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Why don't the British drink cold beer?

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  • R RickZeeland

    Had to look that one up, here's the explanation: https://www.reddit.com/r/thegrandtour/comments/7qa7ko/can_someone_explain_to_me_the_warm_beer_joke/[^] This is a nice one too:

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    Did you know Lucas Electrics made a vacuum cleaner? It was the only product they made that didn't suck

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    honey the codewitch
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    Admittedly the joke is sort of geared for Brits themselves to read. :)

    Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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    • H honey the codewitch

      Admittedly the joke is sort of geared for Brits themselves to read. :)

      Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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      RickZeeland
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      "No electronics please, we're British" :-\

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      • R RickZeeland

        Had to look that one up, here's the explanation: https://www.reddit.com/r/thegrandtour/comments/7qa7ko/can_someone_explain_to_me_the_warm_beer_joke/[^] This is a nice one too:

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        Did you know Lucas Electrics made a vacuum cleaner? It was the only product they made that didn't suck

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        dandy72
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        The vacuum cleaner part is something I've heard adapted to Microsoft a few decades back...

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        • H honey the codewitch

          Because Lucas makes refrigerators, too.

          Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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          PIEBALDconsult
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          Because they prefer ale?

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          • H honey the codewitch

            Because Lucas makes refrigerators, too.

            Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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            k5054
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            Why do Americans drink their beer cold? One explanation I've heard, but can't confirm, is that after prohibition, brewers rushed to get product on the market, and the beer didn't taste very good. If you chill something, you dull the flavor, so people started consuming the beer cold to make it palatable. Things have improved since then, particularly in the craft/micro brew sector. But the Macro Brewers still produce a barely palatable product, IMHO.

            "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants" Chuckles the clown

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            • K k5054

              Why do Americans drink their beer cold? One explanation I've heard, but can't confirm, is that after prohibition, brewers rushed to get product on the market, and the beer didn't taste very good. If you chill something, you dull the flavor, so people started consuming the beer cold to make it palatable. Things have improved since then, particularly in the craft/micro brew sector. But the Macro Brewers still produce a barely palatable product, IMHO.

              "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants" Chuckles the clown

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              Sure, but bad flavor and no flavor are different issues.

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              • K k5054

                Why do Americans drink their beer cold? One explanation I've heard, but can't confirm, is that after prohibition, brewers rushed to get product on the market, and the beer didn't taste very good. If you chill something, you dull the flavor, so people started consuming the beer cold to make it palatable. Things have improved since then, particularly in the craft/micro brew sector. But the Macro Brewers still produce a barely palatable product, IMHO.

                "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants" Chuckles the clown

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                Craig Robbins
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                100% agree with you - I don't find any of the major American beers worth drinking any more. Red and brown ales, Guinness, bourbon barrel aged products. No IPA's -- can't take the hop bombs. Best wishes from rainy Minnesota!

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                • K k5054

                  Why do Americans drink their beer cold? One explanation I've heard, but can't confirm, is that after prohibition, brewers rushed to get product on the market, and the beer didn't taste very good. If you chill something, you dull the flavor, so people started consuming the beer cold to make it palatable. Things have improved since then, particularly in the craft/micro brew sector. But the Macro Brewers still produce a barely palatable product, IMHO.

                  "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants" Chuckles the clown

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                  Reminds me of the Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl[^] joke about American beer being like making love in a canoe. :-D


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                  "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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                  • H honey the codewitch

                    Because Lucas makes refrigerators, too.

                    Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                    Alister Morton
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                    Many "classic" British motorbikes (think up to 70's) had switchgear and electrics by Lucas. Known as the prince of darkness.

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                    • K k5054

                      Why do Americans drink their beer cold? One explanation I've heard, but can't confirm, is that after prohibition, brewers rushed to get product on the market, and the beer didn't taste very good. If you chill something, you dull the flavor, so people started consuming the beer cold to make it palatable. Things have improved since then, particularly in the craft/micro brew sector. But the Macro Brewers still produce a barely palatable product, IMHO.

                      "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants" Chuckles the clown

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                      MarkTJohnson
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                      Have you ever been to Georgia in the summer?

                      I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.

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