The invention of refrigeration by Carl von Linde in the 1870s was a direct response to brewers needing cool storage for bottom-fermented lagers, which need cold temps to ferment properly.

The ability to produce and distribute cold beer led to the growth of massive brewing empires

 Mechanical refrigeration was actually a response to the needs of brewers, since the process of brewing and fermentation required natural cooling of the fermenting beer. That is often why the best beer came from cold, northern European climates, but even then, it could often not be brewed year round. Milwaukeans had prime access to ice from the lake water, which may have helped the success of brewing in the city.

 Cold storage made cold, crisp lagers widely available, leading to their immense popularity and eclipsing traditional, warmer-served ales 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2016/07/31/pass-me-a-cold-one-a-short-history-of-refrigerating-wine-and-beer/

https://northamericanbrewers.org/warm-beer/

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