Tips on the perfect Stella
May 26th, 2008I’ve always wondered why they use a knife to cut the foam off of a Stella Artois in the commercials and in fancy pants bars but I never thought to ask. Well thanks to youTube I have an answer! Apparently the ideal way to enjoy a Stella Artois is with “two fingers” of head so that the beer isn’t exposed to the surrounding air. This incidentally is also the way beer should traditionally be photographed.
The cutting of the head removes the larger bubbles which stand in the way of you and your tasty brew. Check out the video bellow and you can impress your friends with just how snooty you can be about your next glass of the brew from Belgium!
This all came about thanks to the local Boston Pizza where I won a t-shirt, basketball bag and a couple of snazzy Stella bottle openers which can be used to cut the head off all the Stella’s I may consume in the future!
Interesting note: Stella Artois came in to production in 1926 as a Christmas brew and is named Stella after the Latin for “star.”