Are you drinking your ales too cold?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by piggy_rulz, Dec 24, 2025.

  1. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    Never cold enough. Can't stand warm/hot drinks (coffee, hot chocolate, etc.). I don't mind my stouts/barleywines to get up to room temp as I'm drinking them, but never open any beer at "cellar" temp. Always straight out of the fridge. Everything is personal preference
     
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  2. rugene

    rugene Pundit (967) Mar 2, 2015 Canada (QC)

    I used to pull out my beer from the fridge 20 minutes before drinking it, and I realized that the flavors don't come at first, and as the beer warms up later, it's better. So maybe I should get it for more than 20 minutes at room temperature.
     
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  3. brewme

    brewme Grand Pooh-Bah (4,014) Mar 1, 2014 Massachusetts
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    I lost power, so I have lost control of my beer temperature.
     
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  4. Jwitkowski

    Jwitkowski Initiate (32) Dec 24, 2024 Michigan

    I think the only beer I’m super concerned about is ipas. I drink bourbon also and the colder bourbon is the harsher it tastes and covers up the flavors. So I drink that at room temp. I treat my beers somewhat like that and I do notice as some get warmer the more subtle and complex they get.
     
  5. QuakeAttack

    QuakeAttack Pooh-Bah (2,353) Mar 19, 2012 California
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    Nope. I pull them from the fridge and wait 30-45 minutes to crack them open. Yummy in the tummy!
     
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