Serving Properly

scott097 · Post by **scott097** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 7:12 pm

Okay, so I've got all these different beer styles in my fridge, but a lot of them I don't really know how to serve them properly. I mostly drink stouts, and I usually drink them a little bit above room temperature, in a 20oz glass. As far as I can tell, there's nothing wrong with that. But I have a couple bottles of Koff Porter (1996 bottles), and I plan on drinking them in a few weeks. They're bottle fermented as far as I know, so is there going to be all sorts of sediment pouring out of the bottle? (good or bad?) Same with drinking Chimay, sediment is good right? Any ways, I could ask everyone about every beer I've got, but I'll just ask where I can find an easy to understand chart, or table of how to serve all styles of beer... temperature, glassware, head size, etc...

Maybe tell me of a good book that is available at Chapters or something.

Please and thanks!!

Cheers,
Scott

joey_capps · Post by **joey_capps** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 7:57 pm

Pick up a good book such as Michael Jackson's Ultimate Beer Guide or Great Beer Guide. These will help with serving temperature and proper glassware.

As for whether or not to drink and pour the yeast sediment. Well that's up to you. There are many different opinions on this question. It's currently being discussed at in this thread at RateBeer

Remember, though, if you enjoy what your doing, you enjoy what your doing. That's what I like about beer, it's not pretentious, and there really is no one "right" way.

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joey_capps · Post by **joey_capps** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:01 pm

Also check out this thread.

Sorry for plugging RateBeer so much, Cass.

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PRMason · Post by **PRMason** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:44 pm

Bottle conditioned beer is the equivalent of Real Ale. Yeast makes up some of the flavour profile and it is quite good for you. It has B complex vitamins, and other great things...and oh yeah, it may give you the runs. Gas at the very least. So be forewarned but dauntless and just pour the whole damn thing into your glass!

Josh Oakes · Post by **Josh Oakes** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:04 pm

A little bit *above* room temperature? So you heat it up in the nuker a bit, or do you do it on the stove?

Andicus · Post by **Andicus** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:06 pm

On 2003-07-23 14:04, Josh Oakes wrote:
A little bit *above* room temperature? So you heat it up in the nuker a bit, or do you do it on the stove?

I wondered that myself, but didn't want to be a wiseguy!

scott097 · Post by **scott097** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 4:43 pm

by "above", I meant below. Same difference.

I checked out the prices on those two books by Micheal Jackon... one is like $20, and the other (Ultimate Beer) is like $50! Thanks for the tips. Bring on the yeasty goodness!

cheers,

scott

Andicus · Post by **Andicus** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 9:51 pm

On 2003-07-23 16:43, scott097 wrote:

I checked out the prices on those two books by Micheal Jackon... one is like $20, and the other (Ultimate Beer) is like $50! Thanks for the tips. Bring on the yeasty goodness!

Scott,

Are there any remainder/clearance type bookstores near you? I picked up "Ultimate Beer" at ours for $9.99.

You can also order it through amazon.com via their used/new section for around $7 US and up. Delivery is pretty reasonable too.

Andrew

PRMason · Post by **PRMason** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:12 pm

I saw it at Chapters in the Bargain Books aisle. I think it was $9.99.

Kid Presentable · Post by **Kid Presentable** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 11:26 pm

I bought it today for $9.99

kp

scott097 · Post by **scott097** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 11:47 pm

I like what I'm hearing with this $9.99 business. Sounds good to me!

scott

joey_capps · Post by **joey_capps** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:28 pm

You can often find these books "remaindered" or sold off at discount prices. The only problem is that as the book is heavily discounted the publisher receives a lot less money and the author might receive none at all. Traditionally large booksellers like Chapters and Indigo (the Molsons and Labatts of the Canadian book industry) purchase large quantities of these book by weight. It's very difficult for small booksellers (the micros) to compete, especially in terms of volume. So, if you are like me and want to support small business in as many ways as possible, you might want to shell out a few extra dollars and buy you books from a micro-bookseller. That's not to say that I've never bought a remainder book or shopped at Chapters--theory and practice don't always mix--yes I can be hypocritical--and I realize money is an issue.

That being said I've seen MJ's Beer Companion at Winners recently for $7.99--I know. Hypocrite! Hypocrite! Hypocrite!

Joe