Category: Beer Gear

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A Puzzling Development

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In SoCal, most stores either encourage or enforce reusable bag use. And though I recycle my six-pack holders religiously, I do wish that stores had re-usable options.

There are other options out there but because the PuzzlePax can be emblazoned with a logo and store name, and are not nailed together. It can be folded up like origami. So it might have a better chance of being used by breweries or bottle shops. But what would a regular beer customer really use them for?  I love the re-use idea but is it feasible?  The beer in stores is already in cardboard holders or held together plastic if they are cans.  If I buy singles, I can carry them home in it.  But a re-usable bag already does that trick (with more clinking and clacking, granted). Until the beer in stores come in these wooden containers and people or the breweries can get them back, I fear it is simply a nice presentation for carrying beer and that is all.

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GrowlerWerks

It can be a big step and investment to get a kegerator or a home craft beer dispensing system.  There are weird bulky tanks that can be filled with Heineken but what about something for the technically challenged beer fan who want something more than just a growler that they have to drink once it is opened.

Well that is where GrowlerWerks could fill a niche.  It is simple to use and can keep beer fresh and cold.  It looks a little too steampunk for me in this iteration but if they are successful you might see other designs down the road.  It seems to have a chord as the Kickstarter is blasting through the roof at over 1,000% funded.  That’s a lot.

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Beer Aid

This post talks about gas. If you are having a beer and don’t want to read about then turn away. Or if you don’t like burping or it’s smellier sibling then move on. Though this might make those two unpleasantries go away.
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I usually only get a case of the burps when drinking beer though some sour beers are just to acidic for my stomach linings to process.  I don’t know how widespread the problem is in comparison to hangovers but at least digestion is more understood than that horrible spinning with throbbing headache.

According to their website, “Beer AID and its proprietary digestive enzyme formula, works in the small intestine to break apart malt sugars from beer, making them more digestible. Especially today’s big, sweet, craft beers. The bigger the beer, the higher the odds that it’s got plenty of the unfermented sugars that can give you lots of gas and bloating.”

The amount suggested to take is a couple “before” each beer and with only 60 in a container and at $17.50 + $7.00 shipping = .41 cents a pill X 2 means you have added .82 cents to each beer you imbibe.  But if it rids you of a problem and lets you enjoy craft beer more, then it could be well worth it.

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Hops in your Beard

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Imagine my surprise when I see that Craftsman Soap Company has some soaps branded with Golden Road beers. No 1903 Pilsner or Cabernale?

But once I got past that incongruous thought there are a lot of cool beer accented items on their website. I was particularly interested in…
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If I can make shaving more beer-y without cutting my face due to haphazard shaving then all is good.

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Your Beer Photos Under your Glass

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Have you ever seen one of your beer photos.  I mean really looked at it and thought, that is a mighty fine picture.  The composition, the lighting, the subject matter all coming into focus (as it were).  But who do you show it to?  There is Untappd and Instagram (if you are into that) but what about something physical and permanent.  Then Coastermatic is the place for you.  They turn your photos into functional coasters.  Which you can then photograph and get made into more coaster if you are into that existential sort of thing.

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ARBeerGlass

Move over QR Codes, I have to scan my glass….

Now I don’t think I will use it for games which is what they have now, but I can see where this could lead to information on the brewery, their beers, the bar you are drinking in or the city that you are visiting.

It certainly is a step away from the glassware that always stays cold.

 

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Gift Packs

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We all have little taster glasses from that cool festival from 2012 or the shaker pint from that tap-takeover but what we sometimes don’t have is the appropriate glassware to best enjoy a beer.  Belgian beers especially benefit from the right glass, and you can now get them for Kwak. Tripel Karmeliet and La Trappe.  If you have beer birthdays to buy for these would be great.  Plus they have beer in there too!untitled

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LA gets Craft Beerd

Eye Catching design is hard to find.  Much like the can’t miss beers in craft world.  But Craft Beerd has some talent making shirts and beer posters.  So cool that I had to buy the new LA brewery shirt so that I could sport it around during L.A. Beer Week.  Check out their shirts and I am positive you will find yourself on the check-out page quickly.

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Beer Live Wallpaper

Do you like beer so much that you need to have it as wallpaper?  Well then Google Play has you covered with Beer Live!

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They have 5 different wallpapers that bubble and fizz.  Not everything in the craft beer color spectrum, but enough to keep you entertained.

 

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Glass is 1/2 Full

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There is proper glassware and then there is art.  Or maybe you are a big fan of sharing.  Either way, this two halves make a whole glass  from The Fowndry is intriguing.  Though I do worry about it tipping over.

This would have an excellent use in craft beer photography though.