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Mason jars have been used to mix cocktails, dispense your candy, and occasionally do some masonry-type stuff. Now, they’re here to help pour your beer with The Mason Jar Beer Tap Handle. Created by Etsy member, William Reeves, the pint Ball Jar is fitted with the proper attachment to place on any beer tap.
The best part… The lid is still removable, so you can place whatever you’d like inside your new beer tap handle. Might we suggest beer?
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Budweiser, the reigning “King of Beers,” will have a new look beginning in May. Following the shape of the Budweiser logo, Anheuser-Busch has created a bowtie-shaped Bud can, as an alternative to the standard straight one.
The can has been in development since 2010, and according to vice president of innovation for Anheuser-Busch, Pat McGauley, “The world’s most iconic beer brand deserves the world’s most unique and innovative can. I think we have it here.”
The bad news… The odd shape compromises the can’s capacity — bringing it from a standard 12 ounces to 11.3 ounces. Worse news… The innovative can will still be filled with Budweiser. At least they’ll now be easier to crush on your head.
[via HuffPo]
After a long day of mind-melding and getting beamed, it’s good to know that you can end the day with a Vulcan Ale. The Star Trek-inspired beer will be “a high-quality handcrafted Irish Red Ale that promises to explore a new universe of taste.”
Unfortunately, Vulcan Ale will only available in Canada beginning May 1st. So, live long and prosper, eh?
[link, via Geeks Are Sexy]
A good head on your beer is important. And apparently nowhere is this statement more true than in Japan — so something called the Ultrasonic Beer Frother exists. Simply place some water and a beer glass on the contraption, and with help from vibration-induced bubbles, you can make up for that bad pour. You keep being awesome, Japan.
Do you take your beer crafty, or don’t care as long as it has suds and gets your drunk on? Either way, here’s a handy little flowchart by Nathan Yaffe of CollegeHumor that might provide some insight. Or, perhaps you don’t drink beer at all, in which case, we feel sorry for you… Beer is awesome.
[link, via Laughing Squid]