Catalogue no. BBG174
Glasses
Exhibit information
Beer style Tripel A strong, pale Belgian ale traditionally associated with Trappist and abbey brewing, combining substantial strength with a relatively light appearance.
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Explainers Curator’s Notes This De Garre glass was bought directly from Staminee De Garre in Brugge for €10. The owner was happy to sell one when asked. Bottled six-packs of the café’s 11% house Tripel are also available; customers pay upstairs and collect their purchase from the bar below.
The glass itself is unusually substantial. Its broad, rounded bowl sits somewhere between an ale glass and a brandy snifter, while the short, thick stem and heavy base give it considerable weight in the hand.
Decoration is deliberately restrained. The front carries only the simple Garre script logo, leaving the shape and heft of the glass to provide most of its character.
In use, the rounded bowl and relatively narrow opening help support an unusually dense, persistent head on the Tripel, reinforcing the sense that the glass was chosen as part of the beer’s presentation rather than as a generic branded vessel.
That simplicity suits the café well: tucked away down one of Brugge’s easy-to-miss passages, De Garre is understated from the outside, but memorable once found. Its own strong Tripel, distinctive glass and specialist beer list make the venue itself part of the experience.
It is worth comparing this glass with BBG197 from Super des Fagnes, which is apparently identical, save for the logo and motif.
