Excellent post by DWFII by the way...

Cellar temp is about right for ales and stouts sold in Pubs in Britain and Ireland. No heating in the cellar so the beer is noticably a few degrees cooler than the room you'd be drinking it in. It is not as cold as north american beer though, hense the "warm beer" cliche but it's still quite cool all the same (in temp that is...)

The demand for Chilled everything in UK is more popular now, presumably offered to lure the lager drinkers back to bitters and stouts. As a result, a lot of keg beer Guiness included offer a chilled option and the beer is passed through chillers as it's drawn by electric pump. Cask beers you can't do that to, so if you want the true British/Irish beer experience go for cask ales.

If you get smooth flow or draught cans (the ones with a widget in) to drink at home, by all means put them in the fridge before opening, we do. It'll stop them exploding all over your kitchen when you pop the ring and after you tip it into a pint glass just leave it for a few minutes to take the cold edge off... If you can bring yourself to wait that long.

Boddingtons is now available world wide and is a moderate to mediocre but affordable example of a British Bitter Beer (it used to be a great beer when it was a small independant). The draught cans are not like the real pint in a real pub but they're not far off. Give it a whirl, try it cold and cool (not warm) and see which you prefer. Guiness of course needs no further mention.

I of course, don't drink anymore... I don't drink any less either but there you go.