The enjoyment of beer is a personal experience, one that’s certain to be chock-full of discovery as you explore the wonders of different beer styles.
The beer serving temperatures recommended here are derived from a collection of expert beer sources. Typically, a glass of beer will begin at its coolest and will warm up as you drink it. This will certainly apply to some of the stronger beers intended for sipping and savoring. You may be amazed at how a beer’s complexities begin to emerge as it warms.
More relevant than the specific temperatures suggested here are what cold and warm mean to you in relation to beer. Your “cold” may be a few degrees warmer or cooler than another drinker’s. You’ll still find this guide helpful to learn, for example, that a Euro Pale Lager will generally be more enjoyable on the cold end of the serving spectrum, while a Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy will show the most flavor at warmer temperatures.
Discover your preferred temperature for each style. If it’s right for you, then it’s right!
Warm 58°-61°American Barley Wine Eisbock English Barley Wine Quadrupel Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy Scottish Ale
Cellar 55°-57° American Double/Imperial Stout Baltic Porter Belgian Strong Dark Ale Bock (Traditional Bock) DoppelbockDubbelEnglish India Pale AleEnglish Pale AleEnglish Strong Ale Extra Special BitterFlanders Oud BruinFlanders Red AleForeign/Export Stout Lambic-Unblended Old AleRussian Imperial Stout
Cellar/Cool 46°-57° American Porter American Wild Ale Bière de Garde English Porter Saison/Farmhouse Ale
Cool 46°-54°Altbier American Amber/Red AleAmerican Amber/Red LagerAmerican Black Ale American Brown Ale American Double/Imperial IPA American Double/Imperial Pilsner American India Pale Ale (IPA) American Pale Ale American Pale Wheat Ale American Stout American Strong Ale Belgian Dark Ale Belgian IPA Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Berliner Weissbier Bière de Champagne/Bière Brut Black & Tan California Common/Steam Beer Czech Pilsner Dortmunder/Export Lager Dunkelweizen/Dunkel Weizen English Brown Ale English Dark Mild Ale English Stout Euro Dark Lager Faro Fruit Beer Gueuze Hefeweizen Herbed/Spiced BeerIrish Dry StoutIrish Red ale Kristalweizen/Kristal Weizen Lambic-FruitMaibock/Helles Bock Märzen/OktoberfestMilk/Sweet Stout Munich Dunkel Lager Munich Helles Lager Oatmeal StoutPumpkin AleRauchbierRye Beer Schwarzbier Specialty Beer Tripel Vienna Lager Weizenbock Witbier
Cold 39°-45°American All-Malt Lager American Blonde Ale American-Style Lager Cream Ale Euro Pale Lager Euro Strong Lager German Pilsner Gluten Free Beer Japanese Rice Lager Kölsch Light-Lager
