In Defense of Vietnam's Iced Beer and Why, in My Beer, I Want Ice Ice Baby

The useful part

In Vietnam, as much as 75% of drinkers enjoy their beer with ice, a habit I myself have picked up and have grown to love whilst living in Saigon. What better way of fast-tracking the cooling process than pouring it directly into a glass of ice? On a hot and steamy day (by which I mean night, obviously), I crave an ice-cold beer atop ice-cold ice.

How it works

• I like my beer so cold, in fact, that it might just give me a thrilling brain freeze — the stuff of childhood, sure, back when we had yet to learn how too fast or too much might just backfire up along the neck.
• Though who would've thought, many a year later, what joy it would be to re-learn that same lesson over again?
• When drinking, I constantly find myself seeking something to nibble on, accustomed to Korea's "anju" culture, a parallel to Vietnam's nhậu culture.
• A sip to whet my appetite, a bite and a nibble, and a swish to awash the food, ad infinitum.

What to take from it

Rarely do I not feel sick once I'm done, a problem of too much bloat...

Details worth keeping

The snobby beer connoisseur may scoff at those who drink beer with ice. Iced beer is far superior to normal, boring beer.