Splutter...choke...gasp...

[Icarus]

Hmmmph! Back in the day, the question was; why to the brits drink warm beer? Answer; Because they have Lucas refrigerators.   

To explain....Lucas is/was a manufacturer of electrical systems many of which were used on brit cars and motorcycles.  The Lucas stuff was notoriously unreliable. To the credit of the Lucas name, they have gotten far more reliable of late. But I think the brit beer is still served warm....yukkk!

[Firebird]

Hmmmph! Back in the day, the question was; why to the brits drink warm beer? Answer; Because they have Lucas refrigerators.   

To explain....Lucas is/was a manufacturer of electrical systems many of which were used on brit cars and motorcycles.  The Lucas stuff was notoriously unreliable. To the credit of the Lucas name, they have gotten far more reliable of late. But I think the brit beer is still served warm....yukkk!

I once ordered a Guinness at a pub in London, and was shocked when it was served room temperature. Apparently you need to order it "extra cold" or they assume you want it at the same temp as your typical British ale. Never understood the fascination with that.

[Siz]

Hmmmph! Back in the day, the question was; why to the brits drink warm beer? Answer; Because they have Lucas refrigerators.   

To explain....Lucas is/was a manufacturer of electrical systems many of which were used on brit cars and motorcycles.  The Lucas stuff was notoriously unreliable. To the credit of the Lucas name, they have gotten far more reliable of late. But I think the brit beer is still served warm....yukkk!

I once ordered a Guinness at a pub in London, and was shocked when it was served room temperature. Apparently you need to order it "extra cold" or they assume you want it at the same temp as your typical British ale. Never understood the fascination with that.

You cannot taste the full flavour of a beer if it's cold (or overly gassy). And who wants to drink a cold beer on a chilly, wet day? Let's face it Britain has no shortage of chilly, wet days!

[hismikeness]

Hmmmph! Back in the day, the question was; why to the brits drink warm beer? Answer; Because they have Lucas refrigerators.   

To explain....Lucas is/was a manufacturer of electrical systems many of which were used on brit cars and motorcycles.  The Lucas stuff was notoriously unreliable. To the credit of the Lucas name, they have gotten far more reliable of late. But I think the brit beer is still served warm....yukkk!

I once ordered a Guinness at a pub in London, and was shocked when it was served room temperature. Apparently you need to order it "extra cold" or they assume you want it at the same temp as your typical British ale. Never understood the fascination with that.

My grandfather still drinks his Guinness warm. Ugh... I can barely tolerate it cold let alone warm. It does look pretty neat when it's poured in the glass though.

[OldGit]

I think the American and lager-style beers are brewed to be drunk cool.  British bitter is designed to be drunk at room temperature and we like it that way.  You can't compare apples and pears.

[Tank]

I think the American and lager-style beers are brewed to be drunk cool.  British bitter is designed to be drunk at room temperature and we like it that way.  You can't compare apples and pears.

Exactly.