Guinness, room temperature or cold?

[starbkjrus]

No beer is meant to be served at room temperature (70 degrees). But many English-style ales are meant to be served at cellar temperature, which is 50-55 degrees. This might seem warm to Americans who are used to drinking their beer ice cold (30-40 degrees). Cold beer is an American invention to mask the fact that American macros have no flavour! When you serve beer that cold it numbs your taste buds, and you can't taste anything. Do yourself a favour and drink your ales at cellar temperature. You might be amazed at what you're missing!

Andrew.

I prefer my beer "cool" but not ice cold. I've pub crawled all over southern Scotland (most of it with P1M yet!) and I've never had a beer I thought was too warm. It seems to me it's actually served warmer in Canada but maybe that's just me. I drink Newcastle in Canada and Tenet's or Stella in Scotland and England.

Guinness? Served Cold.

As a Canadian, I cannot talk about beer without voicing what I consider #1 from the tap....and shockingly it is not a Canadian made bevy.

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Yum! int:

Amen. Think global, drink local. Support your local microbrewery.

Regards,

Todd

What he said.

Cold, preferably extra cold

Well in Norway I would assume EVERYTHING is cold.

I remember it being cool like Andrew discribed, but not cold like the pubs here sell it. I have yet to find a Guinness as good as one from a tap in Ireland, but I am commited to continuing my search

Personally I sometimes prefer Murphy's stout, but have a hard time finding it.

Let's be fair though, there are some nice lagers for summer time (Stella...).

Another yum.

You'd be surprised. I've spent time in Ireland with a guy who drank Bud because it was an import.

Adam

I'll admit to drinking Bud but for goodness' sake! Isn't that the same reason Americans are laughed at for drinking Heineken?


Nice thread Grant. It seems as a whole we like our beer.