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[QUOTE=GlassMan;198986]There's actually a very good reason for the British to like their beer warm, or at least their Bitter served warm.

Well put GlassMan -You beat me to it. Why do so many people like their beer ice cold ?. When I was in Canada (Edmonton) for Xmas a couple of years ago it was about 20 degrees below zero and they were not only serving ice cold lager but pouring it into ice coated glasses straight from the freezer (BBRRRRR!!!). They seemed to think I was mad when I asked for a 'warm' glass off the shelf. I can understand people in really hot climates prefering cold beer, but not in the middle of a cold winter. Give me a pint of unchilled real ale in front of a roaring log fire any day. It shouldn't be warm but cool, but certainly not chilled. Real Ale is a living beer and when chilled it looses all it's character and flavour. The mark of a really good 'Landlord' is to serve his real ale cool in the hight of summer. Not many can achieve it without resorting to pulling it through a 'chiller' (which ruins the beer).
P.S. I replied to GlassMan's post without reading the following ones and having just read the previous post by SnakeEyes I hope he doesn't think that my posting is in direct response to his. I loved everything about Canada and had a really good time there, and if the beer was too cold I drank whisky (no ice) !!!! Also the beer in 'The British Pub' situated in The West Edmonton Mall, although not 'Real Ale', was as good as anything back home. The 'cold' experience was in Hooters in the same shopping mall. Mind you after seeing the waitresses in there I needed something to cool me down!!!!!