French Jelly – The Glass That Started with Jam

Not every beer glass was designed for beer from the start. French Jelly has a considerably sweeter origin – its characteristic shape is derived from jars intended for preserving fruit jams. Yet, it gradually found its way into the world of beer.

French Jelly

Typical capacities

0.3–0.5 l

Description

French Jelly is a glass known mainly thanks to Hoegaarden beer. As the name suggests, it was originally intended for preserving fruit jams. It is a very wide glass, with a relatively thick wall and base. Most often, its outer wall is hexagonal. It is predominantly encountered with Wit-style beers.

Inspired by the publication by Ondřej Nývlt and Petr Novotný “Pivní sklo a pivní styly” (Beer Glassware and Beer Styles); 2019

Condec Note

In our range, this type of beer glassware is represented, for example, by Marco, which we offer as a non-standard item for full-pallet orders.

Marco adopts the typical characteristics of French Jelly glasses – it is made of thick glass, has a wide body, and a distinctly textured lower part. Towards the top rim, the texture transitions into a smooth ring.

However, it is precisely this contoured surface that must be taken into account when designing the print. The textured lower part provides only limited space for decoration, and the smooth section near the rim falls within the lip area, where printing is generally avoided. Decoration possibilities for this type of glass are therefore more limited than for glasses with a large, smooth surface area.

If you are looking for distinctive French Jelly-style beer glassware, for example for Belgian wheat beer, we will gladly explore a suitable option as well as its printing possibilities.

Marco

Wide, robust, and at first glance a bit different. Marco belongs to the French Jelly family of glasses, whose journey to beer started in a rather unexpected place.