Top products from r/CraftBeer
We found 30 product mentions on r/CraftBeer. We ranked the 36 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Spiegelau 2-Pack Beer Classics IPA Glass, 19-Ounce
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 3
Set of 2 glasses designed especially for IPAEach glass has a 19-ounce capacityDishwasher-safeBy Spiegelau- the Class of GlassBeautiful addition to your barware or the perfect gift
2. Danby 120 Can Beverage Center, Stainless Steel DBC120BLS
Sentiment score: 3
Number of reviews: 3
3.3 cubic feet capacity beverage center (up to 120 cans)Mechanical thermostat with temperature range of 43F - 57F3 black wire shelves and interior light.Recessed side mount door handle and integrated lock with key. Tempered glass door with stainless steel trim and black bodyEnergy efficient and long...
3. Inkbird ITC-308 Digital Temperature Controller Outletsmoker Thermostat, 2-Stage, 1100W, with Sensor Reptile Beer Brewing Kegs Fridge Cured Meat Breeding
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Plug and play design, easy to use;Dual relay output, be able to connect with refrigeration and heating equipment at the same timeSupport reading with Centigrade or Fahrenheit unitMaximum output load: 1100W(110V)Dual display window, be able to display measured temperature and set temperature at the s...
4. "TeKu" The World's Best Beer Glass (Gift Box Set of 2)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
5. Tasting Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
Used Book in Good Condition
6. elope Groucho Marx Costume Nose Glasses with Mustache Black
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
WIGGLE YOUR EYEBROWS: Embody Groucho Marx's iconic hilarity in these licensed Groucho GlassesINSTANT DISGUISE: Create an instant disguise or start a larger costume the moment you don these comfortable, and easy to wear glassesFOR TEENS AND ADULTS: Sized to fit most teens and adults 14+FUN ALL-YEAR R...
7. Beerology: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Beer...Even More
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
8. The Complete Beer Course: Boot Camp for Beer Geeks: From Novice to Expert in Twelve Tasting Classes
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Sterling Publishing NY
9. The World Atlas of Beer, Revised & Expanded: The Essential Guide to the Beers of the World
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Sterling Publishing NY
10. Evolution of a Beer Snob Shirt
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
This is the perfect t-shirt for craft beer enthusiasts everywhereA great gift for your beer snobs, brewery employees, boyfriend, girlfriend, family, and friends. Show off your humor and style with this funny unique and cool shirt. Especially if you enjoy Lagers, Hazy IPAs, Big Stouts, Sours, and Lag...
11. Orval Belgian Silver Rimmed Beer Chalice
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
The Glass is 6" HighNet Weight 11ozCapacity: 0.33L
12. Five Star PBW - 1 lbs - Brew Cleaner Buffered Alkaline Detergent
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
PBW is an alkaline, non-caustic, environmentally and user friendly cleanerSafe on skin as well as soft metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, and on plasticsEffective substitute for caustic soda cleanersCleaner is very effective in removing protein soils
13. OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover Free, 3 Lbs, Green
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
The unique formula is activated by water, unleashing bubbling oxygen power for safe, effective cleaningFor regular and he washersFree of perfume, dyes, chlorine
14. Areaware Bottle Opener in Walnut
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Created for Areaware by Los Angeles based designer Brendan RavenhillCrafted from sustainably harvested walnutSophisticated in its rustic simplicity
15. KegWorks European Specialty Stout Beer Faucet in Chrome
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
These faucets must be used to dispense Guinness stout, murphy's stout and othersMade of heavy duty metal with a chrome finishUsed for most nitrogen beersRemove restrictor to use for any beerDoes not include faucet handle
17. Johnson Controls A419ABC-1C Electronic Temp Controller
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Setpoint Range -30 to 212°F (-34 to 100°C)Differential Range 1 to 30F° (1 to 30C°)Made for almost any refrigeration or HVAC control-voltage applicationEasy-to-read LCD displaysA 30° (F° or C°) temp diff adjustment range allows precise (1F° or C°) temp diff settings
18. Red Baron Bottle Capper
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Emily Plastic Wing CapperRed plastic CapperEconomical alternative to a bench capper
19. Dr. Brown's Bottle Brush, Blue
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
For use with all standard and wide-neck Dr. Brown's Natural Flow baby bottlesFeatures a grooved, no slip handle and a combination sponge and bristle brush head for thorough, easy cleaning of bottlesFixed chevron channels, designed specifically to clean nipples with easeStorage clip is included to ho...
Not even a mention of the TeKu? The glass was invented to practically replace the standard pint. I feel this list is good, but could use some help.
About the TeKu:
"Teo Musso is the founder of Baladin Brewery in Italy. He collaborated with Italian sensory analysis expert Kuaska to create the Teku glass (the name Teku is an amalgamation of the names ‘Teo’ and ‘Kuaska’.) Musso’s goal in creating the Teku was to come up with an industry standard glass that could be used for the sensory analysis of all kinds of beer. He was inspired by the ISO glass with is the glass that is used to conduct the sensory evaluation of wine. Musso made a range of prototypes and had Kuaska evaluate them all. The resulting glass is both elegant and functional and is carried in many Italian specialty beer bars and brewpubs."
And about about the IPA glass?
"he Spiegelau IPA glass is designed to showcase varying aromatic profiles for the American 'hop forward' IPA beer, preserve a frothy head and volatiles and maintain a comfortably wide opening for the drinker to "nose" the beer"
TL:DR
The list is nice, but missing the specialty glasses that have been engineered for better beer experiences.
Amazon links for those interested:
TeKu: http://www.amazon.com/TeKu-Worlds-Best-Beer-Glass/dp/B00F3GMWY8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406561417&sr=8-1&keywords=teku
IPA: http://www.amazon.com/Spiegelau-2-Pack-Classics-Glass-19-Ounce/dp/B00BTPUT3S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406561436&sr=8-2&keywords=IPA
Personally prefer two types of glasses for most of my beers. Either this somewhat weird looking but great to drink from IPA glass: https://www.eebria.com/products/merchandise/cloudwater-brew-co/1869-cloudwater-craftmaster-glass
Or the Teku: https://www.amazon.com/TeKu-Worlds-Best-Beer-Glass/dp/B00F3GMWY8 which truly is the best beer glass.
But sometimes visuals do matter more than practicality, and on those days I will gladly drink from my Kwak glass: https://cookinglife.nl/kwak-bierglas/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgarT9cfB4gIV1MAYCh0aIQhVEAQYASABEgK49PD_BwE
I guess this goes without saying but make sure when you pour it from the bottle you just tip the bottle upside down over the glass and let it drain. Also, I drink left hand milk stout from a Spiegelau https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BTPUT3S/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_nAYtub02QEWZQ Happy drinking!
First off understanding beer if a good place to start. The best book I found:
http://www.amazon.com/Tasting-Beer-Insiders-Worlds-Greatest/dp/1603420894
It's easy to understand and gives you an introductory high level overview on everything beer. History, pairings, styles, terminology, it covers it. It is an easy read, and even touches on homebrewing.
Second: Read others works! You can either go the professional route, or the amateur route. There are a lot of podcasts and blogs out there. See what terminology others are using!
Third: Find a mentor! I just got done hiring two new staff writers for our blog. We put them through a review process and I had to critique a bunch of work they did. If you would like someone to critique your work I would be happy to help. Just zip it over to [email protected]!
Hope that helps!
Also if you want to get into homebrewing on the cheap:
http://www.mrbeer.com/
It might not be the most stellar kit, but it will get your feet wet, is small, and doesn't eat up a lot of time and money. I still have my old equipment from it to make experimental batches!
I understand where you are coming from. I read the book "The Complete Beer Course: Boot Camp for Beer Geeks: From Novice to Expert in Twelve Tasting Classes" by Joshua Bernstein and it really helped me find the right words for what I was tasting. I'd recommend buying the book, looking at the lessons, and then buying some brews to enjoy while doing the lessons. Here it is on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Beer-Course-Tasting/dp/1402797672/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1SM8HS28CBNFW17FPKDE
Another book I've heard good things about (but, is currently on my wish list) is "Beerology" by Mirella Amato:
http://www.amazon.com/Beerology-Everything-Need-Know-Enjoy/dp/0449016129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406920122&sr=8-1&keywords=beerology
Are you looking for a full size fridge or something smaller?
I have a Danby mini fridge I picked up about a year ago that suits me perfectly. On max it stays around 45-47 degrees. Capacity is great if you never have more than around 40 beers to keep cool at any given time, although it can hold a lot more if you are storing mostly cans.
https://imgur.com/a/3HQrk
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MPLYEW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_T4dRzbNRSK8FS
I find that Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher is a good resource for beer education. Probably the best thing to do would be to organize flights for him, so you can start to work out what styles he likes. Obviously there's a lot of variation within styles, but perhaps if you give him a selection to rank or pit against each other, you can start to see whether he likes hoppy vs. malt-forward, etc. So you could start with a pilsner, a wheat beer, an IPA and a stout or a similar line-up and work your way out from there.
Areaware Bottle Opener in Walnut https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004PBYAJW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RZXMDbPVDYB8N
This bottle opener is awesome, can hang on the fridge and preserves caps Better then the quarter thing.
I see the "ashy" descriptor come up a fair amount with dark beers that use roasted malts in the ingredients, which is most dark beer. Come to think of it, there literally is "ash" in those beers, which is just the burnt or roasted residue left on the malt. Probably "burnt toast" could be used as a synonym of "ash". "Volcanic rock" (or lava rock), in my mind, would be like licking a (cold) lava rock. I might compare it to a milder, more mineral-y, ash flavor. Something like that.
Pretty sure it's this model, now on sale for $260:
https://www.amazon.com/Danby-Beverage-Center-Stainless-DBC120BLS/dp/B002MPLYEW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1503680575&sr=8-2&keywords=danby
Well, I apparently over spent on this regulator because I see that there are others now for under $40. I can't recall how much the nitrogen costs. I want to say it's around $40 as well, but I have a terrible memory so I may be way off. The stout taps are a little spendy, but totally worth it if you're going to get the full nitro experience. So, it's around $100 for the regulator and the tap.
I just steep them in my regular mash kettle no bag or filter or anything. I usually do it on a weekend and whenever I pass by doing other things I give it a stir. It may not be necessary to stir that often, but it makes sense to me for full extraction. I dunno. When it's ready to keg, I leave it alone over night and the grounds settle and I siphon from the top as I would a beer. I set a fine mesh strainer on my keg to catch anything that does get sucked up in the transfer process.
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Oh, you'll want to make sure you get some tubing that can handle that pressure. I've used beverage line for my CO2 lines, but you'l definitely want to make sure you use actual gas line for this.
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Danby 120 Can Beverage Center, Stainless Steel DBC120BLS https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MPLYEW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_nRWyzbVT8575G
I have one of these. I bought it in December 2014 and it is still working perfectly.
http://i.imgur.com/fn07THh.jpg
Ive used the ITC-308 for some time now and it works great. $35
Bingo. I use this one: Dr. Brown's Bottle Brush, Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N0SNHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Z2z6yb5ZZA4M8
Works great on my wine glasses too.
This is a proven method. Make sure to use Oxiclean Free. If you happen to be a homebrewer and have some PBW around, that also works great.
EDIT: Just realized you wanted to keep the labels. If you soak the bottles in Oxiclean Free or PBW for 10-12 hours this method will result in 50-75% of the labels falling off perfectly, but some will be completely ruined. I think it has to do with the type of glue some breweries use.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RK5HC3C
I bought this freezerless refrigerator from Lowe's and regulate the temperature using the same item others mentioned here.
Here it is! https://www.amazon.com/Orval-Belgian-Silver-Rimmed-Chalice/dp/B006EPE4Y8/ref=pd_aw_lpo_79_tr_img_2/133-0255620-9560773?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EKNT86RNS61ZGR1RCT46
This is because there is a new updated and expanded edition out
Just bring one of these
https://www.amazon.com/elope-335030-Groucho-Black/dp/B00412WY5C/ref=asc_df_B00412WY5C/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309804208987&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6347126825018627682&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001905&hvtargid=pla-567346272147&psc=1
You can use one of these to interrupt any fridge you get and control the temperature carefully in your desired range. You can program the on/off temperatures and add an anti-short-cycle delay (so it doesn't turn on/off too quickly, which is bad for most refrigerators). You can even keep the existing built-in thermostat: just set it to colder than the thermocouple and it should be always on.
Some considerations: You'll likely need to drill a hole for the thermocouple, and ideally you'd just want to interrupt the compressor, not the whole fridge, which would require some wiring. You can, however, just use it like an extension cord. Just be aware that using it that way will mean any internal lights/fans won't work while it's off.
Also, if you get one of these kind of things (which can be found on Craigslist within your price range if you keep an eye on it), then most of them already have an internal plug for the compressor, separate from the lighting and condenser, so you can just interrupt that with the electronic controller. You can also run the probe up the drain line to avoid drilling any holes. I find that 49 cubic feet fits about 400 bottles of beer, with about a 75/25 ratio of 750s/bombers to 375s/355s/smaller bottles.