How to drink beer

Drinking beer is taken chilled to 6-8 degrees. The temperature of beer should not be less than 5degrees, since at very low temperatures the taste and aroma of beer deteriorates, and at temperatures below 4 degrees the beverage becomes turbid from the cold. And at a temperature above 10 degrees, foam settles, and the taste and aroma, again, deteriorate.

To cool beer to the right temperature is better not in the freezer, but on the ice: this drink does not tolerate sudden temperature changes. To protect beer from overheating, it should not bekeep the glass with a drink in hand. Beer should also be protected from direct sunlight. Do not shake or stir the drink: it grows dull from this. Bottles with beer should be placed vertically, but in no case should they be placed on their side: the drink should not touch the cork.

What kind of dishes should you drink beer? Every fan of a foamy drink certainly has its own preferences for utensils, but one rule remains indestructible: Do not drink beer from plastic and metal containers, as they change the taste of the drink. Of the ceramic mugs to drink beer is also undesirable, but it is permissible. Most often, beer glasses are made of glass, and souvenir (gift) mugs are made of porcelain.

The shape of the glass can be any, but it should be slightly tapered upward, and its walls inside should be smooth. Before pouring beer into the vessel, it is desirable cool not only the drink itself, but also the glass (mug).

Pour beer into the center of the glass or mugs from the heightabout two and a half centimeters above the edge of the vessel. When the foam at the first pouring thickens, the beer must be topped up so that the level of the drink reaches about three-quarters of the height of the glass. However, in everyday life many prefer pour beer on the edge of a glass, slightly tilting it. This helps to avoid too much foam formation.

By foam, by the way, you can determine the quality of beer: a good beer thick thick foam of whitecolors without large bubbles. It is believed that the ideal height of the foam - up to 4 cm, and it should hold up to 4 minutes. However, please note that some types of beer (for example, ale) do not have abundant foam.

Drink beer only in its pure form, notmixing with no other drinks: it hopelessly spoils his taste. Although if you like to mix it with anything, no one will naturally hold you back. Also It is impossible to mix beer of different strengths or to add fresh beer to unfinished: first drink the whole serving of beer, and then pour the next one into the glass. Also, you can not pour unopened beer from one glass to another.

You should not drink a whole glass of beer in one gulp, but you should not even sip it with small sips all evening. Experts say that a glass of beer should be drunk in three sips: for the first drink, drink half a mug, for the second - half of the remaining beer (that is, a quarter of a mug), for the third - everything else.

Than to have a beer? Usually light beers bite with lightsalty snacks: nuts, crackers, crackers, etc. You can also serve cheese, crayfish or shrimp with light beer. And for dark beers, it is better to submit a more "solid" snack, say, meat or fish salad. Also, dark beer can be washed down with hot dishes. And unusual types of beer, for example, fruit beer or ale, it is better to eat without snacks. Imported beer for authenticity can be eaten with dishes of national cuisine (for example, dumplings are good for Czech beer).

And remember that it is not necessary to drink beer in large quantities: two glasses will be quite enough to make youto enjoy his taste. All that is more, no longer brings pleasure, but only harms health. Drink beer in moderate quantities, for a suitable snack and, naturally, in a pleasant company, because beer is a "social" drink.