{"id":3322,"date":"2021-10-15T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2021-12-06T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T00:18:11","slug":"beyond-the-bottle-kegerator-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/beyond-the-bottle-kegerator-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Bottle: Kegerator Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kegerator<\/a>Shortly after the pandemic started last year, my wife brought up the purchase of a kegerator. She\u2019d put together a spreadsheet, and\u2014given how ubiquitous and expensive four-packs had gotten in the Bay Area, at least\u2014that spreadsheet indicated that the payback time for a used kegerator would be pretty quick (especially given the prospect of having to bunker down for many months). We bought a two-tap used kegerator from a guy up in Healdsburg soon after my wife wooed me with data, and it\u2019s proven to be one of our smartest beer purchases yet.<\/p>\n

First, quick downsides: Kegerators obviously aren\u2019t for everyone, and ideally the purchase of one would increase the quality of beer consumed rather than the quantity. Take good care of yourself, first and foremost, and recognize that the ability to pour any amount of beer at any time is probably one of those \u201cWith great power comes great responsibility\u201d situations. That said\u2026 the upsides have been many. Beyond accumulated cost savings, we\u2019ve never been able to have such consistently fresh beer\u2014particularly with a lot of retail beers sitting on shelves, and\/or stuff only being available for curbside pickup (i.e., no chance to look at date codes). We make fewer trips for beer acquisition, reducing our risk factors during a pandemic. And, given the shambled state of draft beer out here, a lot of our local breweries that didn\u2019t offer kegs direct to consumers before have started to, significantly expanding local options. When we do buy cans and bottles now, it\u2019s stuff we\u2019re excited about rather than overpriced staples.<\/p>\n

Have you taken the kegerator plunge yet? Been considering it? What\u2019s your favorite part of kegerator life\u2014or, what\u2019s been keeping you from it? Hit us up on Twitter @RareBeerClub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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