[kcritch]

Originally Posted by ScowardNJ

Scoward’s tips on keeping your beer in liquid form during a Polar Vortex.

1. Try to buy your beer warm, do NOT refrigerate it. Trust me, a beer in the 50 degree range on a 20 degree day is amazing!
2. Store it in a cooler, with no ice, in a location not subject to wind. Surround the cooler with anything you can to keep it out of wind. Also elevate the cooler so its not in contact with the ice.
3. You need to keep your beer well insulated while drinking it. Neoprene bottle insulators or Cozy’s (the same ones you use to preserve coldness in the summer) are a good option. An insulated glove or mitten would work well. There are a number of bottle insulators on the market for the avid cold weather beer drinker.
4. Use hand warmers in your beer insulator.
5. Beer with higher alcohol percentage is harder to freeze.
6. Tuck your open beer inside your jacket zipper or between clothing layers. Body heat is a great warmer.
7. Always conceal, don’t be a blatant idiot.
8. The most important rule of all, Drink Responsibly.

Would tip 9 be ...Bring a bottle of Jack instead! You know just in case.