Comments on: Design Classics: Kölsch Beer Glass

By: Tomáš

Tomáš — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:31:17 +0000

I would also like to know how the hell is one supposed to clean one of these. Unless they are less than 15cm, you won’t get your hand inside. A design omission, I think (or it means that they are designed for beer, that is easy to just rinse out – not for oragne juice or something alike).

By: Ted Ventrello

Ted Ventrello — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:44:02 +0000

Hi David,
Thank you for sharing the source for the famous Kölsch Stange, I have been looking for this glass for years! I called Lee Valley in Canada and they are sending them to me with free FedEx shipping!
Lee Valley has imported these glasses for over twenty years!

Here is their link to this glass:

http://www.leevalley.com/gifts.....mp;p=45168

With respect to the design, it is the simplicity that I was drawn to when I first visited Köln years ago, you can find the Kölschkranz dircect from the breweries’ websites. Certainly worth ordering one online as it will last a long time.

Thanks again!

Ted

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:28:07 +0000

@Pallas: All right, since we’re still talking about the glass right? Don’t get me started on the beer…

By: pallas

pallas — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:13:56 +0000

I don’t know where Markus is from, but people from Cologne (like me) usually have a low opinion of Frueh Koelsch (great ads, though) and recommend Reissdorf or Muehlen Koelsch. If you like it more tart you could try Gaffel.

@wonsungi: I read extensively about the topic and there are just as many studies that say it’s myth that there isn’t a different.
Anyway, I tried dvorak and wouldn’t switch back for the world. Have you ever been watching a dvorak typist and a querty typist next to each other. The dvorak typist typically moves her fingers significantly less.

@Ron: The Bavarian “Masz” is known all over the world. Let Cologne have its 5 minutes

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:55:37 +0000

Kölsch… what the heck! This is what a beer is supposed to look like: http://cms.tourismus-landkreis.....s_Bier.jpg

By: Louise Smith

Louise Smith — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:34:54 +0000

Ah yes, the Kölsch glass. It is great isn’t it. The best part is the small portions of beer which mean you are always drinking it fresh hand cold.

I have to say though, my favorite Kölsch is Päffgen.

By: thewolf

thewolf — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:40:51 +0000

Ben,
I love the Dvorak keyboard layout and have been using it exclusively on my Thinkpad for almost a year. Prior to using Dvorak, I never looked at the keys and still do not today. I would actually like to suggest a BLANK keyboard with only a few major keys labled, Shift, enter, control, etc.

David, Thanks for the Kolsch tip, BTW. I just bought a dozen.

By: Markus

Markus — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:39:50 +0000

When you are in Cologne you have to try the Frühkölsch (http://www.frueh.de/). In the Pub of Früh near the Cathedral you’ll also get a Kranz for the glases.

By: wonsungi

wonsungi — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:50:45 +0000

Ben: the benefits of Dvorak over qwerty are largely a myth. Studies that favored Dvorak over qwerty are (ethically) highly questionable: http://www.reason.com/news/show/29944.html

Qwerty actually alternates hands quite often. Also, when I tried Dvorak, I missed the convenience of using the ubiquitous cut-copy-paste short-cuts(ctrl-x,c,v) easily with a single (non-mousing) left hand.

I’d prefer not adding any distractions to the nice, clean design of the Thinkpad keyboard.

To get back on topic, aren’t those narrow glasses a pain to clean (by hand)? I got some Corelle glasses that had a similar narrow design, but it was too difficult to scrub the inside with my hand or other cleaning tool.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:31:34 +0000

Of course, this isn’t related to cylindrical glasses, but…

I have an idea for a small, but easy, improvement for the thinkpad keyboard. What if you also print the letter labels for the Dvorak layout in addition to the standard qwerty layout? Maybe these additional labels would be small, gray, and perhaps printed on the edge of the key instead of the main face.

There are many people who claim improved performance and less fatigue when using the dvorak layout. This could be another selling point for your keyboards: not only do they have the best feeling, but they can help users try/switch to a layout which has performance and fatigue reduction benefits.

I’m personally interested in trying dvorak, but I’m hesitant to rip off the keys and reposition them. It’s easy enough to change the keyboard layout in software (windows as included it for years and years), but there’s no way i’d be able to use a new layout with “mislabeled” keys. I could use an external keyboard for testing, but then i loose every advantage of a thinkpad keyboard on a laptop (x61 tablet here).

Surely, you can see the argument behind my suggestion. It would be an easy way to further differentiate thinkpad and lenovo from your competitors.

Thanks.