If you have friends over this weekend, and a buddy asks for a PINT GLASS for their beer . . . they may be a SERIOUS beer drinker. Or, they may just want to pour a bunch of ICE into it.
There's a new TikTok trend of people wanting a beer . . . on the rocks. It's apparently catching on among Gen Z, and the idea is that adding ice is the "most refreshing way to drink a beer."
This isn't the first time people have been passionate about ICE COLD beer . . . especially in the summer. But adding actual ice is controversial. Someone in the comments said, "Literally ANY chilling method is fine. Except ice cubes."
Some "influencers" are taking it a step further by "crafting" their iced lager . . . making it a "chelada," with lime juice and a salted rim, maybe with some tajin.
In a recent poll, nearly one in three young adults admitted to putting their pints on ice, and 20% said they find the idea of adding ice to beer and wine "refreshing."
It seems like most people are doing this with "light" beers . . . for better or worse. So, you don't have to worry about MELTED ICE making your Michelob Ultra taste watered down. That's the factory default.