True, and some beers (especially darker ones) have a much deeper flavour when held in my warm hands for a while.
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Same with white wine and rosé. Very nice chilled outside on a terrace in the late spring or summer. Chilled NOT ice cold.
I think this is something overlooked especially with te domination of "soda-pop" beers the mass produced ones that are served almost freezingI do like a cold lager on a hot day but even then not just above freezing and especially for the amber, dark, IPAs etc.! You lose the flavour (he wrote preaching to the choir).
A good stout or porter that is served just above room temperature and then is allowed to warm up, in some cases really brings out the flavors of the beer.
Lagers, IPA's, and the like, I like them cold, and depending on which one, I like them really cold. There are only a hand full of IPA's that I have found that if served chilled, taste really good, but most of your mass produced ones, start to taste really bad as they warm up. Same for the mass produced lagers.
Agree completely.I think this is something overlooked especially with te domination of "soda-pop" beers the mass produced ones that are served almost freezing
I used to think that I liked cold beers, but now realise that to serve a beer too cold is to destroy almost all the flavour.
Nowadays, I prefer dark beers at room temperature, and, other than on a very hot day, - when a cold lager is welcome - in general, these days, I prefer my beers cool, rather than cold.
Agree re rosé - that is a wine best reserved for a warm summer's day, and best served quite cool.
And there are some white wines - those summer Savignon Blanc styles - which work very well when served cool.
However, in general, I find that I prefer white wines with more body (a good white Burgundy, a Viognier, etc) to be served cool, - perhaps approaching room temperature - rather than cold.
Agree completely.
And again, yes, I am broadly in agreement with you.
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Actually, I am equally partial to white wines from Burgundy in autumn and winter - as well as during spring and summer.
They are sufficiently complex, and robust to be served during any season: In any case, personally, I love the marriage of buttery (almost oily) richness that blends with that flinty, mineral sense that one gets in the best of the white Burgundies.
A glass (or three) of Chablis, a white wine (made from the Chardonnay grape) from Burgundy, France.
A crate of beer has been delivered which contains several different beers from the brilliant Bavarian brewery, Weihenstephaner, along with some ales.
I had a very nice local brew "la Pieuse" blanche from "La brasserie des Murailles", and a follow-up, with lemon while watching Dr. Who and typing first impressions to my niece (also a fan) who lives across the pond. Very refreshing and a sign that spring is truly here.
Not a beer I have ever heard of; is it French, Belgian, or Swiss?
Served with a slice (or two, or three) of lemon, the way Weissbier used to be served in parts of south west Germany when I was a student?
Sounds delicious, and agreed, this is a real sign of spring, with the promise of summer.
Swiss, Genevan to be precise. Yes I put lemon slices in and am looking forward to outdoor terrace imbibing as there is the annual Geneva Marathon this weekend which meant parts of the city by the lake and elsewhere are closed off and full of people so I'd rather wait until next weekend.
Excellent.
Do enjoy - that sounds as though it is a lovely way to pass a Sunday afternoon.
Was watching The Simpsons and this popped up
Made me ordered some wine…no Montrachet (maybe one day…) but very good Chassagne, Puligny, Meursault Charmes and Rully. Looking forward to enjoy them slowly! 😊
And funny enough last weekend we were looking at going by train to Beaune & Puligny but the train is expensive! Maybe next month, it’s my dream.
Made me ordered some wine…no Montrachet (maybe one day…) but very good Chassagne, Puligny, Meursault Charmes and Rully. Looking forward to enjoy them slowly! 😊
And funny enough last weekend we were looking at going by train to Beaune & Puligny but the train is expensive! Maybe next month, it’s my dream.
Notwithstanding the unfortunate absence of a good Montrachet, but an order that includes Chassagne, Puligny, Meursault and Charmes cannot go wrong.
Do enjoy.
Sipping a splendid beer - one I have not had the pleasure of sampling, sipping and savouring until now - from the stable of the legendary Weihenstephaner brewery, in Bavaria, Germany.
This is the Kristall Weissbier.
Delicious.
This is the Kristall Weissbier.
Delicious.
Sipping a beer from the superlative selection brewed by the legendary brewery Weihenstephaner (one of the oldest, if not the oldest, breweries in the world - they have been brewing since 1040, yes, that reads 1040).
Anyway, tonight's tipple of choice is Weihenstephaner Original Helles; simply superb.
Anyway, tonight's tipple of choice is Weihenstephaner Original Helles; simply superb.
My second (and last) beer of the evening was another beer from the superlative Weihenstephaner brewery:
This was their Korbinian, which is superb.
This was their Korbinian, which is superb.
Sipping a beer from the superlative Weihenstephaner brewery of Bavaria, their Kristall Weissbier.
Sipping an exquisite Kristall Weissbier, from the Weihenstephaner brewery of Bavaria, Germany.