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The reason you're drinking beer at the wrong temperature

2021-08-18T09:43:27.459Z


The low temperature can improve some aspects, but in excess it reduces the volatility of the aromatic components.


08/18/2021 6:00 AM

  • Clarín.com

  • Gourmet

Updated 08/18/2021 6:00 AM

If you consider yourself a good beer drinker (we mean quality and not quantity), but

you want to be served it

, whatever the type,

almost frozen

and in a glass just taken from the freezer,

you should rethink your love for that drink .

It is true that

the temperature is basic in beer

, and it is fine to

drink

it even below 3 degrees if it is one of those that is drunk almost in one gulp to quench thirst in summer.

But if you want to fully enjoy a quality beer, especially made by hand, you

have to know at what temperature to drink it to appreciate the thousand and one nuances of flavors and aromas

that malts, hops and other ingredients, carefully selected to offer, give it. The best experience.

Why don't you have to drink the beer neither so cold nor hot


The temperature of the beer is a basic condition.

The excess of cold reduces the volatility of the aromatic components of this drink

.

The colder the beer, the less bubbles it releases and a good part of the aromas, instead of rising with them, are fixed in the liquid.

In this way, they are

no longer appreciated by smell

, while causing a substantial change in flavor,

to the point of turning a beer into a flat

, bland and without intensity

drink

.

It is true that cold can improve some aspects, such as bitterness, dryness and carbonic, but given the choice,

The first option is preferable (a little more temperature), because

aromas and flavor are basic to appreciate a good beer.

The colder the beer, the less bubbles it gives off.

Photo: AP

If, on the other hand, it is served too hot

, the aromas and flavors stand out, but as it gets closer to room temperature,

the bitterness of the hops dissipates and the amount of gas also decreases

, so the experience as it should be.

What is the perfect temperature to drink beer


It is true that everyone can decide if they like the beer more or less cold, but

only by

drinking

it at the right temperature will all the qualities

that characterize this ancestral drink

be appreciated

.

There is no single answer to the question of what is

the ideal temperature

, because it depends on many factors.

One of them, and the most important, is

the style of beer

.

Another, the one determined by the maker who is the best to enjoy his creation in particular.

And there is another factor

, this more cultural one, which depends on

the tradition of the place where it is taken.

When the beer is hot, the amount of gas decreases.

In Spain and the United States, for example, it is generally preferred colder than in Great Britain or Germany

.

If the beer is drunk in places dedicated exclusively to beer, sometimes from the artisan brands themselves, with expert waiters, they are sure to serve it at the perfect temperature.

But when taken at home, there are some tips that can help.


Tips for drinking beer at the perfect temperature


  • Lagers are served colder than Ale.

  • Strong ones require more temperature than soft ones.

  •  The higher the alcoholic strength, the hotter it should be drunk.

The temperature depends on the style of beer chosen.

  • The dark ones are taken more temperate than the light ones.

  • It is convenient to put them in the glass a little colder than is convenient according to each style to compensate the degrees that they will gain with the temperature of the container and the waiter's hands, as well as the premises itself.

  • Some heavy drinkers order two at a time so that while they drink the first, the second reaches the ideal temperature.

    This is because beer must be stored cold and preferably out of light, so it often arrives at the bar cooler than ideal for that style of beer.

If the beer is very cold, a trick is to hold the glass, can or bottle in your hands for a few moments.

  • Although there is a certain romanticism about the glass bottle (always dark), Elliott Konig, manager and partner of Fredo Fox, denies that they keep beer better.

    "On the contrary, he affirms, the cans preserve it much better because they completely block the passage of light, they maintain freshness for longer and are easier to store and transport."

  •  If it's too cold, a trick is to keep the bottle or can in hand for a few moments to help the degrees rise.

Temperatures according to each type of beer


The ideal temperature of beer is one that allows you to appreciate its nuances of flavors and aromas.

  • In general, beers should never be served below 1 degree or above 12.7.

  • Those with a low alcohol content and not much body, offer the best of themselves between 3 and 7. Also the fruit trees.

  •  Light and industrial lagers are those that admit the lowest temperatures, between 1 and 4 degrees.

Strong beers require more temperature than soft beers.

  • Ideal for Pilsners and Pale Lagers is 3.5 to 7.

  • Those of wheat, from 4 to 10.

  • The Ipa, the American Pale Ale, Dark Lager, Amber, Vienna, from 7 to 10.

  • Porter and Stout, 7 to 13.

  • From 8 to 12, Amber, Belgian Strong, Mild, Brown Ale.

  • Between 10 and 12.5, or cellar temperature, it is perfect for the more alcoholic and full-bodied, such as Imperial Stout and Ipa, Strong Ale among others.

Aurora Segura Celma for La Vanguardia.

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