Bucket Ice?

I really enjoy drinking beer in Japanese pubs. The beer often comes in pre-frozen glasses or steins, ensuring that the beer is cold. As for the steins, there often is a choice between the small and big stein.




Naturally, I choose the big stein. I love Japanese beer, consequently I choose the big stein. Well, when you get the big beer, there is always that age old dilemma of the warm beer at the bottom. Well, beer always tastes better when it is cold.

On our trips, we always have this dare for someone to ask for the local solution to the warm beer problem....., order the bucket ice. To date, nobody has had the courage to impose the "Hawaiian" solution to the warm beer problem.



Tim is taking side action on who may be the first to order a bucket ice in Japan.

Odds as of 3/22/2009 10:00PM HST

Dog 20:1
Nite King 30:1 He waters down all of his drinks. Can you say Oolong?
Mime King 40:1 The first few beers go down fast. Watch the action on the 5th stein.
Field 10:1 They don't know better.
Not going to happen on the next trip. 1:100
(I should hope so)

For Entertainment Purposes Only.


I would pay someone to order a bucket ice just to see the expression on the server's face. It would be interesting to see how you explain why you need a bucket ice to a Japanese person.