If you're the unfussy type of beer drinker, chances are you just crack open a can or bottle and suck it down right from the container it came in. If you want to be slightly fancier, though, you ...

However, bottled beer only started to be a thing in the 19th century, when brewers realised glass would keep it fresh. Beer was stored in clear glass and when left in the sun for too long ...

Bartender's hand filling pint of IPA at tap with 4 other styles in glasses below - Anton Vierietin/Shutterstock As Geoff Bragg explained, the lighter the beer, the colder you can serve it.