Beer Fridge - what temp?

[Colorado]

I'm the proud owner of a new beer fridge with a temperature control (37° - 54°). It's installed indoors and only holds beer and kombucha. I currently have the temp set to 37° but after some basic research I'm thinking that's way too cold. I mostly drink Saisons, Belgians, IPAs, and sours. Not big on porters or stouts or other beers that are typically served at a warmer temp. I typically drink out of an insulated pint (Hydroflask) or standard glass pint. Looking for opinions on what temp to keep it at.

Going off of this link for serving temps. - Proper beer serving temps

 

[TheJackWePack5]

My personal preferences are as follows.

Domestic Beer - dang near freezing.
Craft Beers - I drink mostly APA or IPA's with some Scottish Ales or Lagers. I'd set that somewhere around 40-42 (though that link says 45-50)

 

[ianoconnor]

I think I have mine set about 40*

 

[stormchaser2014]

Whatever the temp is outside.

 

[RonBurgundy]

38 degrees

 

[jcyclonee]

You should really invite us all over to try it out over several days, using several different types of beer at several different temperatures. I mean, if you really want us to give you an educated answer you should allow us to do the proper laboratory studies.

 

[Gunnerclone]

I drink pales and ipas mostly and like them a bit on the “warm” side so I have mine at 43.

 

[Cyfan1965]

Whatever the temp is outside.

 

[ZJohnson]

Mine is set to 41-42...well was before it crapped out on me last month. ******* piece of **** from Lowes. Do not ever buy a Magic Chef glass door beverage cooler. It will crap out on you in no more than 18 months.

I'm with TheJackWePack5. Like my Busch Light ice cold in my Yeti, my ipas around 42-46* and my stouts/porters at 55*-room temp.

 

[Cyfan1965]

Friend of mine in high school used to hide his beer in the snow in front of his house. Come spring there would be 1's 2's and 3's of bud tall boys everywhere.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I get the argument that if a beer is too cold you may mask some of the aromas, but I like that first taste to be ice cold every time. I don't care if it's a stout, ale, wheat, lager, etc.

Granted, by the time I finish one, it's likely warmed to optimal temp anyway.

 

[discydisc]

I'm the proud owner of a new beer fridge with a temperature control (37° - 54°). It's installed indoors and only holds beer and kombucha. I currently have the temp set to 37° but after some basic research I'm thinking that's way too cold. I mostly drink Saisons, Belgians, IPAs, and sours. Not big on porters or stouts or other beers that are typically served at a warmer temp. I typically drink out of an insulated pint (Hydroflask) or standard glass pint. Looking for opinions on what temp to keep it at.

Going off of this link for serving temps. - Proper beer serving temps

It will depend heavily on what you keep it stocked with, given you aren't aging bigger beers, you might want to just keep it cranked all the way down and pull your beers out slightly before pouring and drinking. The colder you keep them the better preserved they will be, particularly the IPAs.

 

[ZJohnson]

It will depend heavily on what you keep it stocked with, given you aren't aging bigger beers, you might want to just keep it cranked all the way down and pull your beers out slightly before pouring and drinking. The colder you keep them the better preserved they will be, particularly the IPAs.

True, but you should never keep IPA's longer than 90 days anyway.

 

[dmclone]

I keep mine at 45.

On a side note, a few weeks ago our wine fridge, where I keep some beer, stopped working. I was about ready to throw it out and buy new. Did a little research and replaced a $3 part(relay) and it now works like new. Apparently this happens to a lot of min fridges and wine coolers.

 

[jc4cy]

Me, a 24 year old that still just drinks light beer like it's going out of style, reading about room temperature beer.

 

[ZJohnson]

I keep mine at 45.

On a side note, a few weeks ago our wine fridge, where I keep some beer, stopped working. I was about ready to throw it out and buy new. Did a little research and replaced a $3 part(relay) and it now works like new. Apparently this happens to a lot of min fridges and wine coolers.

What brand do you have? Mine is a Magic Chef that the previous owner installed(under my kitchen counter) and the compressor crapped out. It was going to cost me $200 or something like that so I decided to just ask the wife for one as my Xmas gift.

 

[2020cy]

I believe 69 is the correct answer.

 

[Farnsworth]

dilly dilly?

 

[discydisc]

True, but you should never keep IPA's longer than 90 days anyway.

Mostly agree, but should one sneak into the back of my fridge, I'm certainly not drain pouring it at day 91. The colder temperatures will help preserve just about everything not just the IPAs, which in general is a good thing; the exception being big booze bombs that you want to mellow a bit (doesn't seem to be a case for the OP with maybe the exception of some Belgian quads and triples).

 

[dmclone]

What brand do you have? Mine is a Magic Chef that the previous owner installed(under my kitchen counter) and the compressor crapped out. It was going to cost me $200 or something like that so I decided to just ask the wife for one as my Xmas gift.

Vinotemp from Costco. Mine was a couple hundred and purchased abut 4 years ago.