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Minuted t1_ism7i7o wrote

Reply to comment by TommyBoy825 in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm

As a brit I have no idea where this idea that we drink beer at room temperature comes from. Pretty much any beer you buy in a pub will be colder than room temp.

Maybe it just took longer to catch on here?

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stevesmittens t1_ismiqx9 wrote

It's an out of date stereotype, that said in North America they would never advertise a beer tap as "extra cold", whereas that is a thing I've seen in the UK. Also cask ales are traditionally served at room temperature.

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Relevant_Monstrosity t1_isp3r0e wrote

Budweiser isn't really that bad. I for one like the rice flavor in the lager. It's got a unique taste that not everyone loves. And that's ok. It's not even the cheapest on the market.

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goshdammitfromimgur t1_isnjipr wrote

I like the colour/color changing Coors labels.

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Robot_Tanlines t1_iso8pus wrote

I think that came from Europe. In college I had a friend from Poland, she was drinking some Polish beer that did it years before the US started advertising it.

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stevesmittens t1_isnvnbb wrote

I'm talking about the temperature of the tap being specifically labelled as cold. Not the "ice cold" branding on the bottle or can, which is really just a matter of what temperature your fridge is.

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stevesmittens t1_isp6lyo wrote

My point is in America there are no cold/extra cold taps because ice cold is the default (at least in the days before craft beer became popular). British labelling implies the existence of different serving temperatures, e.g. extra cold for lagers, warmer for ales. At least that's how I remember it from when I lived there like 15 years ago.

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YurtYurtBaby t1_isnsn3p wrote

Wrong, cask ales are served at cellar temperature.

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stevesmittens t1_isnvx1g wrote

Fine, but not "cold", which I'm pretty sure has a lot to do with the stereotype, going back to when that style of beer was more common in the UK (and non-existent in North America).

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canman7373 t1_ismmv0o wrote

Isn't it at cellar Temps? Beer was and some still is pumped from an underground cellar that is naturally cooler.

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NativeMasshole t1_ismyazl wrote

That's what I thought too. Which isn't too weird to me as an American either. Especially if it's dark beer, I don't even want that ice cold.

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canman7373 t1_ismznmv wrote

When I was last there most pubs had just a few on tap at cellar temp, local beers. But rest were normally cooled, they even had "Ice Cold Guinness" in many places, which was just colder than normal Guinness as far as I could tell. But yeah were plenty of beers not served cold, but also not room temp.

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Targettio t1_isn82q7 wrote

Cask ales are 'cellar' temperature, which is below room temperature, but not actively chilled (similar to the ideal red wine temperature).

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TocTheEternal t1_ismhcf3 wrote

I think so. I had British friends growing up (in California in the 90s/early 00s) and drinking room temperature beer was something they were familiar with (though not a fan of). But by the time I visited Britain myself (2010) their pubs were as refrigerated as I would expect in America. I'm guessing that it was already well out of the norm by the 90s at the latest.

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TTBrandyThief t1_isn3s0f wrote

Look up cask ales. They were the traditional style of beer in England.

I personally enjoy them, but it is a noticeable change of pace.

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Historical-Fox1372 t1_isnq2zx wrote

It's bizarre. I haven't had a warm beer in any country. Also a bit like how people think Aussies drink Foster's. You can't find Fosters anywhere here.

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Lostboxoangst t1_ismfa1p wrote

I saw somthing about this in asterisk the Gaul once that we like warm beer?

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