Do you put ice in your beer? (for those who drink beer)

[madinmaryland]

Poll question: Do you put ice in your beer? (for those who drink beer)

[one_voice]

1. I don't drink a lot of beer..

but I'd never put ice in it. I know people that put salt in beer. :eyes:

:toast:

[kentauros]

3. I've heard of people putting lemon in their light beer, too.

To me, if the flavor of the beer isn't enough to savor on its own, then it's not good beer and no amount of some other flavor is going to help it ;)

[pintobean]

4. Does the same theory apply to coffee?

I take mine black and never add anything to my beer.

[kentauros]

5. Don't see why not.

I don't drink coffee, but I love chai and never add milk to it like the Indians do :)

[harmonicon]

22. some beers are supposed to have lemon or lime added to them

None of these are "light" beers, because light beer isn't a real thing - it's marketing strategy for undrinkable swill.

[kentauros]

27. I guess I've only ever seen people do it with a light beer or Corona.

I consider the latter the equivalent of a light beer. It doesn't compare to other pale lagers, like you'd find in small breweries like Shiner and Real Ale :9

[harmonicon]

33. yeah, lime in mexican beer is pretty normal

I won't drink Corona, but I like lime in Modello. What I was thinking more about is putting a slice of lemon in a German wheat beer - traditional, and delicious.

[kentauros]

37. I've just never tried it. Maybe I should ;)

I've cooked with beer, including making bread, but that's more to impart a certain flavor in the food than make the beer taste better :P

[harmonicon]

41. though...

if beer-batter onion rings are considered beer, it's a delicious beer!

[kentauros]

44. I'm thinking more along the lines of cooking (veggie) bratwurst in beer

and then pouring the liquid over potatoes and sauerkraut :9

You can also use beer in place of the liquid and yeast in some bread recipes :)

[Beer Snob-50]

45. I see people do it with many wheat beers.

sometimes i use it others i don't

[Kali]

2. I have done it

but it isn't pleasant.

[KamaAina]

6. Oh, god/ess! They don't even do that at Cowboys Stadium!

:scared:

Alternative: One summer day up in Sacramento, where temps routinely break triple digits, a fellow showed me the trick of popping warm beer directly in the freezer. In a half hour or maybe 45 minutes, you've got cold ones. :beer:

[kentauros]

7. I do that with cans of soda,

but I never buy beer in cans, so I have to be patient with the bottled beer in the fridge :)

[madinmaryland]

8. Stick a can of beer in a small bucket of ice with a little water, and you

will have ice cold beer in 5-10 minutes.

Great for hotels when there is no fridge.

[kentauros]

9. Would some rock salt on the ice speed up the process?

(like is done when making home-made ice cream...) :D

[madinmaryland]

10. I don't typically have rock salt when I am staying in a hotel!!

[kentauros]

11. If it's at a hotel where the sidewalks get icy,

you could probably ask for some :)

[Kolesar]

42. Force a phase change, cool!

If you don't have rock salt, just blast your beer with a CO2 fire extinguisher

[tammywammy]

12. That's just damn near un-American!

Though I used to know a guy that drank red wine with ice cubes in it. Strange dude.

[kentauros]

13. You can now get soapstone rocks that you put in your freezer.

A local liquor chain here (Spec's) was advertising these rocks for those that want their whiskey on the rocks without the resulting ice-melt. It might be worth trying with beer or wine :)

[madinmaryland]

14. My wife puts ice cubes in red wine, also.

:wtf:

Well, she only has a few glasses of wine a year.

[tammywammy]

19. That's just so...wrong

And so is the idea of ice in my beer. It would dilute the delicious goodness of said beer.

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[kimi]

38. Oh, I do this too

Maybe I should be embarrassed. But I just hate warm beverages. THAT seems wrong, especially during a hot humid summer.

[Taverner]

15. If I'm drinking Singh in Thailand or Cristal in Cuba, yes I do.

Otherwise, no

[smalll]

17. Who are you, Christiane Amanpour? Globe-trotting fancypants! /nt

[Taverner]

18. In my YOUTH - I'm afraid

In my youth I was a Peace Corps Globe Trotting gift to Journalism

Then I needed to pay the bills....

[smalll]

20. LOL -- I got to travel a lot in my youth too - parents moved around the world a lot --

can't afford it now, but I'm cool with that. You only need to see the world once, I think.

[smalll]

16. Other: no ice in the beer, but I do tend to drink a glass of water for every beer ot two --

It's a great habit to get into. I can drink 2 or 3 beers now and I'm literally thirsting for water afterwards. It gives you staying power, and kills hangovers entirely (you may wake up feeling tired, but there's no headaches, stomach upset or other hangoverly aches and pains.)

[Xipe Totec]

21. Yes - using my hardhat for a mug

Two liter Caguamas poured over chunks of ice, on a steel hardhat (straps removed)

Nothing better on 110 degree heat in the middle of the desert.

[rucky]

23. By Brother In Law does. He also puts ketchup on his steak.

I want to kill him.

[madinmaryland]

25. Ketchup on a steak! That's blasphemous!!

[applegrove]

24. My mother has always drunk warm beer. But that is not all...she also

eats apples including the core. And if she gets a run in a stocking she'll cut off that leg and wait until she has another pair of stocking with a run in the other leg and cut that one off....then she'll wear them together.

[Kali]

30. I will NEVER EVER wear panty hose again

but that is a good idea!

[Silver Swan]

26. We used to frequent a local bar.

Once last summer their cooler wasn't working, so the beer was warm. We complained, and they did not apologize, but gave us a baggy filled with ice to put in our pitcher of beer.

This may have been acceptable in an emergency, but we went back two weeks later, and saw people with pitchers of beer containing a baggy of ice.

We have not been back since. They lost our business, and we used to go there at least twice a week.

[kentauros]

31. Sounds like they had their priorities mixed up

on which machines to keep in working order. You can always buy bags of ice and keep them in plastic coolers, but to be cheap on the beer cooler is a good way to go out of business.

[struggle4progress]

28. shore! end y knot?

[Radical Activist]

29. I've sampled many beers.

I do not drink any with ice.

[old mark]

32. I put ice in my urinals and cool cans of beer in there....nt

[Callalily]

34. Heavens NO! n/t

[MilesColtrane]

35. No, I don't.

Furthermore, I think that anyone who does should be on the receiving end of The Most Interesting Punch In The World.

[Rambis]

36. What would be the point of that?

I must admit I have had a splash of black currant in a pint of Guinness here in the states in a futile attempt to try and recreate the velvety smoothness of a fresh pint:cry: Now, I just drink Smithwicks or a craft beer of some sort.

[MrSlayer]

39. Major violation.

You do not water your beer. Either put it in the freezer and wait a half hour or drink it warm.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

40. I put beer in the freezer.

On these hot days. there's nothing like ice cold beer.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

43. No, but I do put it in a frosted mug on occassions. nt

[MissMillie]

46. Takes up too much room in the glass (n/t)

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[joeybee12]

47. Never, but my brother-in-law does...n/t

[rrneck]

48. Tried it once.

Felt terrible the next morning. Musta been the bad ice cube.