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Re: A paradox, was: Designer leaks

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: A paradox, was: Designer leaks
From: Bob labuz <yellowtr@adelphia.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 19:54:28 +0000
Cc: "'Jim Hill'" <jrhill@chorus.net>, triumphs@autox.team.net
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Joe Curry wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Hill
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:18 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: A paradox, was: Designer leaks
> 
> 
>>Then explain the warm beer, please.
> 
> 
> As far as I can tell, the "warm beer" in the UK is a myth.
> 
> I haven't had a beer in EVERY pub in England, but I made a valiant
> effort
> while I was there. The beer temperature seemed to range from cold to
> cool,
> but I was never served a warm one.
> 
> Perhaps they've installed Japanese refrigerators since the days of WW2.
> 
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI
> 
> 
> While I haven't been over there since 1973, I will say that I never got
> a beer that was anything but room temperature.  Once when I asked for a
> "Cold" beer they offered to put an ice cube in my glass!
> 
> Joe
Jim, Joe and the rest,

The last time I was in the UK (1984) all the places I visited, hotels, 
restaurants had both room temp and chilled beer/ale. There was one pub I 
was taken to that served only room temp however. Most room temp pubs 
keep their stock in the cellar so it is not room temperature but not as 
cold as we get in the bars in the US. Beer experts say that getting the 
brew too cold kills the flavor. But with US beer, the breweries have 
already done that so that is why the US serves it cold.
Here in upstate NY we have the Matts Brewery which makes the Saranac 
line and they recommend the beer at something in the high 40s or low 50s 
  I believe. An ale like Saranac's Pale Ale does have a better flavor 
cool but not cold in my opinion. I have also heard beer experts say that 
one shouldnt drink beer to cool off, but to enjoy the flavor! But 
sometimes a real cold beer just feels so good going down one doesnt have 
time to enjoy the various components (hops, malt, etc.)

I guess the best solution when drinking a beer such as Saranac Pale Ale 
or a Sierra Nevada or other micro is to have a cold Coors Lite fast to 
cool down then sit down and have a "real" beer nice and slow. The only 
problem there is who has a Coors lite handy when you need one?

Bob Labuz

1958 TR3A
1974 T140V
1998 T-Bird

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