Novel beer bottle opener

[begreen]

Ever been stuck without an opener? Here's one I haven't tried. Homer Simpson would love it:

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[Jags]

Ever been stuck without an opener?

I thought you knew me better than that. I travel with this right next to my credit cards:

 

[begreen]

I'm going to try the paper opener tonight. It will add to my survival skills and should be fun to show at parties.

 

[Jags]

I have opened beer bottles with everything imaginable. From side cutters to door hinges of cars.

 

[begreen]

Likewise, from belt buckles to keys, but I've never tried it with something seemingly fragile like paper. If it works it will be a neat trick.

 

[firebroad]

So...I know it's been years since I had a beer, but last I remembered you could wrench them off them with your hand. You can't do that anymore?

 

[Jags]

Many of the good beers are not twist off capped.

 

[firebroad]

Many of the good beers are not twist off capped.

Well, that certainly tells you about my drinking career...

 

[Jags]

Well, that certainly tells you about my drinking career...

Yeah, it tells me you weren't drinking real beer.

 

[begreen]

I'll be trying some alder smoked porter tonight, with a screw top, on a growler.

 

[firebroad]

I'll be trying some alder smoked porter tonight, with a screw top, on a growler.

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[Jags]

I am drooling like a big old dog, now.

 

[begreen]

It's dark, but not too heavy or bitter. This brew has a nice chocolate flavor and a subtle smoky aroma.

 

[Jags]

Ohhh...sounds good. I am not a hop-head so "not too bitter" is a good thing.

 

[Delta-T]

growler??? i do not know this...unless you mean a dog, and then I just dont get it.

 

[Jags]

Growler is a large bottle usually 1/2 gallon on up. It has a seal, sometimes just a screw on top, sometimes a flippy top. A staple of beer brewers and people who like to bring home some brewski from micro-brews. Think "big boy bottle"

 

[Delta-T]

ah! thank you sir. all this learning has made me thirsty......

 

[GAMMA RAY]

I am gonna try this trick tomorrow...I get a free newspaper every morning with my coffee....
I can't remember the last time I had a beer that had a "twist off" cap....
Usually the really good ones don't have twist off caps....
Just say'in...

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

I'm always teasing my wife when I look for the opener and in haste I put the cap inbetween my teeth as if to crack it open using a couple of molars. Someday she is actually gonna hit me.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

I'll be trying some alder smoked porter tonight, with a screw top, on a growler.

I had one of these Burnt Meadow Mt. Peated Porter http://www.braysbrewpub.com/beer.html to go with the sausage platter at Bray's Tuesday. Didn't need to twist or open anything it came out of a tap.

 

[begreen]

Very nice. That looks like a place I'd like to hang out in for awhile.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

It is one of several regular stops when we go shopping outside of tourist season. Shortly that area will be jammed with "tourists" and will be an impediment to traffic even here.