Category: Beer Gear

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Bag it Up


I have malt bags in my home office. They could have many, many uses for those with the handyness gene.

Or you could order a Bountiful Bag for $25.00 from Rossel & Company. They make tote bags from upcycled malt bags that were used in the production of beer at San Diego breweries and at El Segundo Brewing too.

“A portion of each sale will be donated to the non-profit organization I Love A Clean San Diego in their efforts to actively conserve and enhance the environment through example, outreach, and local involvement.”

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Pew! Pew!


If you want to publicize both your love of the Untappd app and classic video games and you like saving 20% then the above beer ingredient invader shirt is right for you.

You can get 20% off ALL Untappd apparel by using the promo code “INVADERS” at checkout.

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A Chilly Turn

If you stroll into a 7-11 you might spy a Fizzics Sparkling Cold Brew Coffee. There are plenty of local (and not local) cold brew to choose from but this brand is packaged in self-chilling cans.

7-Eleven brings first self-chilling can to market for test launch of new Fizzicsô Sparkling Cold Brew Coffee (PRNewsfoto/7-Eleven, Inc.)

This chiller is the brainchild of The Joseph Company International. “The 8.4-ounce cans are “activated” when the customer turns a knob at the bottom of the can, releasing CO2 that cools the coffee inside in about 90 seconds.”

Will this ever work for beer? It will add weight which will add to shipping costs. The tech will cost more as well. But could it be used for those accounts that don’t cooler store beers and you have a special release? Maybe but I think that a cold delivery chain would be a wiser investment.

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Feline


I don’t need another t-shirt nor do I need another beer glass but when i saw that the new logo for the fun (and feline informative) Cats on Tap, I am seriously considering making an exemption on that tariff.

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Needed (or Not)? – Beer Ripples


http://www.coffeeripples.com/beerripples
I do love when I order a coffee drink and there, in the foam, is a leaf or a heart or some other design. That is not something I could do in a million years and it is a cool touch.

Now, how about buying an expensive machine that prints (something edible, I hop) onto the foam of a beer. Something really short like, Beer Good. Won’t that make your beer tastier?

Beer Ripples can print a messages or images on beer foam using malt-based ink. The company also has a coffee equivalent called Coffee Ripple.

You won’t be surprised that it is app enabled and you can select from images or phrases already archived or upload original images. On the downside, it only does one color and you will have to wait for your pint an additional ten+ seconds for it to go into a machine that shoots ink into it.

So, yeah, NOT needed. Put your creativity on a coaster instead.

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50-2

I have mostly done hard pass when it has come to Kickstarter over the past 1/2 year. Too many gimmicky items or items that had surpassed their funding goal on Day 1.

But, since I love a good label, the 48 Beer Project caught my eye.

If this comes to pass, it will be a great look into the design process.

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BeerIQ


Want to show off that encyclopedic beer knowledge in a group setting?

Then BeerIQ might be the game for you. The 400 multiple-choice questions cover topics like microbreweries, brewing, ingredients, tasting, aromas, beers of the world, culture, traditions, festivities

Teams compete against each other for the highest BeerIQ over two rounds of play.

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Beer Trumps Hate


With the recent release of the not surprising / horror movie scary book Fire and Fury that details the shitstorm that is the current White House, maybe it is better to be more optimistic.

That is where Beer Trumps Hate comes in. This series of charity beers was started by Rooftop Brew Co to take action by showing how to not act like a disgruntled toddler.

Each month a different Washington State Brewery brews a beer where the proceeds will benefit a charity of their choosing. Here are the first two beers of the 2018 agenda….

January 2018
Rooftop Brew Co. created the Beer Trumps Hate Imp. Peach Mint IPA, and all proceeds will be donated to Washington Wild.

February 2018
Stoup Brewing is donating the proceeds of their BTH brew to the Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA).

We may not be able to drink the beer but they also have a store with stickers and shirts you can buy.

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Needed? or Not!

I will admit up front that this gadget is well-nigh useless in sunny all year SoCal. But that said, do you really need a rooftop magnetized beer holder to chill your beer?

Even in chillier climes, you could really only use a few months of the year. And then, only, if you don’t buy from a cooler (which you should), or buy in advance. Is there a market for forgetful winter people and if so, I think you need to be more organized and not just fill your life with gear to enable your lack of planning.

I do like the name, Blitzen and I think that if attached correctly, you won’t get beer/wine missiles hurtling through freeway air but this is NOT NEEDED>

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Sudsy Hops


In need of something beer related that is cool for the beer geek on Christmas? It might be too late now for the big day but you can always give a creative IOU for beer soap made from goat milk and beer ingredients from L.A. Ale Works of Hawthorne. Check out Chiva’s Skin Care for the details and soap “flavors” available. Like IPA soap.