| MAY/JUNE 1999 | VOL.4 NO.2 |
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Quote & Comment -- What They Said and What I Think
The Quote
"...cask-conditioned (meaning unpasteurized) draft beer, served without gas pressure by a handpump at room temperature (well, OK, warm)..."
-- Roger Collis, reporter for the International Herald Tribune newspaper, in an April 9 review of several British books including The Good Beer Guide 1999, published by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
The Comment
Here we go again with yet another poor soul baffled by the mythology of British beer into believing that cask ale is supposed to be served at warm temperatures! Only a sorry excuse for a cellarman would serve his ale warm, Roger, since it is at its best when enjoyed at a cellar temperature of about 12-13 degrees C. (53-55 degrees F.). Or as The Good Beer Guide itself states: "...served at a cool 12-13 degrees C., rather than cold..."
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