Posts Tagged ‘Beer Gear’
Upside-down draft system dispenses beer from the bottom up
The BottomsUP system uses magnets to fill plastic cups really, really fast. It’s obviously meant for ballparks and other venues more interested in fast pours than good beer but a home system is supposed to be available in 2013. I wonder if there will be real glasses available. If not, it will never be popular [...]
Make your own jockey box
Over at Lifehacker, a tutorial from Make shows how to make your own jockey box for chilling beer. For those unfamiliar with the term, jockey boxes are basically ice chests which sit between the keg and the tap. The beer flows through tubing, which is in ice or ice water, chilling the beer to a [...]
v-POD combines beer tap with TV
For the home barkeep who has everything of the bar owner who wants to add some flash to the tap, the MICRO MATIC v-POD has an LCD TV built into a multi-tap draft beer tower. Draft Beer Tower Product Highlights: Video excitement at the Point of Dispense! The new v-POD is a blank canvas – [...]
Beer styles on your iPhone
If you have an iPhone you may be interested in the Beer Judge Certification Program Style Guidelines for the iPhone. Finally, a useful beer-related application for the iPhone. BJCP Styles is an application that brings the full Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Style Guidelines to the iPhone. The contents are fully searchable. You can search [...]
Another beer pouring robot
Here’s another beer-pouring bot but this one is a little more sophisticated than the one that is triggered by a Pownce post. It even asks for a tip after the pour! Beer pouring robot at TMCO open house from beerorkid on Vimeo. I don’t know much about this robot except that the video was shot [...]
Remote control beer cooler and beer buggy
More beer gear of questionable usefulness but undeniable coolness: remote control beer cooler and beer buggy. This amusing remote-controlled cooler can travel across a patio, rug, or kitchen floor to deliver a well-timed beverage [beer] to parched party guests. With room for 12 cans or bottles and ice, the cooler rolls on four sturdy underside [...]
Lego bot pours beer on Pownce command
This beer pouring Lego bot responds to a Pownce post. While not very practical, it is very cool! The video is more watchable if you mute it. The night before Barcamp Nashville ’08 I tested the Inebriator for the fam. A little too much head (no jokes please) so I tuned it a little afterwards. [...]
Use a crowbar to open your beer
For all you girlie-men who have trouble getting into the caps off your beer, this crowbar bottle opener is for you! Its time to pry into your next cold one! This novelty bottle opener is not only the perfect fit into your bar accessories, it is also a fully functional mini crowbar! One of our [...]
Educate yourself with the beer wheel
The 9″ Beer Wheel is a cheat sheet of beer knowledge. Learn the basics of beer without breaking open a book. This ingenious Beer Wheel will help you to become acquainted with the various styles of beer, the flavor characteristics, and the production process without having to go through all the “brew”-haha. From Pilsners to [...]



