Fly fishing and flat beer

Steve: Thank you for this week's Breezer. I enjoyed all of it, but particularly your section about locally produced "real ales." I'm a Texan, so as you might expect, we generally prefer cold beer (or "cold-ass beer," as we call it sometimes), but I spent a semester in England when I was in college (early 1980s), and I got to be quite a fan of bitter ales. And the temperature at which they were served seemed to me to enhance their flavor. Dallas is blessed with a great variety of available beers from around the world, but here they are invariably served cold.

As part of our semester in England, my group spent about three weeks travelling around England on a bus. We visited some larger cities (Bath, York, Lincoln), but mostly we stayed in smaller villages. As a result, we had the pleasure of sampling local bitter ales all over the country, and enjoying them in the wonderful atmosphere of their local pubs. I have many fond memories of that time, and I appreciate your reviving them.

Thank you