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What To Do With An Empty Utopias Bottle

Discussion in 'Breweriana' started by PatBrad, Sep 11, 2012.

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  1. PatBrad

    PatBrad Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2009 Massachusetts

    With only about one good pour left from my bottle of 2011 Utopias, I've started to think... What can I do with that nifty bottle once it is empty? Seems a waste just to drop the little ceramic brew kettle in the recycling bin, but I don't want it just sitting on the shelf taunting me either ("Ha! Remember what you once had?").

    So... What have other people done?
     
    #1 PatBrad, Sep 11, 2012
  2. Handle

    Handle Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2009 North Carolina

    Use it as a decanter for bourbon or other spirits.
     
    #2 Handle, Sep 11, 2012
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  3. RStang13

    RStang13 Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2011 New Jersey

    I have an awesome idea, but I'll save that for cannabisadvocate.com
     
    #3 RStang13, Sep 11, 2012
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  4. PatBrad

    PatBrad Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2009 Massachusetts

    I considered this. Any suggestions on brand? I do not know bourbon or cognac very well, and I suspect the maple sweetness permeated the inside the bottle pretty thoroughly.
     
    #4 PatBrad, Sep 11, 2012
  5. Knifestyles

    Knifestyles Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2005 New York

    That's not really how it works......if it was a more porous material then sure (like, say, a wooden barrel?)....but a quick wash would probably clean it out quite easily.

    EDIT: And bourbon/cognac are far too strong to allow a tiny little bit of Utopias to impart any sort of noticable influence.

    I just keep mine on display.
     
    #5 Knifestyles, Sep 11, 2012
  6. Sneers

    Sneers Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I think you're fine with respect to the absorbtion. I doubt SA would bottle in something that would react with the liquid, especially given how long they expect it to stay in the bottle.
     
    #6 Sneers, Sep 11, 2012
  7. TheNoodleIncident

    TheNoodleIncident Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2012 New York

    What is the inner bottle lined with?

    And I laughed at Rstang's idea.
     
    #7 TheNoodleIncident, Sep 11, 2012
  8. sjverla

    sjverla Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2008 Massachusetts

    Put your ashes in it someday.
     
    #8 sjverla, Sep 11, 2012
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  9. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    Refill it and sell it on ebay. The contents are incidental anyway.
     
    #9 leedorham, Sep 11, 2012
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  10. YaKnowBrady

    YaKnowBrady Pundit (809) Jul 23, 2010 New Jersey

    Fill it with pudding and name it Reba.

    Or just put it on a shelf and call it a day.
     
    #10 YaKnowBrady, Sep 11, 2012
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  11. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    Make it a lamp
    Make it a flower vase for the holidays
    Make it a gravy bowl

    Cheers!
     
    #11 FosterJM, Sep 11, 2012
  12. Knifestyles

    Knifestyles Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2005 New York

    Curious question: has anyone found a way to remove the outer layer of the bottle?
     
    #12 Knifestyles, Sep 11, 2012
  13. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    What do you name it if it's filled with gravy?
     
    #13 leedorham, Sep 11, 2012
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  14. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    I feel like I should know the answer to this. I dunno. I dont have a name picked out.

    Cheers!
     
    #14 FosterJM, Sep 11, 2012
  15. brewbetter

    brewbetter Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2012 Nauru

    Just make sure you don't crack it when you are drilling the hole for the slide.
     
    #15 brewbetter, Sep 11, 2012
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  16. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,763) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    Elvis?
    I'd suggest Rex Ryan but he apparantly dropped a bunch of weight over the offseason.
     
    #16 JrGtr, Sep 11, 2012
  17. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Have a grownup turn it into a bong for you.
     
    #17 daysinthewake, Sep 11, 2012
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  18. acurtis

    acurtis Grand Pooh-Bah (4,528) Sep 27, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    That has already been mentioned by RStang
     
    #18 acurtis, Sep 11, 2012
  19. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Damn! I knew there must have been one!
     
    #19 daysinthewake, Sep 11, 2012
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  20. jedwards

    jedwards Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2009 California

    Like, the metallic finish? Try Coke...
     
    #20 jedwards, Sep 12, 2012
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