...[/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
>> Looking for some decent beer glasses in Australia.[/color][/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
>> Basically looking for a Washington style glass that will take a full 375ml
>> stubby, which basically means whats generally called a schooner glass.[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> For values of generally that don't include SA :-)[/color]

True, thats why I rather cryptically included the word generally.

Meant to include the fluid oz capacity too, managed to forget.

Tom Davies <tomdavies@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
news:3f5f167f$0$15132$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...[color=blue]
> Richard Fitzpatrick wrote[color=green]
>> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote[/color][/color]
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >>Looking for some decent beer glasses in Australia.
> >>
> >>Basically looking for a Washington style glass that will take a full 375ml
> >>stubby, which basically means whats generally called a schooner glass.[/color]
> >
> > <SNIP>
> >[color=darkred]
> >>The other problem I have is that I cant buy them in person,
> >>and its a bit hard to judge the glass thickness remotely.
> >>Almost no one lists that detail on their web sites etc.
> >>
> >>I dont like the Crown beer glasses at all, much too thick.[/color]
> >
> >
> > Mayfair&Jackson's Pilsener glasses: fine-edged beer glasses with 416ml
> > capacity. I cannot recommend them highly enough for top value - if you are
> > willing to spend a little, that is.
> >
> > I've seen them in most of the sort-of bargain department stores (Harris
> > Scarfe in Adelaide, Allens in NSW/ACT, don't know what the equivalents are
> > elsewhere).
> >
> > RRP seems to be $24.95 for a set of six, but they're often on some sort of
> > special. I've never paid more than $22 for them and got my last couple of
> > boxes for $14.95 at Allens.
> >
> > I know you can't buy them in person, but you can get someone to get these
> > sight unseen and you will be happy with them, I'm sure.[/color]
>
> See: [url]http://www.allensdirect.com.au/sub_main.php?page=browse.php?id=243[/url][/color]

Thanks Tom, just what I need, decent online ordering and all.

Try Country Road, I got some schooner glasses as a wedding gift & they are
nice & thin!


"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bjlt4a$kkkd0$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> Looking for some decent beer glasses in Australia.
>
> Basically looking for a Washington style glass that will take a full 375ml
> stubby, which basically means whats generally called a schooner glass.
>
> Plenty around on sites like
> [url]http://www.trojangiftware.com.au/NewSite/[/url]
>[/color]
[url]http://www.google.com.au/search?q=cache:sbwRzesHFIcJ:www.trojangiftware.com[/url].
au/NewSite/Data_Returns/listbytype.asp%3FTypeid%3D6%26Su[color=blue]
> bTypeId%3D88+beer+washington&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
> but the fundamental problem is that I dont like thick glasses.
>
> The other problem I have is that I cant buy them in person,
> and its a bit hard to judge the glass thickness remotely.
> Almost no one lists that detail on their web sites etc.
>
> I dont like the Crown beer glasses at all, much too thick.
>
> Melinda at Trojan says that thats basically all there is,
> particularly with that Washington schooner glass style,
> they're all pretty thick, so they survive the service industry etc.
>
> Interestingly enough there isnt a lot of difference between
> the glasses I find acceptable thick wise and those I dont. The
> acceptable ones are about 2mm at the rim, but with a noticeable
> thickened rim, thicker than the glass immediately below that.
>
> The ones I find unacceptably thick are 3 mm, surprisingly little[/color]
difference.[color=blue]
>
> I dont like the stemmed style of beer glasses at all.
> I dont have to have a washington style, what is often
> called conical or tumbler style is fine too.
>
>
>
>[/color]

Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bjnum2$lgjg7$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> Richard Fitzpatrick <fitzmor@webone.NO.SPAM.com.au> wrote in
> message news:3f5ef32c$0$23598$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au...[color=green]
> > Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote[/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> Looking for some decent beer glasses in Australia.[/color][/color][/color]
....[color=blue][color=green]
> > Mayfair&Jackson's Pilsener glasses:[/color][/color]
....[color=blue][color=green]
> > I know you can't buy them in person, but you can get someone to
> > get these sight unseen and you will be happy with them, I'm sure.[/color]
>
> Yeah, I can do that, get someone to show up in
> person and just check that they are thin rimmed.
>
> No need for that with your recommendation
> tho, thanks for that, I'll get some.[/color]

No worries at all. All you need now is some decent beer to drink out of
them ;-)

"Richard Fitzpatrick" <fitzmor@webone.NO.SPAM.com.au> wrote in message news:3f646bcb$0$23604$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au...[color=blue]
> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bjnum2$lgjg7$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=green]
> > Richard Fitzpatrick <fitzmor@webone.NO.SPAM.com.au> wrote in
> > message news:3f5ef32c$0$23598$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au...[color=darkred]
> > > Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote[/color]
> >[color=darkred]
> > >> Looking for some decent beer glasses in Australia.[/color][/color]
> ...[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > Mayfair&Jackson's Pilsener glasses:[/color][/color]
> ...[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > I know you can't buy them in person, but you can get someone to
> > > get these sight unseen and you will be happy with them, I'm sure.[/color]
> >
> > Yeah, I can do that, get someone to show up in
> > person and just check that they are thin rimmed.
> >
> > No need for that with your recommendation
> > tho, thanks for that, I'll get some.[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> No worries at all. All you need now is
> some decent beer to drink out of them ;-)[/color]

Got heaps of that thanks.

Got a bit carried away when I got started and the
database claims it should last till about December.

All better than the bought stuff, no regrets at all.

Yeh!Yeh! <None@none.com> wrote in message
news:MzF8b.99278$bo1.19624@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
[color=blue]
> Try Country Road, I got some schooner glasses
> as a wedding gift & they are nice & thin![/color]

What shape ? The main downside with the Mayfair & Jackson's
is that they are Pilsener shape. I'd prefer Washington or Conical
or something like that. The Country Road web site is completely
useless.

[color=blue]
> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bjlt4a$kkkd0$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=green]
> > Looking for some decent beer glasses in Australia.
> >
> > Basically looking for a Washington style glass that will take a full 375ml
> > stubby, which basically means whats generally called a schooner glass.
> >
> > Plenty around on sites like
> > [url]http://www.trojangiftware.com.au/NewSite/[/url]
> >[/color]
> [url]http://www.google.com.au/search?q=cache:sbwRzesHFIcJ:www.trojangiftware.com[/url].
> au/NewSite/Data_Returns/listbytype.asp%3FTypeid%3D6%26Su[color=green]
> > bTypeId%3D88+beer+washington&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
> > but the fundamental problem is that I dont like thick glasses.
> >
> > The other problem I have is that I cant buy them in person,
> > and its a bit hard to judge the glass thickness remotely.
> > Almost no one lists that detail on their web sites etc.
> >
> > I dont like the Crown beer glasses at all, much too thick.
> >
> > Melinda at Trojan says that thats basically all there is,
> > particularly with that Washington schooner glass style,
> > they're all pretty thick, so they survive the service industry etc.
> >
> > Interestingly enough there isnt a lot of difference between
> > the glasses I find acceptable thick wise and those I dont. The
> > acceptable ones are about 2mm at the rim, but with a noticeable
> > thickened rim, thicker than the glass immediately below that.
> >
> > The ones I find unacceptably thick are 3 mm, surprisingly little[/color]
> difference.[color=green]
> >
> > I dont like the stemmed style of beer glasses at all.
> > I dont have to have a washington style, what is often
> > called conical or tumbler style is fine too.
> >
> >
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bk2qo3$obd3e$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> Yeh!Yeh! <None@none.com> wrote[/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
>> Try Country Road, I got some schooner glasses
>> as a wedding gift & they are nice & thin![/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> What shape ? The main downside with the Mayfair & Jackson's
> is that they are Pilsener shape. I'd prefer Washington or Conical
> or something like that. The Country Road web site is completely
> useless.[/color]

Ended up ringing them and they dont have anything but Pilseners either.

They do have Stockholme glasses which arent strictly speaking
beer glasses, and those are decent thin, but the biggest which
sounds like its basically a highball glass, which would be fine,
are likely only about 320ml which is too small. They dont
actually have any statement about capacity tho.

And they aint cheap at all, $9 each.

Looks like its still the Mayfair & Jackson's Pilsener glasses
that are the best available that are reasonably thin glass.


[color=blue][color=green]
> > "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:bjlt4a$kkkd0$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=darkred]
> > > Looking for some decent beer glasses in Australia.
> > >
> > > Basically looking for a Washington style glass that will take a full 375ml
> > > stubby, which basically means whats generally called a schooner glass.
> > >
> > > Plenty around on sites like
> > > [url]http://www.trojangiftware.com.au/NewSite/[/url]
> > >[/color]
> > [url]http://www.google.com.au/search?q=cache:sbwRzesHFIcJ:www.trojangiftware.com[/url].
> > au/NewSite/Data_Returns/listbytype.asp%3FTypeid%3D6%26Su[color=darkred]
> > > bTypeId%3D88+beer+washington&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
> > > but the fundamental problem is that I dont like thick glasses.
> > >
> > > The other problem I have is that I cant buy them in person,
> > > and its a bit hard to judge the glass thickness remotely.
> > > Almost no one lists that detail on their web sites etc.
> > >
> > > I dont like the Crown beer glasses at all, much too thick.
> > >
> > > Melinda at Trojan says that thats basically all there is,
> > > particularly with that Washington schooner glass style,
> > > they're all pretty thick, so they survive the service industry etc.
> > >
> > > Interestingly enough there isnt a lot of difference between
> > > the glasses I find acceptable thick wise and those I dont. The
> > > acceptable ones are about 2mm at the rim, but with a noticeable
> > > thickened rim, thicker than the glass immediately below that.
> > >
> > > The ones I find unacceptably thick are 3 mm, surprisingly little[/color]
> > difference.[color=darkred]
> > >
> > > I dont like the stemmed style of beer glasses at all.
> > > I dont have to have a washington style, what is often
> > > called conical or tumbler style is fine too.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

Josh Button wrote in message
<3f816e2b$0$9554$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>...
:> > I think I need to get some beer glasses with lids on them! Sitting on
:the
:> > back deck last evening, I had to throw out 2 half drunk 375 ml glasses
:> > because of kamikaze blow flies! Geez I hate that! I go to a lot of
:bother to
:> > make a decent brew!
:> >
:>
:> The humble beer coaster can be used on either end of the glass :-)
:>
:My local bowling club sells schooner holders with a lid.

good idea too in that I don't know how many wet schooner glasses have
slipped though my fingers.

So when you're
:bowling at the other end of the green, you can pop the lid on and be safe
in
:the knowledge no flies will land in your beer.

do they do mail order, i find drinking our stubbies has the same effect.
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:Josh Button
:Go Parra in 2004
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