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| Author: | Grover Junior [ Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | British beer preference |
Note: I have included this in the discussion section for the cold ones article. It refers to the assertion on this article that the British prefer their beer served warm. As a Brit, I'm don't think the inference that the British prefer beer served at room temperature is correct. It may be derived from the fact that heavy beers were traditionally served retaining the natural warmth accumulated during the brewing process, but I have never seen this observed anywhere today, certainly not in pubs and nor is this convention unique to Britain. Moreover, Guiness, arguably the most famous brand of heavy beer, comes in an 'Extra-cold' variety (I'm not aware if this is available in other countries). Judging by colour, Cold-Ones appear to be larger-type beer and I should point out that larger has always been served chilled in Britain. As evdence of what I'm disputing, I would refer to the film 'Shaun of the Dead', which is regarded by many as depicting very typical British attitudes. At one point, a character apologises to the protaganist that his beer (which is a heavy beer) may be warm as the power to the coolers has been cut off. At the very least, the article should be edited to point out that this alleged preference is a perceived notion rather than an accurate observation. Update: Since I'm getting a lack of feedback, I went ahead and edited the article. |
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| Author: | TheTinyGiant [ Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:30 pm ] |
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Well there's not much I can say about that. For the lack of feedback, first off there aren't an awful lot of Brits here. There also aren't a lot of people over 21, and the majority is still under 16 I believe. So hence with that combination we probably odn't have many British beer drinkers around here. We'll see if someone comes up. |
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