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europe : warm beer?

do you guys really drink warm beer?

Germans do. Not all beers, but there are some they brew to be drank warm.

some beers actually taste better warm, not many, but some.

Fortunately I finished college, so the government hasn't come to shut my power off. No warm beers here.

Re: europe : warm beer?

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Originally posted by BTG do you guys really drink warm beer?

room temp no but warmer than the yanks who seem to be afraid of tasting their beer. but then again who could blame them cause their beer tastes like shit.

room temp not warm

Room temp is standard if you buy from supermarket etc, all bars, pubs, clubs serve at like 2C, extra nice in teh summer tho. I quite like my bitter at room temp, never been able to really drink it warm

room temp is warm you fucking fucks.

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Originally posted by BTG room temp is warm you fucking fucks.

Not if the government shut your heat off in the middle of winter.

http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=479

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With all the different styles found in the world of beer, the question of serving temperature comes up fairly often. There are, however, very few absolute truths when it comes to proper serving temperature. Individual drinkers will have individual preferences and these might vary quite a bit from the generally accepted norms. So mainly this guide will focus on the accepted norms, and you as the drinker can take them to heart to any degree you wish. The first thing that should be addressed, however, are two very common myths. The first is that beer needs to be served very cold. The macrobrewers want you to believe this, and here’s why. The sensation of coldness inhibits the tongue’s taste receptors. Since macrobrews started positioning their products based on any feature they could imagine besides taste, the need to neutralize taste became important. An alcohol delivery system doesn’t need taste. In fact, taste usually gets in the way. A cold refresher could be anything, and in fact alternatives like soda, iced tea or water generally have a less offensive taste than macrobrew. So again, numbing those tastebuds is important. As for what beer marketers mean when they say a beer “has a cold taste”, your guess is as good as ours. So no, beer doesn’t not need to be near frozen. Good beer in fact should not be near frozen. The other myth is that English beer is served at room temperature, or “warm”. It’s not. It is served at cellar temperature, which is between 12-14C. Room temperature is 21C. That’s a big difference.

basically if you buy any drink, at least in switzerland from the supermaket it will be room temp or a little bit cold, but not so much...ive never gotten warm beer at a club or pub though.

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Originally posted by bas Not if the government shut your heat off in the middle of winter.

haha


but hey if you didn't think beer tasted like piss enough yet, then drink it warm

hot beer. Add some cinnamon , honey and Dianthus (?)

This is a myth on the same scale that people outiside america think that all americans are fat.

Niether true, but there are exceptions

energy costs alot more in europe than it does in the united states. I spent a month backpacking (england, belgium, holland, france, germany, switzerland, italy, czech republic) and i had warm beer once. I had no trouble finding a cold beer anywhere. The only time I got a warm beer is when I ordered one on tap at the parrot pub in surrey, england.

I like my beer cold as the arctic, in a frosty glass that's cold as the arctic. I've yet to have a beer that I prefer any other way.

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Originally posted by david.michael I like my beer cold as the arctic, in a frosty glass that's cold as the arctic. I've yet to have a beer that I prefer any other way.

So when Americans drink cold beer, they usually drink it fridge-cold, which subdues any flavor there was to begin with. Most of the time people who make fun of warm beer are bud/natural ice drinkers - so there's not much taste to begin with.

Most Belgian ales cannot be fridge-cold because you will not taste the full aroma. It's the same reason you keep vodka in the freezer but the scotch on the shelf and never ever drink scotch any other way but neat or with 1 small/medium cube of ice.

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Originally posted by whiskers So when Americans drink cold beer, they usually drink it fridge-cold, which subdues any flavor there was to begin with. Most of the time people who make fun of warm beer are bud/natural ice drinkers - so there's not much taste to begin with. Most Belgian ales cannot be fridge-cold because you will not taste the full aroma. It's the same reason you keep vodka in the freezer but the scotch on the shelf and never ever drink scotch any other way but neat or with 1 small/medium cube of ice.

I like what I like.

And my beer consumption is not limited to Bud or Natty.

(I drink Miller Lite too).

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Originally posted by david.michael I like what I like. And my beer consumption is not limited to Bud or Natty. (I drink Miller Lite too).

If you're not taking a piss here, then people like you are not qualified to complain about "warm beer". Especially when you say "I've yet to have a beer that I prefer any other way" - have you tried anything but 40oz?

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Originally posted by Acton This is a myth on the same scale that people outiside america think that all americans are fat. Niether true, but there are exceptions

If you are taking the piss alright, but if not, this is the biggest load of shit ever. My high school German teacher talked about how there are a good number of places that serve warm beer. Iirc the Hofbräuhaus is one of them.

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Originally posted by whiskers If you're not taking a piss here, then people like you are not qualified to complain about "warm beer". Especially when you say "I've yet to have a beer that I prefer any other way" - have you tried anything but 40oz?

I was, indeed, taking the piss.

It really depends on the beer. Some are good cold, some are good warm, some are good when you're too drunk to taste them (american beers). At the pub I usually go to they tend to serve it slightly colder than room temp. Like 15-ish degrees.

The only time I drink warm beer is when I've held the pint glass in my hand a little too long and the end gets to room temp or there abouts. It's fucken rotten.

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Originally posted by elFreak some beers actually taste better warm, not many, but some.

This

Stouts and Trappist beers should be served warmer than most other, I think. To bring out the flavor and the texture. I also find that drinking wheat beers at slightly warmer than recommended temperatures makes it taste nicer.

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