Exeptional in Functionality

The American Pint Glass, sometimes called a Shaker glass, has a simple and somewhat skinny cylindrical shape that gets wider as it goes up. They've been stocked behind bars for mixing drinks since the early 20th century, long before their takeover of American draft.

In the post-War years American beer entered a long steady decline. Prohibition had forced the vast majority of small breweries out of business, leaving mostly larger brands like Schlitz, Anheuser-Busch, and Coors in operation. If you wanted a draft beer, this meant you were kind of drinking yellow, flavorless stuff—and in large quantities, since it had such low alcohol content. This dearth of quality beer was the shaker glass's opportunity to rise.

Why bother with a fancy glass when you're drinking nothing special?

In terms of sheer utility, the shaker glass was exceptional. It was cheap, durable, steady, and stacked easily. A server needed to worry less about splashing or spilling than with a dainty flute, or about smashing that fancier glass on the way back to the bar. For managers, using the shaker for draft beer meant you needed fewer kinds of glasses in your bar, saving money and precious shelf space.

If you've sniffed out a drink in the last five years or so, you've seen the difference the craft explosion has made. Bars are serving more brews with a greater variety of flavor, alcohol content, and historical lineage. As they do, the shaker glass is becoming less of the go-to vessel.

The Shaker Pint Glass serves as a juice glass, beer glass, and pint glass in one!