Comments on: Beer Tap System

By: Slaughter

Slaughter — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:38:03 +0000

I'll make this short and sweet. I have had the unit since last night- Christmas Eve. So, I cannot accurately comment on the longevity or reliability of the unit. I'll update this review in 30 days.

Last night- going against the grain of my normal regimen in sterling accuracy while brewing...I hastily set this up with naught barely a skim of the manual. Total time with a pre-chilled draught keg about 5 minutes.

First pour after rattling the keg around in glee at my new found present from wifey- it was a glass of foam. To be expected.

Second pour - a glass of foam.

third pour- a glass of foam.

Decided to read here on Amazon - found the "Perfect Pour" technique and tried it.

(Assuming you pre-chilled your keg and let it settle 24 hours after it rolled around the trunk on the way back from the grocery store, like mine did.)

1) Rinse your glass in cold water inside and out until it feels notably cooler. Had dry it upside down to let the glass clear of water.

2) Tilt at 45 degrees, actuate the tap in a fast full pull. Do not let the tap spigot tip touch the beer in the glass.

3) About 3/4 glass full or so, tilt to straight.

With jaded thoughts, I gave it a shot. I can brew beer, but I have never poured from a bar tap...crazy, right?

I watched in disbelief as a perfect 2 finger head appeared before my eyes. So easy a caveman could do it.

Read my words and heed them- BUY THIS.

I am in love...mmmmmnnnnn..beer.

By: Jhunjhunwala

Jhunjhunwala — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:44:41 +0000

I bought the “Beer Tender for my son this Christmas and is is wonderful. I read the reviews before the first keg and chilled it over night in the fridge.
After putting it into the Beer Tender we waited about half an hour to let it settle and had no problems with foam at all. Just wash your glass out with cold water, tilt it as far as possible and pull down the lever all the way, and there you have it: a perfect cold one.
The only downside is that you have to drink only Heineken, and that the keg does not last very long, so you should always have an extra on in the fridge. Hopefully they will add their other beers to the list of kegs available for this machine.

By: Kornfield

Kornfield — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:25:34 +0000

Like a lot of reviewers, I initially loved it. About a year later and on my third (or fourth) keg (I don’t drink beer so much) the indicator lights stopped working and the unit stopped cooling. I’m going to dig up my paperwork and see if I can get some satisfaction. I see that the price is about 50% less than what I bought it for. It seems like a bargain but factor in that it likely will break with very little usage and it’s not worth it. Bottom line is it’s a toy.

By: Flanders

Flanders — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:29:26 +0000

I recently bought the C75 Beertender as we prepare for the fall football season and we love it- here's why.
* Heineken is the beer of choice in our house, so when we saw the mini draught kegs in the grocery store, we knew this would be a nice alternative to the bottles and cans we normally buy for our gatherings.
* I am a big a fan of Krups products; I've always used a Krups coffee maker; I can't live without the pannini grill and recently purchased the fully automatic espresso machine- which we love. When I saw the Beertender, I knew we had to have one in our house.
* We have beer on tap all the time! Does it get any better then that? The beer stays at the perfect temperature, it doesn't take up any room in our refrigerator and it tells us when the keg needs to be replaced, if we exceed the 30 day freshness period. (So far we have drained the kegs before that date happens but we have come close)

I'm thinking this will be a great present for all the beer lovers in our families.

By: Driskill

Driskill — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:21 +0000

I cannot recommend this product at all. We had two occasions where it leaked badly for no good reason. It is now in the trash. For the safety of your hardwood floors, avoid this Beer Tender….and I really wanted to like this product.

By: Hall

Hall — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:33:52 +0000

I bought this beer kegerator for my husband for christmas. Only to find out that we can’t buy any beer for it! What’s up with Heineken! We’ve looked everywhere and nobody seem’s to have the kegs and they don’t know when they will get any. All they say is it’s a supplier issue! Very disappointed!If anyone knows what’s going on pls pass it along.

By: Bush

Bush — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:12:57 +0000

I recently purchased the BeerTender, I read several reviews stating that it poured too much foam. I have not experienced any issues with foam, even with the first pour. I am not a fan of Heineken beer, but I had heard that NewCastle is coming out with a DraughtKeg as well. I was actually surprised how good the beer was (I did get Heineken Light). Usually Heineken is skunky tasting, but the minikeg was really good. I would suggest this for anyone whom likes keg beer.

By: Untermeyer

Untermeyer — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:02:52 +0000

Bought this for my parents new bar last christmas. We’ve used it at many of their parties and it always works fine. When you are transporting your keg home from the store and into the house try to shake it as little as possible. Chill it down further in the fridge and pop it into the machine right before you need it. read the ENTIRE instructions BEFORE you start putting the keg in. we RARELY get a foamy beer. It’s all about the prep. Highly recommended for any beer lover.

By: Talley

Talley — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:44:41 +0000

I received the order very rapidly and would recommend it to other buyers. I works well and is fine craftsmanship.

By: Earnhart

Earnhart — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:30:25 +0000

Loved this product this is the second one I’ve purchased. I had the B-90 model now I have the B-95 and I love them both. The only negative thing i would say would be that heniken needs to make their other beer brands such as Newcastle avaliable to use with the beertender other than that I would recomend this to every man out there unless you don’t care for the taste of heniken beer