The head is the
at the top of a pulled beer. This keeps the wonderful
and gas or
from escaping and keeps the beer cool. The head should be about two finger
width’s high. If it is more than this, the beer was poured
. If it is less,
either the beer was pulled
, or the beer glass or bottle was not cleaned properly. It is vital to check that the glass and bottle are clean and
before service. Now let's have a look at how to
a beer.
The
following steps will guide you in pouring beers for our guests.
Step one: present the beer to the guest. For example ‘Your Heineken Mr Rhodes’.
Step two: to control the size of the
, gently pour the beer closely down the side of the glass. The beer bottle must be brought as close to the
of the glass as possible, without touching it. The same principles apply for pouring a
from a
, should your establishment have one.
Step three: make sure that you
the beer so that the
is facing the guest.
Step four: slowly start
the bottle at a sharper angle once you have poured to near the halfway mark. The beer will now fall
into
of the glass and this will form the head.
Step five: the head should be about two finger width’s high, once the glass is about ninety percent full. If it's too small,
the bottle to increase the
rate at which the beer is falling into the glass. If it is too big, stop pouring and wait a while before continuing.
The following steps will teach you how to simply and
serve a beer.
Step one: place the expertly poured beer in front of the guest.
Step two: invite your guests to enjoy their beer and
the empty beer bottle. You should now have a better understanding of beer service.