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Toilet-shaped shot glasses, football glasses with molded laces, dumbbells you have to curl, and pint glasses with a real golf ball or bullet set into the side. These are the weird beer glasses your group chat will demand links for. Every one goes straight to Amazon.
BenShot golf ball pint glass, 16oz, handmade in Wisconsin.Golfer’s gift
A good novelty glass has to pass two tests: it gets a reaction the first time someone sees it, and it’s still actually usable as a glass. Everything here passes both: no flimsy gag-shop plastic, just real glassware with a sense of humor. Looking for funny mugs with handles instead? Those live on our unique beer mugs page.
Funny beer glasses in shapes no glass should be: toilets, dumbbells, and a couple of torsos.
A mouth-blown borosilicate glass with a 3D mountain rising from the bottom, this one Monte Rosa, that vanishes under the beer and resurfaces as you drink. It holds 450ml; hand wash it, the mountain deserves it.
Best for: hikers & summit baggers
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Gag GiftYes, they’re tiny toilets. No, nobody can resist them. Okay, not technically a beer glass, but we loved them too much to leave them off the site.
Worth knowing: They are plastic, not glass, hold 2oz each, and belong in the sink rather than the dishwasher.
Best for: white-elephant legends
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All glass, dishwasher safe, with 25 OZ molded into the end the way a real plate would be. Rest days count too.
Worth knowing: The option we link to is a single glass, so check the quantity if you want a pair.
Best for: gym rats who earned it
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A 23oz glass shaped like a curvy feminine silhouette, with curves where a pint glass usually goes straight. Bachelorette parties are its natural habitat.
Best for: bachelorette nights
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Clear borosilicate glass molded into a six-pack torso, from Romehaha, the maker of the silhouette glass next to it. Pour a stout and the abs fill in.
Worth knowing: At 11oz it is a little short of a 12oz bottle, so expect a second pour.
Best for: bachelor parties & gag exchanges
Check Price on AmazonFunny pint glasses that still pour properly: a real bullet, a nine-hole golf course, can shapes, and a pilsner set for match day.
Made in USAMade in the USA: a 16oz pint glass with a solid copper bullet that looks stopped halfway through the wall. Lead-free, food safe, and the pint glass most likely to be photographed.
Best for: shooting-sports fans
Check Price on AmazonMade in USAA real Titleist golf ball sits in the side of this heavy 16oz pint, handmade in Wisconsin and boxed for gifting. Pairs well with the Pints4Par glasses and a bad round.
Best for: golfers & the clubhouse bar
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A 9-hole course is printed on each 16oz pint, and scorecards come in the box. The 19th hole, finally with rules.
Worth knowing: The course is printed on rather than etched, though the maker says the ink survives hundreds of dishwasher cycles.
Best for: the 19th hole
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A thick-walled 16oz pub glass, made in the USA and printed with a line every fantasy fan can quote. It survives the top rack of the dishwasher, and so does the quote.
Best for: fantasy fans & know-it-alls
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6-PackThe can shape, minus the aluminum: six 16oz Le’raze glasses with heavy bases, lead-free and dishwasher safe. A novelty you can use every single day.
Best for: everyday glassware upgrades
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4-PackFour 14oz pilsner-style glasses for match day, made for lagers and IPAs. One for each person yelling at the referee.
Best for: match day & watch parties
Check Price on AmazonHandles, freezers, and boots: the mugs that turn up at tailgates and white-elephant swaps. For dragons and skulls, see our fantasy beer mugs.
2-PackTwo 20oz clear glasses shaped like footballs, with the laces molded into the side. Pour an amber ale and the whole thing turns the right color.
Worth knowing: A newer listing with only a handful of reviews so far, so treat this one as a fun pick rather than a proven one.
Best for: game day & tailgates
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2-PackA pair of frosted 22oz mugs with a raised hexagon soccer-ball texture, made to live in the freezer. Cold pours through extra time and penalties.
Worth knowing: Top rack only in the dishwasher, and they need time in the freezer before the frost shows.
Best for: extra time & penalty shootouts
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2-PackTwo glass boots that hold 2 liters each, more than five 12oz beers apiece. Turn the toe sideways near the bottom; ask anyone who did not.
Worth knowing: Two liters is a lot of beer: these are pass-around boots for a party table, not an everyday glass.
Best for: “Das Boot” moments & party games
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It depends on the construction. Plain molded glass like the dumbbell, football, and boot glasses is usually dishwasher safe. Anything electroplated, frosted, hand-painted, or with attached parts should be hand-washed to protect the finish. When in doubt, check the product listing; we note care instructions where the maker provides them.
For white-elephant or Secret Santa swaps, the crowd-pleasers are the porta potty shot glasses (number-two humor never misses), the football glasses (game day in a glass), and the glass boots (everyone knows the Das Boot scene). If the recipient has a hobby, match it: soccer mugs for the World Cup crowd, golf pints for golfers, the dumbbell for gym regulars, the BenShot bullet glass for shooting-sports fans.
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