sport news Chinese football fans get stuck into HOT BEER as they watch the FIFA World Cup trends now
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Chinese football fans are boiling their beer before drinking it to warm them up while they enjoy the FIFA World Cup.
It gets worse. Those who love nothing more than an ice-cold ale pulled straight off the tap should look away now: Chinese breweries and bars are also tipping fruit and spices into their brews - and even serving them out of teapots.
Hot beer and the Qatar World Cup have been a winning combination in China during the winter months - with locals even pouring their lager out of a teapot (pictured)
With apologies to lovers of an ice-cold brew, it's rumoured boiled beer doesn't taste like complete garbage
Western social media platforms are banned in China, so the locals have been flooding their own platforms like Xiaohongshu with images of the drop.
According to fans of hot beer, the heat elevates the flavour and creates a unique experience best enjoyed in the bitter cold and damp of a Chinese winter.
The hashtag #hotbeer has had over 419,900 views and counting on the social media platform as football and brewing fans share their own unique experiences adding citrus fruits, goji berries, spices, honey and cloves to their beverages.
Writer, bartender and cocktail consultant Jacob Grier wrote that hot beer is not a new
