Anyone Else Tried the Heineken Draught Keg Yet?
I'm training for a marathon in June and haven't had a beer in weeks. I finished up a hellacious week of training and decided to treat myself to a 12 pack, but standing there in the supermarket I found myself being inexorably drawn to the Heineken Draught Keg (henceforth to be known as the HDK). I couldn't help it. It's that damn dancing robot babe.
Ordinarily I'd punch someone in the mouth for suggesting that I could be suckered in by such crass commercialism, but God help me, this time, the dancing robot babe won. I brought it home in a state of near religious ecstasy that was pushed into realms transcendent bliss when I discovered that the directions for assembly didn't even require language: three pictures, one of which was of beer being poured into a glass.
Although I have sampled the HDK extensively this evening and therefore question my judgement in deeming this matter worthy of a thread--even on a Friday--I am pleased to report to anyone who cares that the HDK is every bit as bad ass as the dancing robot babe led me to believe. And I don't even like f*cking Heineken.
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It sounds like an effin success.
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Heineken is usually my drink of choice if I'm going the drunken route. It's good stuff, not too terribly expensive, and does the trick.
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I'm Dutch and I don't even drink Heineken - I think it's vile. Mind you, the draught kegs are probably the best (if not only) way to drink it. My housemate loves Heineken (to the point of Fanboy-ism; he's building a Heineken themed custom pc for crying out loud) and he brought one of the kegs home. I was pleasantly surprised - while I didn't like it much I didn't feel the urge to throw up either. Bonus!
However, being in Ireland, and never watching TV, I have missed out on robo-babe goodness. Please elaborate!
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Dose dancing robot chicas creep me out, mang.
EDIT: For the benefit of Rallick. *shudder*
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Thanks, I'll have a gander when I'm at home later on today! Working on Saturdays ftl.
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If it's a Heineken keg, it'll be easy to top up - just take it to the nearest men's urinal.
Could be worse I suppose - could be Budweiser
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I often get sucked in by the aesthetic appeal of the draft keg, but never buy it because the cost per ounce is usually way out of whack with bottles. But I hear what you're saying about wanting the beer more because it comes in a tiny keg.
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Along the lines of the Heineken Draught Keg there's a fantastic product available in parts of Europe and distributed by a division of Parker Corp. It's called "Perfect Draft" and includes a countertop keg chiller/dispenser. The kegs are available in supermarkets in Europe apparently. They have distribution/kegging agreements with some of the better breweries in Europe so the quality of beer available is great. I know a good deal about it since I spent a few months at my last job managing an engineering project as a subcontractor to Parker which involved a next generation version.
You can check it out here Perfect Draft
I long for this to be distributed in N.A.
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Tried it but the majority of drinks came out half head and after the fact I realized it was more expensive then just grabbing tall boys. Also if I'm going to pay that much for beer anyways its not Heineken.
Heineken provided us with one of the kegs as a PR gift. The keg itself is nice, but the beer is meh.
When I've been recently to Amsterdam, I distinctly remember the guide on a boat tour telling us that the canals in Amsterdam used to be used for washing up. "Now the canals are too dirty for it, so the water is now only used for brewing Heineken."
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was out to eat with family friends recently. place didn't serve crudweiser at all. one of the guys we were with almost imploded because of it. he couldn't understand how they could claim to serve beer and not serve bud. made me feel all warm inside.
On a similar topic: pizza beer. Bleurgh.
EDIT: Also of utmost importance - how to order a beer in 50 languages.
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Agreed. Way too much head on every beer I poured, and it's not like I'm new at doing that.
I might get it again for a party or something, but I won't use it personally.
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Probably not gold enough or too much presure.
Either way i'm just not a fan of Heineken or i would've tried this puppy out.
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The first 2 or 3 mugs were over-carbonated, but that's expected of any keg. After that the pours went smoothly.
You're still drinking Heineken, of course.
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I get all my B-vitamins from Heineken and the Keg is the way to go for sure.
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Never tried the little mini keg, but a friend and I gave out 1.5 Liter Heineken Magnums for Christmas to our roommates one year and had one hell of a new years eve party. Walking around with one 1.5 liter beer all night was pretty awesome.
Yes that is a cork for those of you who are wondering.
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Screw the beer. Anyone got a link to that dancing robot commercial?
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Fedaykin98 wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
Its just like a normal keg, they are not meant to be moved much which kinda defeats the purpose of a 5l keg that your going to maybe cool then bring somewhere for a party.
Also up here in Canada it goes for $35 for 5l which is 10 pints.... $3.5 a pint or I can buy 0.5l cans that don't pour half head if carried to a party for $2.45 a pint. So now I'm at the point where I'm buying cans again and if I'm doing that its not Heineken. Epic failure to say the least.
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We've been getting these for our poker games, though the last time it never did settle down I think we got one good pour out of it.
My wife pointed this out to me at one point, and the gadget-lover wants it very much: http://beertender.usa.heineken.com/model_b95.php
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To hell with sitting at home with Heineken, I'll be content with a barstool and a freshly poured pint (or eight) of Guinness.
I find Heinekin to be skunky far too often for me to risk it. It tends to be just fine as a High Life substitute when I'm abroad, though.
I got the previous version of their minikeg, and I think I messed up the spigot. It didn't go over well, nor did it keep well in the fridge.
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Yeah, I've had the same experience with skunky heinies. Never a good thing. But then, an opaque aluminum container doesn't let in nearly as much light as transparent green bottles, so this beer was left unskunked. One negative was that the spout tended to leak around where it was connected to the keg until the carbonation wore down a bit. This was annoying but manageable. I guess I would have felt worse about it had the beer been the sort I cared about wasting.
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My buddy has started home brewing and, as is the case with such projects, he has far more beer than he wishes to drink. He suggested that we bring him bottles or growlers, but I wonder if there is a way to refill the Heineken mini keg with something drinkable. Are these purely disposable items or can they be washed and reused?
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