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Attention, Kroger beer fans: do you know the best temperature to serve that beer? If youare kicking back in the hot sun, your answer may simply be "cold." But if you areentertaining discerning beer aficionados, you know that the right temperature - anywherefrom 32 to 60 degrees F - can make or break the beer experience.

As a public service, Kroger presents the following rough guide to beer temperatures. Use itto serve the right beer at the right temperature, every time - and make your Summer ofBeer even more satisfying!

Very Cold:(32-39F):

Pale Lagers, Malt Liquors, Cream Ales, Light Beers, Reduced Alcohol Beers, Ciders.

Cold:(39-45F):

Hefeweizen, Premium Lagers, Pilsners, Fruit Beers, European Strong Lagers, Belgian Whites,American Dark Lagers

Cool:(45-54F):

American Pale Ales, Amber Ales, Dunkelweizen, Stouts, Porters, Belgian Ales, BohemianPilsners, Schwarzbier, Tripels, Irish Ales

Cellar:

(54-57F):

Bitters, Brown Ales, India Pale Ales, English Pale Ales, Belgian Strong Ales, Bock, American

Strong Ales, English-style Cider

Warm:(57-61F):

Barley Wines, Imperial Stouts, Imperial/Double IPA, Doppelbock, Mead

Kroger doesnt want you to be left out of the conversation. Impress your savvy beer-

drinking friends with your masterful command of the of the Beer-cabulary!

BockA strong beer (bock is German for strong) with a billy goat on the label (bock is also German

for billy goat!) This is a dark, sweet, heavy beer made from barley malt. Usually dark brownin color.

Brown AleA dark brown ale brewed with roasted dark or brown malt. Originally English.

Cream Ale

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A very pale American ale, often a blend of lager and golden ale.

Dunkelweizen

German dark (dunkel) wheat (weizen) beer.

Draft BeerUnpasteurized beer drawn from a keg.

Eisbeer/Ice BeerReduced-water, higher-alcohol beer made by chilling below 32F and filtering out ice

crystals.

HefeweizenA crisp, effervescent German wheat beer that is unfiltered, so yeast (hefe) remains active

after bottling.

Imperial Stout

A high-alcohol black stout with powerful malt flavors. Originally brewed in England for theCzar of Russia.

India Pale Ale/IPA

A highly-hopped ale originally brewed for British Colonials in India. Originally a higher-alcohol (7-8%) brew meant to arrived better preserved after a long journey, much like theImperial Stout.

LagerAny beer made using the bottom-fermentation method. Typically golden in color butsometimes can be dark. Lagers fermentation is longer and colder than Ale, and uses a cold-

tolerant variety of yeast. Lager is therefore lighter and crisper than Ale. America was

originally a British Ale-drinking land, but the German immigrants later popularized Lager.

Marzen

Often considered Oktoberfest beer, this smooth amber lager was first brewed in Bavaria. Itwas mass-produced in March (Marzen,) before the heat of summer prohibited brewing.Then, any remaining Marzen was mass-consumed (!) during Oktoberfest.

Pale AleA lighter English ale known for its bronze or copper coloring, instead of the more traditionaldark brown.

Pilsner

A fairly dry, crisp, medium lager, originally brewed by monks in Czechoslovakia. When mostbeers were dark and cloudy, Pilsner rocked the boat by being pale and golden.

PorterAn English ale, Porter is strong and dark and contains roasted malt. Porter is generally

reddish in color and slightly sweet.

SteamInvented during the California Gold Rush, Steam is Americas sole unique contribution to the

beer world. Amber in color, Steam has a sharp flavor and is highly carbonated.

StoutThis top-fermented brown-black beer is the darkest and heartiest variety made. A rich,

sharp and sometimes bitter beer, Stout originated in Ireland.

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Weissbier/Weizenbier/WitbierPopular in Germany, Holland and Belgium, the various names refer to its light color (white)or its primary grain (wheat.) This light-bodied beer is one of the oldest styles in existence.

Often served as a Christmas beer.