This kind of beer cup is a traditional German beer cup, which generally has a lid attached to the cup body and a handle. The texture includes tin, pottery, porcelain, glass, wood, silver, etc. There are beautiful patterns or pictures on the surface of the cup.
As for why this traditional beer cup has a lid, it is said that in the era of pestis in Europe, the lid was put on the beer cup for hygiene and cleanness. But beer cups are generally made of glass, with the volume of 500 ml and 1000 ml. In China, this kind of beer cup is generally called “Zha”. Some say it comes from the English word draft, and some say it comes from jug. But in fact, the Chinese word “Zha” comes from English jug, which refers to a pot or can with a handle. Draft means bulk beer, not specifically beer cup. The capacity of beer cup varies from 360-1500 ml. Its shape is as diverse as its volume. The difference of beer cup shape is related to the origin of beer, the type of raw materials, the production method and the drinking method.
Generally speaking, because beer is drunk after refrigeration, the drinker’s hand should not touch the body of the glass to avoid affecting the taste of the wine, so some beer glasses have high feet. Because of the low alcohol content of beer, it has a large drinking capacity and a large volume of the cup body. Beer cups also have flatfoot cups, but flatfoot cups generally have handles. Beer cups in Europe, especially in countries with beer brewing tradition, need different glasses due to different types of raw materials and production methods, such as beer produced by top fermentation (ale in Britain) and beer produced by bottom fermentation.