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Ale: to chill or not to chill?
Topic Started: Sep 22 2013, 06:42 PM (159 Views)
guy
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Mudking
Well, as the title suggests its a rather thorny question and in no way related to the fact that just now when I went to the fridge it's was sadly devoid of beer ;)

Fortunately there is a small supply of beverage in the drinks cupboard and I am now enjoying ale at near room temperature.

However, in my (understandable) haste to slake my thirst, am I making a major social faux-pas?

Should Ale be chilled before consumption? I do know that a certain Mr DuPre has strong opinions on such matters but would appreciate the wise and sage advice of the rest of the Muddy@rse hive mind.

Cheers,

Guy...hic...


:)
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Ashley1
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Well in my opinion you can't drink that foreign muck they call lager at room temperature! Although real ale is normally slightly chilled to stop it fobbing to much as its a living thing yeast etc!! I prefer my beer cool but not cold!! Once I had a mad local in the pub who drank Guinness and insisted that I put his beer in microwave for 15 seconds as the warmer the beer the more flavour this had!! So one day I tried this! And it's true there is a lot more flavour the warmer it is!! I suppose that's why Guinness introduced extra cold Guinness as to entice the lager drinkers to drink it as the cooler temp kills the flavour!! Sort it's a bit rambled been tucking in to a few bottles of red with the family
Enjoy your room temp beer guy!!
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hobbz
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ale should be drunk at room temp (as for the reasons Ash has pointed out ),to enjoy the flavour of said ale. The fizzy carbonated beverage has no flavour so therefore can be frozen as it will taste the same either or :wacko:
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Rob DuPre
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Depends on many things , and there is no correct answer.
I reckon dark beers like Stouts need to be drunk at room temperature , and as they are more popular in Winter then say 15 - 16 'C
Blond or Golden Ales that are mostly drunk in the summer need to be drunk lightly chilled. So maybe 8 - 10 'C
The lower the temp the less flavours there are , put a decent bottle of real ale in the fridge for a week and you ruin it.
Some beers will throw a chill haze if over cooled , but this is just protein flocculation and not a problem .
German black wheat beers are definatly better at lower temperatures .

Its personal preference and ambient temperatures that dictate if a beer should be chilled or not .

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guy
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That's odd, I always have had Guinness chilled ( even in Ireland). As for Guinness in a microwave? That's just very odd indeed.

Ice cold Fizzy Carling type recycled urine is not my thing as I really have not been into lager for a very long time, mainly because I am not 16 any more, however I am rather fond of Peroni.

Thanks for the info about not leaving real ales in the fridge for long periods Rob, my ale education continues :)


Now, when are you making some more Russian Winter ale? ;)
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belugabob
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I find it does differ by beer type, as Rob DuPre said.

Either way, I went into Sainsbury's yesterday and discovered that they had 20 new ales in the 'seasonal' section (between fruit/veg & home ware)

What a fine selection it is too - I looked like George Best at the checkout ;)

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Ollie
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Keep mine in the pantry, tad too warm but better than the fridge. Will have to check out the new ones Bob :)
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darth vader
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needs to be a couple of degrees cooler than the room you are in when you drink it :D

hence a cellar or garage ideal
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