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[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

Thinking early about what drinks to take and you just have to admit it, you're going to be drinking warm beers from a can!  So which is the nicest beer to drink warm?  We took Kronenbourg and Fosters last year and they were always a bit meh when lukewarm!

Edited by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs, 15 March 2011 - 09:46 PM.

[4AssedMonkey]

Very tricky question.

Lager as a rule is pretty piss poor when not cold.  That said some of the stronger/hoppier ones (Peroni or Staropramen frinstantce) ain't so bad, but the problem is they tend not to be all day suckers so you'd be arseholed/barfing/back at tent too soon.

I can drink some ales/bitters that aren't chilled, but I appear to be in a minority from comments of others.

How's about something like a vodka/soft drink combo?  i.e. take 250ml or so out of a 2L soft drink bottle and top up with vodka/whisky/whatever?  Might be a better bet.  Has the advantage of being able to take it on site in the plaggy bottle.

FWIW I've "invested" in an Igloo coolbox this year that will take 48 cans, so will have nicely chilled Stella all weekend.  Mmmmmmmm.

[fresh]

corona with a lemon i think.? definately not bud tho!

[Bobs]

My tip is drinking some cooled boiled water, then drink the warm beers, it's like being in the Arctic
If in dire needs of a cold beer, I just pay.. i don't mind it's my holidays!

[daley]

Last year, I waited until the taps were free then ran my beer under them to take the warmth out of it! x

[sisterofmercy]

I drank Carling and Carlsburg warm last year and it was alright. I'm a student and it was cheap, that was my excuse  

[Couchy]

Never Carlsberg. It's horrible to begin with. Cider is nicer warm out of a can but I'd go for the Stella 4%.

[happinessisawarmgun]

Bitter or ales are definitely better warm.

I tend to have 1 or 2 cold pints from the bars when the bands are on, then after the headliners it's been dark long enough for the beers to be cool(ish)

[JennieT]

fresh, on 15 March 2011 - 10:18 PM, said:

corona with a lemon i think.? definately not bud tho!

I agree on the Bud thing, my fav beer but was pretty horrid boiling hot LOL

[LondonTom]

I do budweiser and strongbow(normally I choose by cans what I see when its on offer:P), I am not a great lover and kind of just drink cos its cheap/to get drunk/cos I am with people who are all drinking pints. Plus I find i drink spirits far to quickly which isn't good for lasting but if i am near decent bar or something I go and pay for a nice cold beer or cider

Edited by LondonTom, 15 March 2011 - 11:16 PM.

[congopowers]

I was told to do this

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soak a thick sock in cold water, put a couple of cans in it and pop it under your groundsheet.

I never got round to trying it last year, I doubt anything would have worked in that heat though..

[The Pink Peril]

Didn't bother with the soggy sock - cans under the groundsheet stayed nice and chilly. My mate's red wine from a box left in the sun however... Steamed when poured out. As hot as a cuppa!

[philly_eds]

Did both Carling and Carlsberg last year. Carlsberg won hands down.

[p.pete]

You can't beat a nice refreshing warm guinness.

[congopowers]

The Pink Peril, on 15 March 2011 - 11:23 PM, said:

Didn't bother with the soggy sock - cans under the groundsheet stayed nice and chilly. My mate's red wine from a box left in the sun however... Steamed when poured out. As hot as a cuppa!

you should have taken a sachet of mixed spice and made it into a mulled wine

I always take a bottle of whiskey and a hip flask.. cider/ale from the bus/bars during the day and whisky at night..

[topmarksbri]

This is a contentious issue mostly down to the fact that it's a matter of taste in many respects. I think ale can be drunk perfectly happily warm but it's not to everyones taste (such as mine) but what I found last year is anything that is sweetish can be drunk warm. Cider and black (sorry) is perfectly palatable warm as are spirits and mixers. Whisky generally tastes better when slightly warmer/room temp and so this year I'm planning to go with JD and coke in big bottles with a few bottles of Agwa, a lovely bolivian spirit. I know JD isn't real whisky but I'm not taking a 10 yr talisker to glasto  

[Reilly1912]

Gotta be magners for me. The only thing i can handle warm. then go and buy a cranberry juice for the vodka. sorts the kidneys right out.

Edited by Reilly1912, 16 March 2011 - 12:09 AM.

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

4AssedMonkey, on 15 March 2011 - 10:17 PM, said:

Very tricky question.

Lager as a rule is pretty piss poor when not cold.  That said some of the stronger/hoppier ones (Peroni or Staropramen frinstantce) ain't so bad, but the problem is they tend not to be all day suckers so you'd be arseholed/barfing/back at tent too soon.

I can drink some ales/bitters that aren't chilled, but I appear to be in a minority from comments of others.

How's about something like a vodka/soft drink combo?  i.e. take 250ml or so out of a 2L soft drink bottle and top up with vodka/whisky/whatever?  Might be a better bet.  Has the advantage of being able to take it on site in the plaggy bottle.

FWIW I've "invested" in an Igloo coolbox this year that will take 48 cans, so will have nicely chilled Stella all weekend.  Mmmmmmmm.

Well I'm definitely taking beer and I know I won't be arsed with that cool box malarkey!  I take cider too and I don't mind that warm but I still need beer!

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

fresh, on 15 March 2011 - 10:18 PM, said:

corona with a lemon i think.? definately not bud tho!

Bud is a beer for people who don't like beer!

You might be on to something with Corona, do they do it in cans?

[markeee]

I just get used to it and drink whatever, clarbserg, gaymers, not really fussed if it's warm

we did keep all our lager/cider in coolboxes with ice..to start with-although due to the weather after a few hours it was just a coolbox full of water, but still helped to keep them cool



prob do same again coolbox with ice to start with, who knows how long the ice will last, depends on the weather, then just leave the beers/ciders in the water, still helps a bit!!