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Draught (or Draft) beer
is almost always un-pasteurized and therefore is more fragile.
It should be consumed after being "tapped", and is generally
truer to the flavors of the ingredients as pasteurization
exposes the beer to heat and changes the flavor profile.
As draught beer is not pasteurized. It must be kept refrigerated
between 35F. and 44F otherwise a beer will become wild, turn
sour and cloudy in a day or two. Below 44F. a keg of draught
beer should last 20-30 days before it loses it's fresh brewery
taste and aroma. Craft beers (micro brews) tend to have a
shorter shelf life and you should contact the brewery for their
recommendations. |
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Keg Policies
We do
not keep kegs in stock - they must be ordered in advance
What is available depends on when it is ordered.
Generally 24 hours notice is preferred.
Some products may be available on shorter notice, but
please do not assume so.
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How many
glasses of beer in a Keg?
1in. of foam head
1/2in. Foam Head
Glass Size
1/4 brl - 1/2 brl 1/4 brl - 1/2 brl
8oz. 168 -
355 143 -
286
10oz. 132 - 264
114 - 228
12oz. 110 - 220
95 - 190
16oz. 82 - 164
71 - 143 |
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So
what IS a (keg) barrel, anyway?
Size
¼ Keg ½
Keg
Gallon size 8
16
12 oz cups served 90
180
When people say “keg” they generally mean the ½
A barrel is a unit of
measurement that equals 31 gallons.
A 1/2 barrel keg is what's known as a full-sized keg. It
contains 16 gallons.
A 1/4 barrel keg is what's known as a half keg or "pony keg" and
it holds 8 gallons.
1/6 barrel thus contains 5 gallons.
There are roughly 160 servings in one full-sized keg, based on
12-oz. glasses
There are 80 some servings in one pony keg (1/4 barrel), based
on 12-oz. Cups
There are roughly 53 servings in a 1/6 barrel, based on regular
12 oz cups. |
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How much
beer is in a beer keg?
Keg Size
cases
gallons weight
1/2 keg
7
15.5 170lb.
1/4 keg 3 1/2
7 3/4 85lb.
1/6 keg 2 1/2
5 60lb. |
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Commonly
Asked Keg Questions |
Q: How long will kegged beer keep and why does it go flat?
A: It will keep for a few days if you keep the beer cold, but it
progressively changes in taste with each day it's exposed to
air. Tapping your keg with a party pump is like opening a
2-liter bottle of soda -- it puts air into the container. CO2
then escapes the liquid and dissipates into the air, making the
beer more flat.
Q: If I plan on drinking the keg over a period of a few days,
what should I do?
A: Best thing to do is to untap the keg and keep the beer on
ice! Cold beer will hang on to its CO2 longer. Do not pump more
air into it -- that'll just oxidize the beer faster.
Q: What causes beer to foam?
A: Primarily, beer will foam when it is warm. Bouncing it down
the stairs won't help. Keep it on ice and keep it still and you
will have a happy keg.
Q: How much does a keg weigh?
A: A full keg weighs between 155-165 lbs, so be careful moving
it, macho man. No need to give yourself a hernia. We'll help you
load it but you're on your own to unload.
Q: What causes cloudy beer - Beer in the glass appears hazy.
Not clear.
A:
Frozen or nearly frozen beer, beer that was un-cooled for a
period of time after pickup, or anything warm placed on the top
of the keg
Q: What causes flat beer where the foamy head disappears
quickly. Beer lacks usual zestful brewery fresh flavor.
A: Beer too cold or loose tap connections. |
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1/2 |
1/4 |
1/6 |
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14-16 Gallons
180 - 12 oz cups |
7-8 Gallons
90 - 12 oz cups |
5-6 Gallons
50-60 12 oz cups |
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Please ask if your beer is not listed here - we can probably
get it. |
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1919 Rootbeer |
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$115.00 |
$65.00 |
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Beck's |
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$150.00 |
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Blue Moon |
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$135.00 |
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$75.00 |
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Boddington's |
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$175.00 |
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Bud/Bud Light |
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$105.00 |
$66.00 |
$55.00 |
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Busch Light |
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$105.00 |
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Coor's Light |
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$105.00 |
$66.00 |
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Crispin Cider |
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$190.00 |
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Dos Equis Amber/Special |
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$145.00 |
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Fat Tire - New Belgium |
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$145.00 |
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$75.00 |
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Finnegan's |
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$150.00 |
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$70.00 |
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Hardcore Cider |
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$145.00 |
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Harp |
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$160.00 |
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Hoegaarden |
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$175.00 |
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Killian's |
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$120.00 |
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Kokanee |
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$120.00 |
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Labatt Blue |
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$110.00 |
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Land Shark |
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$140.00 |
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$65.00 |
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Leinie's Crafts |
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$135.00 |
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$72.00 |
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Leinie's Original |
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$105.00 |
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Magic Hat |
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$150.00 |
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$75.00 |
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Michelob Golden |
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$105.00 |
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Michelob Golden Light |
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$105.00 |
$66.00 |
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Miller High Life |
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$100.00 |
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Miller Lite/MGD |
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$105.00 |
$66.00 |
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Modelo Esp/Negra |
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$160.00 |
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Newcastle |
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$160.00 |
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Nordeast |
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$105.00 |
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Premium |
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$105.00 |
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Sam Adam's |
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$145.00 |
$89.00 |
$65.00 |
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Schell's |
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$105.00 |
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$70.00 |
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Schlitz |
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$105.00 |
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Shock Top/Rasp |
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$125.00 |
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$65.00 |
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Sierra Nevada |
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$145.00 |
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Sprecher |
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$115.00 |
$65.00 |
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Stella Artois |
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$175.00 |
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Strongbow Cider |
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$195.00 |
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Summit |
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$145.00 |
$90.00 |
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Woodchuck Cider |
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$155.00 |
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Woodpecker Cider |
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$180.00 |
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