Have you guys heard about the bottoms up beer dispenser?
They’ve come out with a home version that is completely DIY.
And I know how we homebrewers love our DIY projects!
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They were using that system at a concert I attended in Deadwood SD last week. I should have purchased a draft beer to “research” the glass.
The bottle/can selection was not any better then the draft, so nothing would have been lost. :oops:
[quote=“Nighthawk”]They were using that system at a concert I attended in Deadwood SD last week. I should have purchased a draft beer to “research” the glass.
The bottle/can selection was not any better then the draft, so nothing would have been lost. :oops: [/quote]
The cup has a magnetic “cap” that the filling nozzle pushes up. The pressure from the filled cup pushes the cap back down, sealing the bottom. You can push the cap back up but you’ll be covered in beer.
Have you purchased a product from a bar/event? By research, I also mean finding the re-usability of the glasses. I could not tell if it was mostly a 1 time use item or something that would be usable many, many times.
I don’t keg or have any background in the service of beer to the public.
But to me I just don’t get the point of this bottomsup thing. Seems just more options to go wrong. Unless it would actually cut down on disposable cups, but there is no way I as a consumer I would ever remember to bring a special reusable cup to an event.
And at home I would wrather drink from glass than PET.
Sorry not really the focus of the OP. Just thinking out-loud, or in this case thinking publicly?
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They use that system at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh and I found it to be fairly interesting. I didn’t do much research on the cup but I did watch a curious patron push the button up and release a few ounces of beer onto himself. I’m not quite sure of the purpose other than employees having a “hands free” device that allows them to retrieve other items while the beer pours itself. I must admit that it was a decent pour as well!
I think it is a speedier pour for the vendor, so one person can serve that many more beers in a given time frame. Time is money in that setting.
It also eliminates the vendor pouring off the head to fill with more beer or overfilling. I read that on average they use 85% of the keg. With this, they will use 95-99%.
I found it interesting also. If you all saw the build where a guy put it in his couch, you wouldn’t be questioning its purpose.
That makes sense.
