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With the holiday gift season approaching, beer and other fun beverage fans may be looking for something a little more interesting than a gift card to a chain liquor store. Well, how about art, like this….
The new beer glass graphic is cool but there are bourbon and gin posters that look cool to. So internet wander to 33 Books to check them out.
Glassware for beer has been a frequent topic on this blog. From having too much of it, the recommended proper glass for different styles, correct cleaning and most popular, new and “improved” glasses.
Now Elevated Craft and their Kickstarter for the Hybrid Pint Glass is here and it lands squarely in that last category. You can see the “tech” in the image below:
Got a couple questions off the bat. One being that now I have to buy special glass thar fits into the metallic section? Why not make a metal base that fits a shaker pint which I already have oodles of? Second, why a bottle opener at the bottom? I can’t say 90% of craft beer is in cans because I don’t have actual numbers but just walk into a decent beer shoppe and you will see how needed that is. And also, who doesn’t have one or three bottle openers already?
I just do not see what incremental change this gives us but what do I know, the darn thing has all the funding it can handle.
Now-a-days, you are either popping a can top or hacking your way through a waxed seal. Bottle caps are just not part of the current craft beer scenario.
Which leads to the switchblade without a blade but a bottle opener instead. The customization is cool but I do not need to carry one more thing around that I would probably not use. And more than likely, I would forget the one time it could be used.
So, not needed though a good idea.
My wife’s office has a few tarot card decks about so maybe I should add a beer themed one to the mix to see a hoppier prophecy.
You and I can do that via this new-ish Kickstarter….
Sorry, the subject line says Tap Lounger when Coors call it a Chill Throne. Honestly, back massager cool, tap extra cool. Everything else is a hard pass. Plus, I gotta think that when you plug this in it is gonna be hella loud, right?
If I could re-upholster and re-tap handle, then yes. Gimme. Otherwise, no.
Lavender is a love it / hate it smell. Wife can do without it in its entirety while I can enjoy a small sample of it. So this….
…car air freshener from Green Cheek Beer Co. will not grace the inside of the family car but I think it is a funny idea and a great way to get that logo out in the world. And as a bonus the hard seltzer part has been removed.
Needed is the verdict!
A UK home brew appliance brand named Pinter is utilizing Kickstarter to bring attention and a bit of money one assumes to make their all-in-one brewing machine to the U.S. market.
At the end, you get 12 U.S pints of beer from just the one machine. Pinter handles everything from fermentation to conditioning to tapping (with an Active Pour Tap).
I do like that they have a sustainability angle to it and they seem to be finding good breweries in the UK to partner with. It does look pretty sleek as well.
I don’t know if this will finally break through. It is not the first such machine that promises great beer with ease. I think because home brewers won’t sacrifice the gadgets and ingredients and freedom and craft fans can buy beer even easier than the easiest home brew.
You see some weird shit on the internet, or at least Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying that. And this below is weird…
So many things to comment on.
Despite not wanting to bring more glassware into the house and having to hide it, the last year has brought more Kleen Kanteen and Glencairns around and now I look at The Storm Tsuki Glass brings and think how cool is that. According to the creators, it has “substantial weight, secure base, and aroma-enhancing shape offer an elevated tasting experience.” There will need to be some accidental breakage or donations to Goodwill before I can buy though.