Comments on: Unitasker Wednesday: The Krups BeerTender

By: samantha

samantha — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:01:43 +0000

My bf got one of these for Christmas from my parents after I told them he hates Heinegan beer, so its still sitting in the box. I did resurch and there is a new castle mini keg, I guess they are the same company so it is compatiable with the Beertender, but yes it would be more fun if you could hook imported mini kegs up to it but I read they are wanting to make it compatable with other beers so we’ll just have to wait and see. Domestic beer is just too weak to have such a cool toy for it.

By: greg

greg — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:31:56 +0000

And that’s frica in new orleans

By: greg

greg — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:27:45 +0000

Listen here I love my beertender heinegen taste better than in the bottle not enough beer well buy more than one keg fuckers

By: chris

chris — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:03:44 +0000

To clear up the confusion on this board, you CAN NOT USE OTHER KEGS than Heineken. I’ve tried. It’s BS since Heineken is just OK beer. Unless someone has a hack? We got our beertender for free so no complaints, but just so you know.

By: JPLemme

JPLemme — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:19:02 +0000

One thing they don’t mention about the 5L kegs is that as you drink the beer, you don’t gain space in the fridge. At least when I buy a 12-pack I gain space as I drink the bottles. So this…thing eliminates that problem by getting the keg out of the fridge and onto the counter. (Where I have more space?)

But then there’s the issue that I generally don’t like to drink five liters of the same beer. I usually buy variety packs so I can mix it up.

And finally, bottles help me monitor my beer intake. I always seem to drink more when all I have to do is pull a lever to refill my glass.

By: Shaun Krisher

Shaun Krisher — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:50:36 +0000

oops, wrong link in the copy buffer:

http://shaunkrisher.wordpress......phy-shoot/

By: Shaun Krisher

Shaun Krisher — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:32:20 +0000

I am live-blogging a product photography shoot, and one of my items was this unitasker. Just thought I’d drop you a link to see the shots and setup and stuff.

http://unclutterer.com/2008/05.....eertender/

By: Mike O

Mike O — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:48:17 +0000

This would be the coolest unitasker ever,if it worked with Corona Lite. Mmmmmmm – CORONA!!!

By: JFKG

JFKG — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:27:04 +0000

So…some people say you can use other 5L mini-kegs and others say no. Has anyone actually used a different 5L mini-kegs than Heineken for this to verify that it does in fact work on different beer brands ???

By: KM

KM — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:19:23 +0000

Would LOVE to have Sam Adams out of one of those things!

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:13:31 +0000

This was my first thought when I saw that thing in Bed Bath & Beyond. What happens if Heineken ever stops making their little 5 liter keg?

If multiple beer companies sold 5 liter kegs, I would probably get one of these. But as it is, only Heineken sells them, and who knows how long they’ll be available.

By: David

David — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:44:15 +0000

mmmm, PBR

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:07:03 +0000

I live in Germany and these are very very popular. I find it is a great way to cut clutter as Will said, by reducing the number of bottles you have floating around. It keeps the beer cool for up to 14 days and works with any 5 liter keg. Being in Germany there are many to choose from.

Still if you are only the occasional beer drinker it could be an unnecessary uni-tasker.

@Marissa… I would put it on the registry as item # 1…

By: Marissa

Marissa — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:08:28 +0000

Nice! I just saw this in the store today, and my fiance and I were joking about putting it on our registry. He chimed in that the beer probably wouldn’t even last long enough to bother with the handy temperature control.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:13:22 +0000

Well this should help clear up any confusion with whether this truly is a Unitasker or not.

http://www.amazon.com/Krups-He.....B00132J8RA

Now with the rise of craft and mini-brewery beer in America, it would make sense to jump onto the mini-keg wagon. But that’s just wishful thinking.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:49:57 +0000

This might be a “unitasker”, but it’s the coolest one by far, which excuses it in my mind.

And I’m pretty sure you can use any 5L keg with this. Lots of stores sell them, so you should be able to get a decent selection of non-Heineken beer.

By: el

el — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:13:29 +0000

From first glance, I said, “Wow, I want this!” After seeing that it only takes Heineken, I’m going to pass. However, if I could choose the beer, I might get it. The cool factor is too high for me to care about one added piece of clutter.

By: SuperChuck

SuperChuck — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:53:57 +0000

Wow, I had assumed it worked with any 5L “party keg”.

A beer fridge is kind of a unitasker, but kind of necessary if you’re a beer nerd.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:43:20 +0000

Does this thing work with standard home brew party kegs? If it does, then it might be a good product after all. Those 5 liter kegs take up a lot less space than tons of bottles.