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So I want to bring some top shelf beer to 'roo this year, and it just don't come in a can. Last year I brought party pigs, and got in no problem. Now my favorite brewer no longer does them. So far all I have come up with is to buy a new chemical sprayer, and adapt it to be a beer fountain. This has some drawbacks however. So if anyone knows of beer balls or other unorthodox methods to bring your favorite beer in I would love to know about it.
Hell, after a few of anything, it ALL becomes my favorite beer...I like my favorite beer (Guinness) to enjoy, but I'll drink almost anything to get a bag on. Seriously, if you're gonna get hammered, why go to the trouble, and expense, of getting your fav. microbrew?
Personally, I subscribe to the philosophy of "If it's free, it's me"
Hell, after a few of anything, it ALL becomes my favorite beer...I like my favorite beer (Guinness) to enjoy, but I'll drink almost anything to get a bag on. Seriously, if you're gonna get hammered, why go to the trouble, and expense, of getting your fav. microbrew?
Personally, I subscribe to the philosophy of "If it's free, it's me"
...or "If you're buyin', I'm tryin'."
Thats cool and I understand where you are coming from. Honestly though I get drunk but not hammered, and I really enjoy good beer it is part of what makes the experience for me. That is why it is frustrating to have to figure out a way to "sneak" something good in. I wish they would allow us pony kegs, then I would be fine. I don't think 5 gallons per person is unacceptable for 4 days, and it is not nearly enough to be a large scale vendor.
I've been pondering the beer question, too. I took a 5 gal. keg of local craftbrew to Big Cypress 99/00 (meh, got warmish/flatish), bottles to Roo 02/03, and far too many cans of swill to Roo 06. Me no likey swill.... I went to the local homebrew store the other day and was turned on to Oskar Blues brewery.
Good stuff. The Dales and the Gordon are yummy Ales. The Old Chub is thick and malty. Add to the cooler some hoegarrden, guiness, speckled hen, and ok, some swill.... PBR, and you've got yourself 4 or 5 styles of brew, all very tasty, all in cans.
Now if I could only figure a way to get a few pint glasses in.....
Post by Steel_City_X on May 10, 2008 7:59:43 GMT -5
Pint Glasses - Check WallyWorld they had plastic double walled glasses. I picked up a few for less than $2 each.
In a different thread, we discuss that there are more and more brewers introducing cans. Fat Tire is coming out in cans in mid May. I picked up a six pack of an ESB from Ska Brewery in Durango Colorado. I had not seen this before. I'm building a decent reserve of canned beers to haul to Roo.
If you do sneek bottles in, please please please be careful and dispose of them properly. There are way too many barefoot people to be having broken glass around.
Sorry no creative solution.
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The best way to do it seems to be just packing your vehicle to the brim and putting the beer at the very bottom of the pile, right in the middle. It's just doubtful that the civilian gatekeepers will want to deal with unpacking and re-packing all that stuff.
In '06, we just got a cursory check under the seats and whatnot, because there was so much stuff in the back of the suv, including a whole case of loose water bottles that we'd thrown in wherever they'd fit, just waiting to fall out when the door opened. We didn't even have any contraband, but we could've had anything under there. Sometimes your ticket-taker'll get a wild hair, though, so even that's not sure-fire.
I brought a lot of glass bottles in 06 he let me in after I promised to pour them in a cup immediately. I just don't want to do that again. I might buy some party pigs but at 40 bucks a pop that is not the most economical solution either.
Post by Steel_City_X on May 10, 2008 13:48:26 GMT -5
Could a local brewery use a plastic growler?
I know of a few places that have glass growlers. Might be worth a call or two if you want an option. There are a couple brewer supply places with some options.
Here is an option if you want to load up at a local brewer - It's not glass - it's not really a keg. Like brining a 5 gallon bottle of water. I think that this is pretty cool.
Post by Steel_City_X on May 10, 2008 17:11:29 GMT -5
Wolfmanjess,
Check out the link. I thought this might do the trick because it is designed just like a mini keg. Provides its own CO2 cartridge. See what your brewer buddies say. They might have something that they have wanted to try.
The Tap-A-Draft dispenser is at the heart of this system. It threads onto a six liter bottle, and holds two 8 gram CO2 cartridges. These two cartidges will provide the CO2 pressure to dispense an entire 6 liter bottle, and keep it carbonated for six weeks or more.
The main thing that I read on home brewer websites is getting a container with an airtight seal. I may check at my local brewpub to see if they have done anything like this.
Post by mikesworld420 on May 10, 2008 18:18:32 GMT -5
ive said it a bunch on here, but the plastic bottle containers that Simply Limeade ,lemonade, or Orange juice comes in are great for keeping beer in, they hold five 12 ounce bottles worth of beer in them and those plastic containers are airtight so your beer will stay fresh.
I think Ive settled on just sneaking beer in. If Im going to go to the trouble of getting GOOD beer, Im not gonna risk it getting flat and skunky with unorthodox types of plastic transportation. I'll just be careful with the bottles (I always keep them for recycling anyway) and try to hide the bottles well. I'm sure it wouldnt be too hard to do. We definitely couldve done it last year
