Rules for drinking beer

What rules?  Rules?  We don't need no stinking rules!

Well, actually these are more like guidelines that always should be followed for a great beer drinking experience.

1.  Never drink beer out of the bottle.  That is a big no-no.  (Although Guinness Draught in cans and bottles have a widget that allows you to drink directly from the container while giving it a fresh tap poured taste.)  Always pour your beer into a suitable glass (check this out this post).  What I mean by pour is not the same type of pour that you would use when pouring a soda.  It's more like dumping the brew out instead of pouring.  Start from about a foot above the glass and tip the bottle over, letting the beer fall out violently into the glass.

2.  Never drink your beer out of a chilled glass.  All this accomplishes is to water the beer down as the cup warms up.  (Condensation)

3.  Not all beers are meant to be enjoyed at typical refrigerator temperatures (34-38 degrees Fahrenheit).  Most lagers should be served in the mid-forties, while some ales (especially browns, porters and stouts) should be served at around fifty degrees.  As the beer warms up, more flavors and aromas are released, making for a tastier drink.  So let your beer warm a little before drinking.  Some beers (not naming names, but you can probably guess that they come from the mega U.S. breweries) must be choked down at near freezing temperatures to keep the unpleasantness at a minimum.

Follow these simple rules and you'll have many good drinking experiences in the days ahead.

Of course, the last rule is to NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE.