[Marmaduke]

I love this post! I never thought to request a different glass, honestly! I also like having a beer in a smaller glass and that's the way we drink ours at home. I plan to begin asking for a smaller glass, while out.
Frozen mugs are great for something, just not my dark beer.

[Two Bills]

Any visitor to the UK should sample a pint of Bombardier, a truly great Bitter.
Many bitters are excellent, but a well pulled pint of 'Bomb' is magic.
And definitely not a frosted glass in sight!

PS. In Cotswold areas, a pint of Hooky, from Hook Norton Brewery, is also a very good bitter.

[wamley]

But you have to drink it out of the bottle. The non-frosted glass takes the chill out of the beer..

[Shipping up to Boston]

The beauty of this thread is that ....regardless of temperature, we all appreciate glass over aluminum :BigApplause

[Teemotay]

Originally Posted by pugchief

you, sir, are entitled to your opinion, even if it is jaded.
I enjoy ipas immensely. Preferably draft.

100%!

[Girlcopper]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

It seems like whenever I order a bottled beer at a bar or restaurant, they bring me a 12-ounce, frozen frosted glass. So, I guess I am supposed to pour the entire bottle into the glass and be happy that they chilled the glass for me. This happens everywhere I go. Personally, I don't like large frosted glasses for drinking beer. I never drink beer that way at home. So, I have learned to specifically ask for a non-frosted, small glass instead of the large frosted type. I was just wondering if I am the only one who prefers to drink beer from a non-frosted glass.

So? They give you a non frosted when you ask. What’s the issue?

[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

It seems like whenever I order a bottled beer at a bar or restaurant, they bring me a 12-ounce, frozen frosted glass. So, I guess I am supposed to pour the entire bottle into the glass and be happy that they chilled the glass for me. This happens everywhere I go. Personally, I don't like large frosted glasses for drinking beer. I never drink beer that way at home. So, I have learned to specifically ask for a non-frosted, small glass instead of the large frosted type. I was just wondering if I am the only one who prefers to drink beer from a non-frosted glass.

I’m bottle feed.

[airstreamingypsy]

I won't drink beer out of a can. I won't drink beer out of a bottle, with a screw cap, because I don't like feeling the threads on my lips. I do drink beer out of smooth top bottles, that you need a church key to open. Corona, and other Latin and South American beers come to mind. If someone hands me a beer with a twist off, I ask for a glass.

[dreamweaver2634]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

It seems like whenever I order a bottled beer at a bar or restaurant, they bring me a 12-ounce, frozen frosted glass. So, I guess I am supposed to pour the entire bottle into the glass and be happy that they chilled the glass for me. This happens everywhere I go. Personally, I don't like large frosted glasses for drinking beer. I never drink beer that way at home. So, I have learned to specifically ask for a non-frosted, small glass instead of the large frosted type. I was just wondering if I am the only one who prefers to drink beer from a non-frosted glass.

I drink my beer at room temperature. It is the best way to taste the hops.

[Justputt]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

It seems like whenever I order a bottled beer at a bar or restaurant, they bring me a 12-ounce, frozen frosted glass. So, I guess I am supposed to pour the entire bottle into the glass and be happy that they chilled the glass for me. This happens everywhere I go. Personally, I don't like large frosted glasses for drinking beer. I never drink beer that way at home. So, I have learned to specifically ask for a non-frosted, small glass instead of the large frosted type. I was just wondering if I am the only one who prefers to drink beer from a non-frosted glass.

I'm the reverse. I love frosted beer mugs. I want the beer cold enough to hurt my teeth.

[jbsnarkin]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

It seems like whenever I order a bottled beer at a bar or restaurant, they bring me a 12-ounce, frozen frosted glass. So, I guess I am supposed to pour the entire bottle into the glass and be happy that they chilled the glass for me. This happens everywhere I go. Personally, I don't like large frosted glasses for drinking beer. I never drink beer that way at home. So, I have learned to specifically ask for a non-frosted, small glass instead of the large frosted type. I was just wondering if I am the only one who prefers to drink beer from a non-frosted glass.

The sacrilege. A bar that wants you to enjoy the cold beer you just ordered. If I were you I wouldn’t go there anymore.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by jbsnarkin

The sacrilege. A bar that wants you to enjoy the cold beer you just ordered. If I were you I wouldn’t go there anymore.

I'm not complaining about anything. Just observing.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Girlcopper

So? They give you a non frosted when you ask. What’s the issue?

There is no issue.

[Nancy@Pinellas]

If possible, I prefer to drink from the bottle.

[Blueblaze]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

I guess you don't realize the purpose of chilling beer to ice cold is so you don't taste the flavor.

Serving beer at 40 degrees to 50 degrees brings out the aroma and flavor in the beer. If it doesn't taste good at that temperature then it simply doesn't taste good. Sure, you can freeze it to the point you can't taste it but that's just a little better than holding your nose and drinking fast.

Well, if it were true, I'd be able to choke down a [fill in scary name here] IPA, so long as it's served in a frozen mug. OK, if I'm being honest I've never met the beer I couldn't choke down. But the fact is, lagers taste better cold and many ales, especially English stouts, are better at room temperature. It has more to do with where and at what temperature the yeast ferments (top or bottom, cold or warm) than bitterness.

The bitterness of beer is simply the hops, which was never supposed to improve the taste, in the first place. The only reason people started using hops was that it kept the beer from going bad longer, back before refrigeration was invented. Apparently, even microscopic bacteria that don't mind the taste of pond scum draw the line at eating hops! So if you put a massive amount in your beer, you can ship it all the way from England to India in a sailboat before it has to be thrown out. That's why IPA's are called "INDIA Pale Ales".