Host Beer Freeze

Host Beer Freeze is a merchandise item from Esplanda, not a bottled or canned beer, so it has no ABV, IBU, hop or malt profile. The name points to use around chilling or serving beer, but the product details don't give its exact form, size or materials. Check the product photos and spec line for those before you buy. Beer is best served within a fairly narrow temperature range, and that is where an item like this earns its place. Light lagers, pilsners and wheat beers usually taste best cold, around 3 to 6°C (38 to 43°F), where they stay crisp and clean. Pale ales and IPAs tend to show more hop aroma slightly warmer, around 6 to 9°C (43 to 48°F). Darker styles such as stouts, porters and Belgian ales are usually better at 10 to 13°C (50 to 55°F), because too much chill mutes their roasted and fruity notes. When you serve cold beer, glassware makes a difference. A tall pilsner flute or a straight-sided pint glass suits lagers and pale ales. A tulip or snifter keeps the aroma of stronger or hoppier beers close to the nose. A weizen glass suits wheat beer and gives the foam room to build. If you chill glasses ahead of time, dry them first. Heavy frost or ice crystals on the rim can make the beer foam up too fast and go flat sooner. If you want to build a beer-serving setup, pair this with glassware that matches the styles you pour most often.