Frosted Mug Rant

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I just got back from a great lunch with my brothers. We went to a local Tex-Mex place that has awesome table made Gauc and of course we had some beers with lunch. So I ordered my first beer, a Spotted Cow, and it comes in a thick frozen mug.... damn it. I don't remember them having super cold beer with all this garbage... oh well I think to myself, it will be fine.............

A minute later I take a glance into my beer.... beer slushy 100%. Damn it!!!!!!

I hate this sh!t. I immediately ordered my second beer to be served in a glass straight from the washer and as warm as my tender could find. Luckily, using tis method beers 2 and 3 were a fine temp by the time I got to drinking them.

Who in their right mind wants a beer slushy?! It makes me mad with rage!!!!

 

[Tonedef131]

Wow, to turn the beer into ice that is an extremely cold glass. Cream ales are one of the few ales I like cold, I usually prefer my lagers to be in the low to mid 40s, which in my opinion is very cold. But even for the light refreshing styles that is incredibly cold, sounds like it would give you a headache drinking it.

 

[DubbelDach]

I was reading an article about a new sports bar the other day, written by a friend of mine. Enjoying the article until I came to this paragraph:

Arooga's also has 21 beers on tap, which include Arooga Light (made by Anheuser-Busch), Budweiser American Ale, Jacks Pumpkin Spice, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Troegs Mad Elf, Arooga's Amber Ale, Blue Moon, Shock top and Magic Hat No. 9. Arooga's draft beer is the coldest anywhere. A temperature gauge, often hovering below freezing, is stationed in the main entryway.

DOH!!! Some decent beers on this list, and they do THAT to them?!?!?!?

 

[EdWort]

I hate the frost melting in my beer, thus watering it down.

 

[DeathBrewer]

cold, wet glass is fine for me. kthxbai.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Lord of da sinister smash....... really?

















OT: frosted mugs chap my ass

EDIT:not so subtle vote for the return of Death

 

[DeathBrewer]

they were making fun of my other name

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

they were making fun of my other name

It's OK, I'll change my name too, just to fit in

 

[DeathBrewer]

oh, i see how it is. i'm gonna go jump off tha golden gate, you gonna join me for that, too!?

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I call your bluff.....

don't you remember the thread about the nets????

 

[DeathBrewer]

i didn't say i was gonna DIE

 

[DubbelDach]

I'd rather die than drink ice cold Mad Elf.










How's that for bringing things back OT? :cross:

 

[mev]

I've seen a lot taps lately with a temp gauge on them, usually around 34F. That's fine for Bud, Coors Lite, etc, but putting a good beer in that tap is sacra.. sacri... sacru..., well it's bad. Take the bottle instead.

 

[Swillin']

A Bass Ale on tap ice cold is a beautiful thing, IMO!!

 

[Neunelfer]

You know that coldness causes gas to dissolve into a liquid, so if you have a warm glass the beer is going to produce quite a bit of head and maybe even foam over. I doubt the glass could be cold enough to actually turn your beer into a slushy and it was probably how they were keeping the actual beer. Never pour cold beer into a warm glass though, yuck.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

I like different beers at different temps. An American light lager or cream ale is just fine at super cold temps. Mid 40s work for most beers (if it's too cold, I'll just let it sit for a bit). English styles can be served up to the mid 50s. It's all a matter of personal opinion, though.

Everyone can learn a bit more about beer by sampling it at different temperatures. Chill one of your favorites down to near freezing. Drink it slowly, noting the differences in flavor and aroma as the beer warms.

Back to the chilled mug... I don't like them at all. Little bits of ice in my beer are not appealing, and I don't really prefer "ice cold" beer, anyway. I recently visited a place called The Works in southeastern PA. It's a Dave & Buster's style adult-Chucky-Cheese venue. They were serving beer in frozen plastic cups (not the double walled variety that are designed to be frozen...I'm talking about American pint-style clear plastic cups). That was truly comical.

 

[McKBrew]

I like my beer warmer. My kegerator stays aroun 40-43 depending on whether or not the heater is on in my garage and there is nothing more satisfying than opening a 22oz bottle of beer and drinking half on the colder side and the other after it's sat on the counter for 20-30 minutes.

 

[Shonuff]

I recently visited a place called The Works in southeastern PA. It's a Dave & Buster's style adult-Chucky-Cheese venue. They were serving beer in frozen plastic cups (not the double walled variety that are designed to be frozen...I'm talking about American pint-style clear plastic cups). That was truly comical.

I once went to this bar and there were all these women dancing around taking their clothes off. It was so F'ing cool. If you gave them a dollar they would come over and dance in front of you.

I'd take the naked women over a frosty mug any day of the week.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

WTF?

Seriously, WTF?!

 

[Homercidal]

I like some beers very cold. I generally don't mind if they want to chill my glass, as lon gas they keep the GD fruit out of it!

 

[BooneDocks]

No self-respecting beer should ever be served in a frosted anything. And I don't like a opague mug either such that I can't see the color and clarity. Clear unfrosted glass!

 

[ohiobrewtus]

WTF?

Seriously, WTF?!

Never question a man when he starts talking about a strip club.