Room Temp Beers

I think Ive had 120 Minute, WWS, Dark Lord, and KBS at room temp.

 

I do like my room temperature beers, especially barley wines and sours. But one of my appropriate beer temp crimes might be with Chimay Blue, I love it really really cold.

I also think anyone that is new to ipa's should drink them really cold. If it helps mute some of the bitterness from the hops, it may help ease them into the world of hoppier beers.

 

The better the beer, the more conscious I am of temperature. I put all my beer in a wine fridge, which never gets anything too cold. Especially Belgians I will make sure to let sit for a while before opening. HG Stouts take enough time to drink that I start them out cold, knowing I'll appreciate them more as they sit. Everything else I don't get very specific with.

 

Oof. WWS at room temp sounds brutal.

 

Our "room temperature" in Texas leaves a bit to be desired.

 

I'm from AZ. Room temp sometimes requires use of a stove

 

Unless I've just finished doing something, like cutting the grass or other house projects, I usually let beer warm up from 5 - 10 minutes before I pour and take my time drinking to savor the differences in taste. I'm not ready to start a beer at room temp yet, but I'm getting closer. Maybe during the winter to warm myself up.

 

I sit many of mine out for a while before drinking and drink many cool. Depends on the style and the size of the bottle and how good I expect it to be. If it's just something to sip on while I watch tv or to session with, I don't care too much. If it's a bomber of RIS, I may sit it out for 25 or 30 minutes. I should probably just go the other way and only refrigerate when I'm about to drink, just enough to get it cool. Not sure how long that takes - will have to experiment.

Particularly on something like a big stout or an old ale or a quad or something, I just find that starting cool and approaching room temp as I move through it results in more flavor than when cold. Obviously I like that because it tastes better but I also like it because I already struggle to parse out and identify flavors when I'm reviewing critically, so that's a help. I don't know if this site has a temperature serving guide, but you can find one by googling "beer temperature serving guide".