Super Schooner, four-carry glass news, Australian beer on tap, Merivale

There’s a moment of panic every time a bloke approaches a bar when it’s his shout.

Not because you know there’s always one mate whose round to shout never seems to come up, but because it takes a superhuman act of acrobatic finger work to safely secure four beers.

The struggle is real.

At least it was.

Now, life as we know it has changed forever with this revolution in beer drinking from Merivale, Lion and Ogilvy.

The four-carry, Super Schooner glass has rescued those of us with size-challenged fingers.

No more incy-wincy spider fingers-on-top-of-the-glass farces.

No more asking for a carry tray of shame.

No more press them together with leaning angles that results in the inevitable spillage — or 15 per cent floor tax.

Those dark days are done.

We hereby declare the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to be called immediately. There is no topping this genius invention of a glass that includes two straight edges split between a curved outside rim that allows four beers to be carried together easily.

The four quarter-pieces of pie come together in one perfect unison that makes all seem right in the world.

The four-glass combination was launched this week at the Vic on the Park in Sydney’s inner-west. At $7 for a schooner, or $28 for a four-schooner shout, it is money well spent.

“There are some who are well-versed with the classic four-schooner carry, but then there are those a little challenged with the art,” venue manager Cameron Hann told Broadsheet.

“No one appreciates the mate who just dives fingers into the drink to clasp the extra glasses.

“Then there’s also the problem for the fourth person in a group who misses out if there are jugs being shared. The super schooner makes it easy for that four-schooner-challenged mate to buy a round for friends.”

A similar design was also released last year in the UK where beer giant Carling launched a four-carry pint glass, letting beer-swillers carry more than 2 litres of beer like Thor carries his hammer, while strutting through a crowded bar.

The challenge for beer drinkers from this point will be making the Super Schooners become like an extension of their very arm.

Drink responsibly.

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