Started By
Message

re: UK doesn’t drink cold beer?

Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:47 pm to
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25593 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:47 pm to
quote:


Just watching the British Open and they’re saying how they serve you warm beers there


The thing a lot of people won't admit or don't know is when you drink ice cold beer you aren't tasting the beer which is perfect for the mass-produced domestic pilsners.

When a beer is cold it doesn't let the aromatics vaporize it is like a Cabernet served cold and without breathing. The harsh reality is if you do not like the taste of warm beer you don't like the taste of beer. Obviously, there is nothing wrong with not liking the taste and cheap domestic beer is indeed less of an affront to the senses when just short of freezing.
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
54845 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:48 pm to
Room temp English beer is very tasty. It's brewed to drink at that temp. It's nothing like trying to choke down a luke warm American lager.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
19199 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:49 pm to
How do all you beer snobs know what piss tastes like? I always see the IPA crowd comparing "regular" beer to piss.
This post was edited on 7/16/21 at 12:50 pm
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68103 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:49 pm to
quote:

It's gotta be either ice cold or piping hot (hot cocoa, etc)
The colder a drink is, the less you taste of it. Many beers should be served at 48-52 degrees. Wines should be warmer than that. Saying you only drink beverages that are ice cold is like saying you only eat steak with ketchup on top.
Posted by Stiles
Member since Sep 2017
3404 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:50 pm to
Gallivanting across Europe was one of the funnest trips I’ve ever done. But by far, the biggest first world problem I had was those people don’t know what the hell “ice water“ is.

I would gladly give up the choice of “fizz or no fizz” when they were offering up sparkling water for “ice or no ice“ even if it was just one cube.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68103 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:52 pm to
quote:

How do all you beer snobs know what piss tastes like? I always see the IPA crowd comparing "regular" beer to piss
They don't. It's the canard of an unoriginal mind told what to think.

I drink all sorts of beers, except sours, and believe that every beer has its place.
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43092 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:52 pm to
I was in UK for two weeks and went to a lot of different places. Cold beer on tap or bottle wasn't an issue. Ice was definitely scarce however and not a normal thing to ask for in your drink. That was 15 years ago.

PS - None of my hotel rooms had a/c and there was a record heat wave during most of the trip. That was fun. Oh and the US dollar was weak at the time, a pound was roughly 1:2 USD if I recall. Our first stop on the bus from the airport was a Burger King where I dropped almost $40 US for my son and I. Took that arse-banging for the next two weeks.
This post was edited on 7/16/21 at 12:54 pm
Posted by NorthTxLSU
Dallas, Tx
Member since Nov 2018
11065 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:53 pm to
dude, they eat beans on toast. for breakfast.



nothing they do regarding food/drinks should come as a surprise.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155502 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:55 pm to
Queen Elizabeth’s England
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
5978 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:56 pm to
quote:

The colder a drink is, the less you taste of it. Many beers should be served at 48-52 degrees. Wines should be warmer than that. Saying you only drink beverages that are ice cold is like saying you only eat steak with ketchup on top.


I don't eat ketchup with steak, so your food-snootery is off target.

I'm not a lady, so I don't drink wine. I am perfectly happy with ice cold beverages, too.

I mostly swirl my diet coke around in a snifter to inhale the fizz, then swish it in my mouth before spitting it out, like most civilized folks do.
Posted by tigahbruh
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2014
2858 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:56 pm to
quote:

They don't. It's the canard of an unoriginal mind told what to think.

I drink all sorts of beers, except sours, and believe that every beer has its place.


This whole post, except I'd add IPAs to sours. I've never tasted piss, but it can't taste much worse.

Not sure why going crazy with hops makes something more refined. Kind of like cooks who go nuts pouring Tony's on shite.
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52785 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:57 pm to
quote:

The thing a lot of people won't admit or don't know is when you drink ice cold beer you aren't tasting the beer which is perfect for the mass-produced domestic pilsners.



Most domestic lagers are not pilsners. They are light lagers, and don't resemble pilsners in any form other than clarity.

quote:

The harsh reality is if you do not like the taste of warm beer you don't like the taste of beer.


False. First off, taste is subjective, so you can't make definitives about beer. That being said, warm beer is not good beer, to me. I homebrew and serve my beers out of the tap at 42-45 degrees. My sours i like to allow to warm to 50ish when drinking. Anything over 55, really, is too warm, and makes the beer astringent, especially hoppy beers.

This post was edited on 7/16/21 at 12:59 pm
Posted by SalE
At the beach
Member since Jan 2020
2410 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:58 pm to
Room temperature..mostly draft in London with the kegs being underground..
Posted by patnuh
South LA
Member since Sep 2005
6707 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:58 pm to
quote:

Never been to England, but in Ireland the Guinness is cold.


Well, I've never been to England
But I kinda like the Beatles
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68103 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:00 pm to
quote:


I don't eat ketchup with steak, so your food-snootery is off target.
My post didn't say you did, merely that your statement is the equivalent.
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
11281 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:00 pm to
Warm Guinness and poor dental health.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68103 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:01 pm to
quote:


PS - None of my hotel rooms had a/c and there was a record heat wave during most of the trip.
Happened to me once too. Wasn't comfortable until we arrived in Switzerland.
Posted by Demshoes
Up in here
Member since Aug 2015
10191 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:04 pm to
quote:

cheap domestic beer is indeed less of an affront to the senses when just short of freezing.


Posted by Demshoes
Up in here
Member since Aug 2015
10191 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:05 pm to
quote:

I always see the IPA crowd comparing "regular" beer to piss.


We can imagine.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
113938 posts
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:06 pm to
Wow...
first pageprev pagePage 2 of 4Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram