For the home barkeep who has everything of the bar owner who wants to add some flash to the tap, the MICRO MATIC v-POD has an LCD TV built into a multi-tap draft beer tower.
Draft Beer Tower Product Highlights:
Video excitement at the Point of Dispense! The new v-POD is a blank canvas - ready for promotional potential. Guaranteed to attract the customer’s attention for draft beer and more.
Beer Tower Features:
All stainless steel contact with the beer: product lines, shanks, & faucets. (Knobs not included)
Polished stainless steel won’t pit or chip like chrome!
Built-in 10″ (Diagonal) LCD screen.
Remotely mounted DiGi viewer.
Integrated stereo speakers.
Available with 4, 6, or 8 taps in chrome or gold and priced $2,935 to $3,505. It may not be very practical for the average beer enthusiast but you can’t deny the cool-factor!
Finally, a useful beer-related application for the iPhone. BJCP Styles is an application that brings the full Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Style Guidelines to the iPhone. The contents are fully searchable. You can search for a style, a particular flavor trait, or country of origin for example. The iPhone spelling auto-correction wanted to change my search for “IPA” to “UPS” but otherwise the application is straightforward and easy to use. Developer Joshua Baran has the support of the BJCP in developing this reference tool, so the application shouldn’t disappear…
The BJCP Style Guidelines are the definitive guide to beer styles so this would be a very handy app to have in your pocket.
Here’s another beer-pouring bot but this one is a little more sophisticated than the one that is triggered by a Pownce post. It even asks for a tip after the pour!
I don’t know much about this robot except that the video was shot at an open house for Total Manufacturing Company, which is a metal products manufacturer in Lincoln, Nebraska.
More beer gear of questionable usefulness but undeniable coolness: remote control beer cooler and beer buggy.
This amusing remote-controlled cooler can travel across a patio, rug, or kitchen floor to deliver a well-timed beverage [beer] to parched party guests. With room for 12 cans or bottles and ice, the cooler rolls on four sturdy underside wheels up to 40 feet from the host at the controls. The remote features simple controls that send the cooler forward, backward, and progressively left or right. With sides of water-resistant insulated vinyl and a secure zippered lid, beverages stay cold for hours. The cooler can be carried with the removable shoulder strap and collapses to just 6 1/2″ tall for storage.
This 1:12 scale remote-controlled dune buggy has cup holders that secure two 12 oz. cans or bottles of your favorite beverage [beer], allowing you to dispatch the buggy to the refrigerator or cooler for more libation (willing accomplice not included). The buggy is easy to maneuver using the included two-channel 49MHz radio transmitter, which controls right, left, forward, and reverse movement.
Both are available at Hammacher Schlemmer. The cooler is $70 and the buggy is $50. I think I’ll put both on my Christmas list.
The night before Barcamp Nashville ‘08 I tested the Inebriator for the fam. A little too much head (no jokes please) so I tuned it a little afterwards. Regardless, it WORKED! Basic idea Lego bot looks for new RSS updates from Pownce. When it sees a new update it reads it for the word “Pour”. If it finds it it triggers the bot to pour. The Pownce feed can then be updated from the iPhone Pownce app.
For all you girlie-men who have trouble getting into the caps off your beer, this crowbar bottle opener is for you!
Its time to pry into your next cold one! This novelty bottle opener is not only the perfect fit into your bar accessories, it is also a fully functional mini crowbar! One of our favorite bar tools, this bottle opener makes a great surprise for your handy man! Made of stainless steel with a baked enamel coating.
The 9″ Beer Wheel is a cheat sheet of beer knowledge.
Learn the basics of beer without breaking open a book. This ingenious Beer Wheel will help you to become acquainted with the various styles of beer, the flavor characteristics, and the production process without having to go through all the “brew”-haha. From Pilsners to Lagers, [note: if they read their own beer wheel they would know that Pilsners are lagers ;)]this beer wheel has everything you need to know about beer. In a practical and easy-to-use spin wheel design, you can become familiar with the unique flavors and traits of the various types of beers around the world and learn about the brewing process as well. This is a useful and fun little tool to keep around the house and also makes a great gift for the beer lover in your life.
Features:
• Learn the basics of beer
• General information on beers around the world
• Fun and easy to use
• Great gift for beer lovers
Obviously, this gadget won’t make you a beer expert. Regular Beer Utopia visitors probably know most of the info on the wheel but it would make a nice gift for a beer neophyte. It’s 9 bucks and is currently on backorder at organize.com.
For the home barkeep who has everything of the bar owner who wants to add some flash to the tap, the MICRO MATIC v-POD has an LCD TV built into a multi-tap draft beer tower.
