Friday, January 2, 2009

To Kegerator or Not To Kegerator: That's the 2009 Question!

Beer Luvvas,

Happy New Year! I hope everyone has thoroughly recovered from their revelry the other night. Over a day later, and I'm still moving a little slowly. Why you might ask?

Well, our roommates decided last minute to throw a minor NYE bash, and I made it my mission to help kick the keg of Mack & Jack's African Amber that has been on tap in the garage since before Freebird and I arrived in early October. Now, other guests brought bottles (and a growler) of beer, so I did not exclusively imbibe from the keg. However, it's still not dead!

Which brings me to the question that I bring forth to the blog sphere today: for non-home brewers, is the kegerator a worthwhile investment?

Most everyone will agree that beer on tap is leaps and bounds better than beer from a bottle. However, most beer luvvas I know also put high value points on enjoying the variety of beer that's available these days. So, I'm looking for comments/feedback/tips on kegerators v. bottles - or the economical/enjoyable combo of the two.

Beer luvvas, how do you enjoy your craft beer??

Prost to those who post their preference!

2 comments:

Will Travel for Food said...

I just finished my basement with a cozy space for a kegerator. I wouldn't give up my special time at Daveco pouring over all my delicous options. & i'm not selling my beer fridge! I see the in-house tap as more variety . I think it's better to have options. Mostly, I'm going to dig pulling a beer 10 ft from my TV

mhaugan said...

You mentioned a situation in your post that justifies the kegerator: party kegs. Hand pumps mean having to polish them off that night, but the kegerator means you have the CO2 to keep that keg fresh. I have used my CO2 tank and regulator at the houses of many people throwing parties and then taken the left over keg home with me. More fun for the party and free beer for me.