How do you prefer your beer? warm or icey cold

[brocktonblockbust]

Here in the States, i'd say that we like our brew , on ice or right out of the 'fridge, although personally, when it's cold outside I don't mind drinking it a bit warm. I keep a case or 2 of beer in my garage and/or "man cave" that stays 60 degrees or less in the winter.

I can recall beer being served at room temperature at pubs in the UK as late as the 60's, but I really don't know what it's like there now. Just guessing i'd say Germans, Russians, and other Euopean countries, et al still drink their brew warm, cool but not super cold. I'm not sure about Australians, I do know that their beer is quite potent compared to "yank' beers.

Thoughts?

yeah we americans have been drinkin Coors Light for about 20 years now---whats that piss water fizz pop about 3.8%
Cold as they can come here too mate.
Ours used to be more potent but I think its all been pared back to a standard maybe 5.2 is about the strongest commercial one now, 4.50 probably around average. One used to be 7.5 way down south in Tassy.
The boutique breweries have the best now.

I can remember hearing about signs being put up in Aussie bars warning us yanks about the potency of Australian beer. Fosters for example had a really high alcohol content back in the day, us pussy ass Americans couldn't handle it.

yeah we americans have been drinkin Coors Light for about 20 years now---whats that piss water fizz pop about 3.8%?

[Beanz]

Lager
Ale
Bitter
Stout

although technically both Bitter and stout are Ales

are all Beers

They are all very Different

On tap
In a bottle
In a Can

again very different


The Pilsner style pale Lagers That dominate the market today are usually best consumed cold as are some of the lighter golden Ales but a dark, fruity hoppy Ale is best not chilled. Not Warm. Just Unchilled. In fact the correct term is cellar temperature and that is distinctly cool just not ICE cold. The tradition of Ice cold lagers is rooted in the fact that the bottom fermented lager has to be fermented at very low temperatures in case it spoils. Top fermented Ales can be made at warmer temperatures without spoiling. Whether you like it or not, it is a fact, that top fermented ales have a much more complex flavour than most lagers and it does not require one to freeze your tastebuds before enjoying it. Don't get me wrong I can enjoy a cold refreshing Lager/beer on a hot day but it does not compare with the taste of a good quality real ale or Bitter at cellar temperature drawn from a pump. As Mars would say


Cheers

[mattboxingfan]

I always enjoy beer more when it's ice cold only problem with that is I end up drinking them so quickly!

[brocktonblockbust]

friend o mine back in 1983 used to deliberately leave a case (24) of Carling Black Label in cans out in the hot summer sun on his front lawn whilst he tinkered on his old Dodge Charger in the driveway for a few hours. We 'd go out on the lawn and you had to wear gloves to pick up the cans as they were scorching fucking hot, pop them open and we'd drink them fucking hotter than fuck---you would get drunk in 12 minutes. That hot beer really hits you hard. Straight to the brain. Mainline. Carling Black Label beer:

[El Kabong]

It depends, for a typical domestic beer I want it as cold as it can get because there's not much flavor to damage. With craft beers & imports, slightly warmer because they have more flavor, more aroma etc.

But really i just take it how it's poured, I'm not fussy

[Mars_ax]

It depends, for a typical domestic beer I want it as cold as it can get because there's not much flavor to damage. With craft beers & imports, slightly warmer because they have more flavor, more aroma etc.

But really i just take it how it's poured, I'm not fussy

I have a pretty large collection of .5 & 1 liter German beer mugs and steins, I keep a couple of them in the freezer all the time. Most domestic beer tastes better out of a frosted mug.
Budweiser, (which is no longer American owned BTW) came up with a new brew called "Black Crown", I bought a 12 pack of the stuff a few weeks ago, and have been pleasantly surprised at how good it tastes, which is nothing like regular Bud. Black Crown has some kick to it as well. 6% ALC by vol.
So many brews to choose from so little time to drink them all.

[Mars_ax]

Here in the States, i'd say that we like our brew , on ice or right out of the 'fridge, although personally, when it's cold outside I don't mind drinking it a bit warm. I keep a case or 2 of beer in my garage and/or "man cave" that stays 60 degrees or less in the winter.

I can recall beer being served at room temperature at pubs in the UK as late as the 60's, but I really don't know what it's like there now. Just guessing i'd say Germans, Russians, and other Euopean countries, et al still drink their brew warm, cool but not super cold. I'm not sure about Australians, I do know that their beer is quite potent compared to "yank' beers.

Thoughts?

yeah we americans have been drinkin Coors Light for about 20 years now---whats that piss water fizz pop about 3.8%
Cold as they can come here too mate.
Ours used to be more potent but I think its all been pared back to a standard maybe 5.2 is about the strongest commercial one now, 4.50 probably around average. One used to be 7.5 way down south in Tassy.
The boutique breweries have the best now.

I can remember hearing about signs being put up in Aussie bars warning us yanks about the potency of Australian beer. Fosters for example had a really high alcohol content back in the day, us pussy ass Americans couldn't handle it.

yeah we americans have been drinkin Coors Light for about 20 years now---whats that piss water fizz pop about 3.8%?

Yeah, 3.8, 4%, something like that, Coors Light actually tastes pretty fucking good, but the best part about it is you can drink 6 to 10 of them and not wake up with a hangover. I like those 16 oz. aluminum bottles Coors Light started marketing a few years back. On a hot summer day, after going for a long walk, mowing the grass and working in the yard, 3 of those 16 oz. aluminum bottles right off of ice from the cooler is just what the doctor ordered.

[Dia bando]

Beer you don't drink cold bitter pale ale , brown ale etc, are not to be drunk cold, lager is drunk cold
I no I have drunk vast amount's in my younger days.

[Kirkland Laing]

Ice cold. I used to put bottles in ice or in the freezer for an hour after I took them out of the fridge but now I have a beer fridge that keeps the beer at 1 degree.

[mattboxingfan]

Ice cold. I used to put bottles in ice or in the freezer for an hour after I took them out of the fridge but now I have a beer fridge that keeps the beer at 1 degree.

A beer fridge? Living the dream!

[TitoFan]

If I'm at the beach with a cooler full of beer, it's usually gonna be light beer and I prefer it ice cold. I'm into quantity rather than quality. If I'm sitting back enjoying some good brews, they don't have to be that cold. The better to truly enjoy the taste.

[Beanz]

REAL Ale. The clue is in the name. You don't need ridiculous facial hair, a cardigan or to be a grandad to enjoy it. Having said that, I did not start drinking real ale in my baby faced 20's either :-P

[Dia bando]

REAL Ale. The clue is in the name. You don't need ridiculous facial hair, a cardigan or to be a grandad to enjoy it. Having said that, I did not start drinking real ale in my baby faced 20's either :-P

I have you no my cardigan is lovely , my facial hair makes me look distinguished, 2 pints of Bert's best
bowl cleaner please.

[Gandalf]

Lager should be cold; very cold. It isn't a drink that tastes very nice warm. It needs to be cold to have that crispness and sense of being nice and fresh. I wouldn't drink it warm and I would certainly never put any in the kettle.

[brocktonblockbust]

Schlitz
Old Milwaukee
Miller High LIfe
Olympia

these are/were awesome mass produced American beers.