How did people in the Old West keep their beer cold?You, as a very parched cowboy or cowgirl, have just ridden back into town and you see a sign that says, to your great pleasure, “COLD BEER.” Being the only thing that can quench your insatiable thirst, you head into the saloon looking for the promised goods.
As you enter the structure, immediately you’re hit with the overbearing scent of sweaty men and alcohol. Approaching the bar, you summon the barmaid and she’s soon off again to retrieve your drink. You sit, scanning the scene in front of you, there’s easily a spectrum of drunkards in the place tonight. On the far end, there’s three men, all extremely intoxicated and making a fuss about who’s the fastest gunslinger. You believe the only thing they could probably hit would be their foot in this state but you continue looking on. A bit closer, there are two men at a table and you overhear them talking about how crisp and cool the beer tastes tonight-- how it tastes like pure ice sliding down the throat. Upon hearing this conversation and receiving your drink, it dawns on you that the beer, is in fact, very cold. Curious, you ask the bar maiden how she keeps the beer so cold. Does she have some kind of access to a cold place, and if so, how does she keep it from melting? Are they making the ice? No-- that’s absurd! She must be practicing witchcraft, yeah that’s it! She insists that it’s a secret she can’t share but you persist. The curiosity is making your brain itch. Eventually, she gives in and she takes you to the back. There, you find a massive set of stairs leading to seemingly nowhere. As you both descend, goosebumps raise on your arms and you see your breath, something that’s not new for you because you know how desert nights get. When you reach the bottom you see an incredibly crafted wooden door and it’s humongous.
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