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stevesmittens t1_isp6lyo wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm

My point is in America there are no cold/extra cold taps because ice cold is the default (at least in the days before craft beer became popular). British labelling implies the existence of different serving temperatures, e.g. extra cold for lagers, warmer for ales. At least that's how I remember it from when I lived there like 15 years ago.

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