the way some people say cold beer

[ThornGhost]

More than once recently I have encountered people saying "cold beer" in a way that is kind of strange. Essentially they run the words together in a way that implies a singular thought rather than "cold" being a modifier to "beer." Like "coldbeer" instead of "cold beer".

Has anyone else heard this? I'm wondering if it's a southern accent thing, but if it is, it's not incredibly wide spread. The people I hear saying it are often...heavy drinkers, if not outright alcoholics. They're people that like to talk about drinking and find some joy in it, I think.

I read a kind of folksy, happy simplification of a concept to the practice, a kind every-thing-is-gonna-be-alright-ism, but that could just my own perception of it.

I dunno

Just felt like making a thread

[TheSL]

The biggest question I have is if these people sometimes partake of a warm or room temperature beer on purpose that they need to specifically ask for cold?

[Kirin]

Yeah, I hang out with a lot of people who drink a lot of beer and I rarely hear anyone specify the temperature when talking about it (unless you're getting into the details like how much a stout should warm up for optimum flavor). Then again, this is mostly craft beer people, not "hang out on the porch with a 6-pack of Bud in the cooler" people. (Which I'm not trying to be snarky about; to each their own pleasures.)

[Issun]

Originally Posted by TheSL

The biggest question I have is if these people sometimes partake of a warm or room temperature beer on purpose that they need to specifically ask for cold?

Well, a one that is not cold is scarcely a one at all, so better to be sure.

[ThornGhost]

Originally Posted by Kirin

Yeah, I hang out with a lot of people who drink a lot of beer and I rarely hear anyone specify the temperature when talking about it (unless you're getting into the details like how much a stout should warm up for optimum flavor). Then again, this is mostly craft beer people, not "hang out on the porch with a 6-pack of Bud in the cooler" people. (Which I'm not trying to be snarky about; to each their own pleasures.)

Yes, this is definitely beer-as-a-commodity language, not the language of the craft beer set.

[q 3]

Originally Posted by Issun

Well, a one that is not cold is scarcely a one at all, so better to be sure.

Unless it's a hot one.

[Paul le Fou]

I knew exactly what this thread was going to be about before I opened it.

Originally Posted by ThornGhost

Like "coldbeer" instead of "cold beer".

Has anyone else heard this? I'm wondering if it's a southern accent thing, but if it is, it's not incredibly wide spread. The people I hear saying it are often...heavy drinkers, if not outright alcoholics. They're people that like to talk about drinking and find some joy in it, I think.

My brother-in-law says this all the time. He's the only person I've ever heard say that, but he is from Oklahoma, and the rest checks out too.

[zonetrope]

I never saw or heard it until I visited places like New Orleans that get really hot and muggy for long stretches. The promise of an ice-cold drink and the psychological release of a beer is a pretty powerful combo.

[Dracula]

A coldbeer that is not coldbeer is scarcely a coldbeer at all.

[muteKi]

Coming home from a day of hardwork to have a coldbeer with my hotwife

[Exposition Owl]

Originally Posted by q 3

Unless it's a hot one.

Like, seven inches from the midday sun?