Nick Paul, a glass blower from Chicago sent me a set of his recycled beer glasses to review. When they showed up on my doorstep [via UPS] I was a bit nervous. UPS has a tendency to not be so careful when it comes to shipping, however, Nick’s packing was impeccable. With each glass packed uber securely, they were perfect. The Red Stripe set came with six 12 ounce glasses and a beer carrier.
Each glass looked as if it was intended to be that way, perfectly formed with absolutely no imperfections. It’s probably due to the process…
The transition from bottle to glass is an interesting one. It starts by washing the bottle, then placing it into an annealing oven. The oven is set to 1001 degrees, and let to sit for 30 minutes. The bottle is heated until the glass begins to move. A special tool is then used to open the narrow bottleneck into a cylinder. Once the bottle is in its final shape it is then placed back into an annealing oven to cool, to assure no stress fractures form in the cup.
These glasses were a hit at our recent 4th of July party, with everyone wondering where I got them and how they were made. It turns out that Nick Paul can make any bottle with a painted label into a glass, all you have to do is ask. Also, the glass itself is thick and durable, unlike some of those trademark glasses you may find at your local grocery store or WalMart.  I ran these through the dishwasher over 7 times so far and they remain unchanged.
The exciting news is that one of you won’t have to wait too long for your own, as Nick will be giving you your own set of beer cups [valued at 60.00] for free! The winner will get a full set of six 12 ounces glasses, with their choice of either Red Stripe, Rolling Rock or Corona.
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I really like the Four Coke Bottle Sunday Float glasses. very cool looking! Thanks.
Rogue Jazz Guy Ale Glasses / Recycled Beer Bottles / Cut and Polished – totally clever idea and very creative and beautiful work
I love the Recycled Chinese Coke Bottle Drinking Glass / Chinese Text on one side / English on the other, it’s super unique!
I really like the Lucky beer bottle drinking glasses / recycled cup / Green Buddha
I definitely love these glasses plus the Buddha shot glasses…!!! If I wasn’t so g-d broke I’d buy something…!!
I think my honey would love the Grey Goose Vase!!! What a great idea….Wish I could come up with something so clever!! Smart Guy!
I like the Carona glasses.
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The Coke Bottle Drinking Glasses are really neat but I love those Red Stripe glasses. They remind me of my trips to Jamaica!
So cool.. DH loves them… He also likes the Lucky glasses…
Wow, that might be the best recycling idea I have EVER seen to date!
The Rogue Ale Glasses with Ice bucket / Recycled Beer Bottles are totally awesome. A close friend currently uses the big jug as a water bottle, and I have to forward that link to him!
Moxie Soda Bottle Drinking Glasses / Recycled Bottles / Green / Retro is another item that I liked.
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I like these glasses because I can put my daughters drink in it and she can feel like she’s having a cold one with mommy. The fact that they are wellmade may actually help them survive a 6 yo.
By far my favorite is the Absolute Pear Vodka vase/drinking glass. That means I only technically had 1 drink lol. I may have to cop these even if I don’t win the giveaway.
I also like the Rogue Jazz Guy Ale Glasses. What a clever idea!
I love the Corona Drinking Glass beer Bottles.
Dudes has some dope glasses, can we suggest he use an OE bottle or a Guiness bottle, yea that would be the beeznezz
The clear blown coke bottle glasses are incredible. wow.
I really like the Rogue Jazz Guy Ale Glasses – they’d make a great gift for about 1/3 of the people in my family. = )
red stripe is the best.
OMG – I’ve never seen these before, but wow are they sweet! The Moxie Soda Bottles are 2 way kewl so I pick them
These are sweet. These would look good in my house!
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I like the 2 Orange Crush Bottle Drinking Glass from recycled bottles
I love the Absolut vase!
I love the Coke Bottle Drinking glasses. Thanks for the giveaway.
Dragon's Milk glasses are great! I love New Holland + this is an all around fantastic idea. Keep it up!