Will kegs become obsolete?

Hence why they say all over them not to try to cut the packaging off with a razor or other blade. You cant blame them for someone not paying attention to the printed warnings.

 

Yeah, the warning labels are very clearly marked. In this case, it was a guy unfamiliar with the keg type, working at night after a very long fest day, and handling a blade. None are good excuses for cutting the orb and having it blow up in his face... all I'm saying is that these plastic orbs are more fragile and need to be treated with more respect than a standard metal keg... and if this plastic ball-type keg ever becomes "the norm", I can see accidents like this occurring more frequently...

 

Maybe they need to start making kegs out of carbon fiber.

 

Brings back memories of my times with a Bud Light Party Ball waaaaay back in the day. Wonder if they still make them?

 

If kegs were replaced by firkins...I'd be all over that!

 

One of the drawbacks is the exorbitant price for the coupler. I believe they cost about $90, about 3 x the normal Sankey price. In addition, the kegs tend to be quite expensive - I would guess that the additional cost per keg is around $25-30/keg.

Otherwise, the orbs make great lamps.

 

Kegger Party > Orber Party

 

How much would that hold?

 

Amen, brutha!

 

Seems downright wasteful to me. Even if they are recyclable, if you know anything about recycling, you know the process is far from sustainable.

 

Nola Brewing used to use these^

 

Every now and then, I have a customer ask if we still have Party Balls. No shit, true story. Yeah, I also have the Magna Carta in my file cabinet. For Fuck's sake, really?

 

They're disposable.

 

Probably because of Mikkeller/all the european imports...

 

They are completely recyclable and there are warnings on the "box" about being aware of the fact you should not use a knife (why was he cutting into it to begin with, there is absolutely no reason to do that).

 

I'm quite surprised with the amount of people that are familiar with/using these. I was under the impression that most US breweries had no interest in using keykegs unless they were for export to Europe.

I'm also surprised how many people are listing issues/complaints with these. Keykegs are widely used in Europe and are very practical here. They take a little getting used to, but once you do, they are superior to traditional kegs imo (but it really just depends on the situation). I think they are less practical in the US, where there is a good system in place for the traditional kegs.

 

As long as they don't get wet, they are quite durable.

 

That's what we love about keykegs so much is the fact that they are "disposable". Granted, they go in the recylcling, not trash.

When storage space is an issue, being able to toss the keg instead of keeping it to return to the brewery/distributor is awesome.

 

Cantillon is phasing out steel kegs and soon will only be using keykegs...

 

Struise uses these a lot.