article on proper serving temps

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  1. colonelforbin

    colonelforbin Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2007 California

    #1 colonelforbin, Mar 7, 2012
  2. fx20736

    fx20736 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2009 New York

    Thanks. Good article, if not too revelatory. My suburb has a brewpub with 100+ tap lines but they all are served at 38f so I don't go very often. A Mexican restaurant nearby serves beer in frosted mugs so I always ask for my beer in a room temperature glass.
     
    #2 fx20736, Mar 7, 2012
  3. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    Nice article. Most people will at least understand this and maybe think twice before having a chilled glass. I will say before BA I had no idea about super cold being bad.

    Cheers!
     
    #3 FosterJM, Mar 7, 2012
  4. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Good read.. and one term i dislike and see around town at bars and print media is "ice cold beer"..
     
    #4 gatornation, Mar 7, 2012
  5. GWTW

    GWTW Zealot (589) May 19, 2011 Florida
    Society

    That was a great read, and I learned some things. Question: It seems if a tap at 38 pours into a room temp glass, it wouldn't take long to reach the 48-55 degree point. Would it? Also, I like a fluffy, large, head. How does a cold glass perform next to a room temp glass?
     
    #5 GWTW, Mar 7, 2012
  6. colonelforbin

    colonelforbin Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2007 California

    Glasses that come out of the refrigerator or (worse) freezer take much longer to get up to a desirable temp.

    Even if it's just a room temp glass, it will still take a bit of time to warm up a bit. Two things I like to do are to order two beers at once for myself (if I know I will have at least two while I'm there) so the second one can warm up, and also cup the glass with both hands to transfer body heat to the glass.

    I know these are pretty obvious but some people may have not thought about this much, so thought I'd share.
     
    #6 colonelforbin, Mar 8, 2012
  7. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    Interesting read. Unfortunately, I think this is the last thing that the majority of the American beer drinking population is going to get right anytime soon. :slight_frown:
     
    #7 yamar68, Mar 8, 2012
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