Beer drinkers come out ahead of the curve

By: Andy Morton - 3 September 2012 16:19

Glass shape determines a drinker's speed, a study has shown

People drink beer twice as fast from curved glasses than straight ones, new research has shown.

The Bristol University study, which brought 160 subjects in for a drinking session, said the reason was probably down to difficulties in judging the halfway point of a curved glass. There was no difference in drinking speeds for non-alcoholic beverages.

The full results of the study can be found found here.