From the cask...

strobe

Am I missing something?

"Its just like from the keg... ye know... except luke warm and flat..."

What's the appeal?

Lovely Bloke

strobe wrote: »

Am I missing something?

"Its just like from the keg... ye know... except luke warm and flat..."

What's the appeal?

If someone is serving you lukewarm, flat beer from a Cask, then they have no business serving Cask beers.

strobe

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

If someone is serving you lukewarm, flat beer from a Cask, then they have no business serving Cask beers.

Come to think of it, it has been in the same place usually. Kavanaghs on Dorset St if anyone's wondering.

I'll try out the cask elsewhere and see if things improve.

Heroditas

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

If someone is serving you lukewarm, flat beer from a Cask, then they have no business serving Cask beers.

The problem is that ALL cask beer tastes lukewarm and flat to may of those who drink fizzy p1ss, aka the likes of Bud or Heineken.

biko

Like in England.
Actually beer is supposed to be room temp to give full flavour.

strobe

Heroditas wrote: »

The problem is that ALL cask beer tastes lukewarm and flat to may of those who drink fizzy p1ss, aka the likes of Bud or Heineken.

Haven't drank Bud or Heineken in about 5 years.

Had a Founders Dirty Bastard and an Alaskan Brewing Co 2012 Smoked Porter tonight for instance.

Maybe I've just been unlucky with the cask stuff I've been served up so far...

Heroditas

strobe wrote: »

Haven't drank Bud or Heineken in about 5 years.

Had a Founders Dirty Bastard and an Alaskan Brewing Co 2012 Smoked Porter tonight for instance.

Maybe I've just been unlucky with the cask stuff I've been served up so far...

Sorry, wasn't aiming my post at you specifically.
It seems odd that they may be a bit poor, particularly considering where you drank them.
I guess it may just be a case of bad luck alright!

Geuze

I have had cask recently in the Salthouse, Galway.

Lovely.

Not cold, I agree, but I don't want it cold.

I had Fuller's London Porter there on cask, 5 euro. Lovely, went down easy.

Also some cask whose name I can't recall, very long title, something like Lemony Snicket - lovely.

Every cask ale I have re-ordered.

oblivious

biko wrote: »

Actually beer is supposed to be room temp to give full flavour.

Room temp is 18-22c, no one want to drink beer at that temperature, cellar temperature is 8-12c

biko

Have you had Guinness from the bottles behind the bar? Popular with the old fellas around here. That's room temp.

I haven't seen much cask-conditioned beer/real ale around here.
I've had it a few times in England and it's very nice.
Pumped by hand and indeed can be considered flat and warm if you're not used to it, or prefer fridge temp beer.

I think Oslo serves cask, particularly when the beer fest is on.

the beer revolu

biko wrote: »

Like in England.
Actually beer is supposed to be room temp to give full flavour.

No, no, no, no, no.
No beer should be drunk at room temperature.
Some beers are best chilled, some at cellar temp-cool, not cold, not warm. Room temperature is far to warm, even for a pint bottle of Guinness - unless it's quite cold in the bar.

English bars used to have active cool shelves to keep bottled beer cool but not cold and casks would be kept in the cellar.

Ultimately, the correct temperature to drink a beer at is the temperature that you like that beer at but saying that beer should be served at room temperature is a commonly trotted out myth that is just wrong and offputting to many people.

Rant over.

biko

Hmm, yeah 18-22 is too warm I agree. Although those bottles of Guinness works in my opinion (and the old fellas')..

Apparently 10-14 is right for cask.

The recommended dispense temperature of the majority of brewers is between 11 - 13°C. Cask Marque audits to a required range of 10-14°C allowing a little leeway.

http://www.cask-marque.co.uk/beer-information/beer-temperature