TNL Pub 2010

[Shin Johnpv]

Just enjoyed an awesome Creme Brulee stout today. Had most of it myself. I was surprised by the vanilla aroma, it was stronger than I expected, but very nice. It was sweet but a little bitter at the same time, was a very interesting experience. I'm gonna have to order more of them.

[stormy]

Anyone own one of those wine coolers for storage? I started looking at them to keep my beer from clogging up the fridge but it sounds like the cheap ones are all crap and break after a year or two.

[Razor Ramon]

So then get a moderately priced one. Don't think of it as a splurge think of it as an investment. A buddy of mine has one and honestly it's the best thing ever. I want one myself but I have much less space living in NY and all.

[Razor Ramon]

But my roommate almost NEVER buys groceries so I have the vast majority of the fridge to myself anyway.

[Josh]

My parents keep their large bottle beers in a wine fridge. They seem to dig it.

[stormy]

What brand is your buddy's? It sounds like the good ones are $500+, which I am not going to spend.

(my kitchen gets to 90+ degrees during the day in summer when no one is home. It's miserable and i fear for my beers on the shelf.)

[Josh]

What temperature do you think it gets to in one of the delivery trucks in the middle of the day in August?

Just saying...

[stormy]

So you're saying you don't think it makes much difference? I can't say I am sure I have detected anything so far, but the bottles I am really interested in saving I haven't opened yet. Most of my beer doesn't sit too long. High temps occasionally in a truck are different than constantly temperature cycling between 60->90+ all the time.

[Josh]

I'm saying I don't really know. I've heard "extreme" temperature changes can ruin a beer, but I don't really even know what "extreme" means. The internet isn't very helpful with this question...

[Josh]

Also: the beer in that bottle isn't cycling temperature as drastically as the air in the room.