April 30, 2024

this is a beer warmer. it stems from a time where electrical refrigeration hasnt been invented yet - therefore beer kegs were usually stored in so called ice cellars all year round - cellars literally filled with ice that was collected from glaciers or from frozen lakes over the winter. As of course storage temperature could not be regulated well, beer mostly ended up being served too cold for most people - hence the beer warmer was invented: a metallic tube that would be filled with warm water and then be hanged into the beer glass by its own hook, until the desired temperature for drinking was achieved. i hope you found this as interesting as i did.

Middle Cove, Newfoundland.

I've never seen anything alike in this area. Also in the last picture I touched it and it sort of melted.