ice-cold beer

"Now people will always say, "Do what you want, it's your beer", but that's a cop-out."

Not a "cop-out", its been that way on BA for ever thus, and I don't see this changing anytime soon.

I may be drunk, but in the morning i‘ll be sober and you‘ll still be ugly. – Winston Churchill

 

I usually just cut a hole in the can and shotgun it. SO refreshing.

 

reverse logic does not apply here.

 

I type with a lisp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp from time to time...

Correction to the post has been made.

"reverse logic does not apply here."

 

There are some beers, and some times, that I want cold.
Most are best at some degree of warmer.

 

The only thing I'd like to add is that I enjoy the way different brews develop flavor as they warm...Porters and Stouts for sure...but I do start them all cold....Adjunct Lagers...ICE COLD.

 

This is a pet peeve of mine because some beer bars serve everything in chilled glassware or even worse, outright frozen beer glassware. The thing is, I've delicately and politely brought up my concerns and I was politely informed that people who ask for room temperature glass are quite the minority, and the chilled glass people are actually the norm.

People's actions do in fact have consequences that go beyond just their own little sphere of things. I wish people would stop with the nonsense of telling people to just do whatever you like. Maybe when the norm gets to the point of putting ice cubes in a beer then those people will change their tune? I hope they're consistent and don't become frustrated. I'm tired of doing a facepalm because I forgot to ask for a room temperature glass.

 

Yes, it's wrong!

Doesn't have to be intolerably room temperature , but don 't drink it ice cold!

Dammit, man!

 

There's a whisky writer by the name of Charles Mclean who speaks of the difference between "appreciation" and "enjoyment". I think the same applies to all things, including beer.

For example; to best appreciate Bell's Two Hearted a snifter or wine glass type vessels would be used, but I've had so much of that stuff that I can enjoy it just the same straight from the bottle.

 

The type of beer greatly influences the "proper" drinking temperature. Lighter beers definitely need to be colder than darker beers. Also, as mentioned above, lower ABV beers should be colder. I don't get too specific where I aim for certain temperatures. The temperature will affect how the beer tastes, but IMO it will not affect how it tastes when compared to other, lower-quality beers at the same temperature. This means that the craft beer will always taste better than the BMC beer when at the same temp, but the craft beer will taste better compared to itself when it's closer to a "proper" temp. My suggestion to the OP is to use your own sense of temperature when figuring out a "proper" temperature.

I will say this in favor of allowing certain beers to warm. I once started drinking a very cold Founders Breakfast Stout immediately after pouring. The taste was mostly bitter coffee. As it warmed, however, the chocolate came out more and the beer tasted more like beer than the bitter coffee from my first sips. It was far more enjoyable when it warmed from fridge temp.

 

I'll be drinking Ice cold beers while fishing Friday. I'll be more concerned about spilling than dulling flavors

 

Why is that weird? I think most beer is best drunk quite cold, especially lagers and hoppy ales. Big stouts and Belgians are okay warmer, but even them I liked chilled, or at least at cellar temperature. I even drink imperial stouts colder than most people, I think.
The only thing I don't do is freeze my glass. That shit is whack.

 

I agree with the chilled glass part. I want my beer to be cold, not my hand.

The only exception I make is with martinis.

 

I don't really get your point. People that like ice cold beer, which seem to be the majority, shouldn't ask for what they want because you want a room temp glass? I'm with you 100% on the whole frosted glasses suck point. That said, if most want a frosted glass that's how restaurants will serve them. I have no issues asking for a room temp glass. Why is your "sphere" more important than theirs? I won't tell someone how to drink their beer, even if their preference sucks.

 

I like all my beers to be more chilled than the "average". While I don't like to chill my glassware, every beer I drink gets a 20-30 minute hiatus in the freezer. This allows me to taste a beer in its different stages during the re-warming phase. This is especially true for high ABV beers and specialty beers (i.e. Barrel Aged Beers). I drink these slowly, so by the time I am done, I have really seen how the beer has changed with temperature. I also like lighter beers very cold, but in that case, who doesn't!?

 

if you drink beer for refreshment ,you make a mistake anyway (alcohol dehydrates,you know).
i usually drink high abv beers at room temp and low abv around 8-12°c

 

I have no problem with giving choices, but the default serving of a minimally educated craft beer place ought to be room temperature glasses (vs. frozen). If a customer is along the lines of "... this IPA tastes flavorful, I would prefer a muted flavor and no aroma... frosted mug please..." then by all means let them have their way. While subjective preferences are subjective, it doesn't change the objective fact that the frosted mugs are doing those exact things.

 

I drink almost all my beer at 55 degrees. Even ipas, my sweet spot I guess. Stouts I sip and let em warm a lil more though. Most people will say I'm doing it wrong. Too cold masks the taste for me

 

Ice cold is VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVERY good!

 

The only beers I will drink ice cold are adjuncts on a hot summer day, but I will drink IPAs and Pale Ales refrigerator cold.